Overexpression of ABCA1 in Carotid Endothelium of Hyperlipidemic Rabbits Modulates Vascular Inflammation.

IF 3.9 3区 医学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Bradley K Wacker, Lianxiang Bi, Goren Saenz-Pipaon, Nicole Sanford, Abigail Z Regan, Natalie S Lim, Li Liu, Francis Kim, David A Dichek
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Abstract

Endothelial activation and dysfunction are key early steps in atherogenesis. Vascular gene therapy targeting endothelial inflammation and cholesterol accumulation could decrease atherosclerosis progression. ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 1 (ABCA1) exhibits anti-inflammatory properties and promotes cholesterol efflux. A mouse model showed that systemic endothelial overexpression of ABCA1 decreased diet-induced atherosclerosis. To test if local ABCA1 endothelial overexpression protects against atherosclerosis, we used helper-dependent adenoviral vectors (HDAd) to express ABCA1 or a "Null" control in the carotid endothelium of hyperlipidemic rabbits. Both ABCA1 mRNA and endothelial protein were increased 3 days after vector infusion. After 24 weeks on a high-fat diet, laser-microdissected endothelium showed increased ABCA1 mRNA expression, but whole-vessel ABCA1 mRNA was decreased with HDAdABCA1. Endothelial ABCA1 protein could not be measured at 24 weeks, so its overexpression may be transient. CD68 expression was decreased (-23%, p < 0.001), but ITGAM (-15%, p = 0.3) was unchanged. Macrophage markers for both M1-like macrophages (IL1B: -44% [p = 0.02]; IL6: -40% [p = 0.02]; CCL2: -25% [p = 0.02]) and M2-like macrophages (ARG1: -27% [p = 0.03]; IL10: -23% [p = 0.09]; TGFB1: -13% [p < 0.001]) were also decreased. The inflammatory cytokines IL6 (-100%; p < 0.001) and TNF (p < 0.05) were significantly decreased in the laser-microdissected endothelium, but VCAM1 (+5%, p = 1.0) was unchanged and ICAM1 (+101%; p = 0.03) increased. Lesion size, intimal lipid, and intimal macrophage content were all unchanged (p > 0.5 for all), and vascular cholesterol measured by mass spectrometry (-11%; p = 0.9) also showed no difference. There was a small decrease in the intimal/medial ratio. scRNAseq revealed that vector transcripts were not restricted to endothelial cells after 24+ weeks but were detected in most cell types. The exception was modulated smooth muscle cells, which were found in substantial numbers in larger lesions. Overall, transient overexpression of ABCA1 in the vascular endothelium subtly alters the expression of inflammatory markers, providing only a modest atheroprotection.

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Human gene therapy
Human gene therapy 医学-生物工程与应用微生物
CiteScore
6.50
自引率
4.80%
发文量
131
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Human Gene Therapy is the premier, multidisciplinary journal covering all aspects of gene therapy. The Journal publishes in-depth coverage of DNA, RNA, and cell therapies by delivering the latest breakthroughs in research and technologies. Human Gene Therapy provides a central forum for scientific and clinical information, including ethical, legal, regulatory, social, and commercial issues, which enables the advancement and progress of therapeutic procedures leading to improved patient outcomes, and ultimately, to curing diseases.
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