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RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha promotes in vitro calcification of vascular cells via the cAMP pathway.
Circulation 2000 November 22
BACKGROUND: Vascular calcification is an ectopic calcification that commonly occurs in atherosclerosis. Because tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), a pleiotropic cytokine found in atherosclerotic lesions, is also a regulator of bone formation, we investigated the role of TNF-alpha in in vitro vascular calcification.
METHODS AND RESULTS: A cloned subpopulation of bovine aortic smooth muscle cells previously shown capable of osteoblastic differentiation was treated with TNF-alpha, and osteoblastic differentiation and mineralization were assessed. Treatment of vascular cells with TNF-alpha for 3 days induced an osteoblast-like morphology. It also enhanced both activity and mRNA expression of alkaline phosphatase, an early marker of osteoblastic differentiation. Continuous treatment with TNF-alpha for 10 days enhanced matrix mineralization as measured by radiolabeled calcium incorporation in the matrix. Pretreatment of cells with a protein kinase A-specific inhibitor, KT5720, attenuated cell morphology, the alkaline phosphatase activity, and mineralization induced by TNF-alpha. Consistent with this, the intracellular cAMP level was elevated after TNF-alpha treatment. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay demonstrated that TNF-alpha enhanced DNA binding of osteoblast specific factor (Osf2), AP1, and CREB, transcription factors that are important for osteoblastic differentiation.
CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that TNF-alpha enhances in vitro vascular calcification by promoting osteoblastic differentiation of vascular cells through the cAMP pathway.
METHODS AND RESULTS: A cloned subpopulation of bovine aortic smooth muscle cells previously shown capable of osteoblastic differentiation was treated with TNF-alpha, and osteoblastic differentiation and mineralization were assessed. Treatment of vascular cells with TNF-alpha for 3 days induced an osteoblast-like morphology. It also enhanced both activity and mRNA expression of alkaline phosphatase, an early marker of osteoblastic differentiation. Continuous treatment with TNF-alpha for 10 days enhanced matrix mineralization as measured by radiolabeled calcium incorporation in the matrix. Pretreatment of cells with a protein kinase A-specific inhibitor, KT5720, attenuated cell morphology, the alkaline phosphatase activity, and mineralization induced by TNF-alpha. Consistent with this, the intracellular cAMP level was elevated after TNF-alpha treatment. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay demonstrated that TNF-alpha enhanced DNA binding of osteoblast specific factor (Osf2), AP1, and CREB, transcription factors that are important for osteoblastic differentiation.
CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that TNF-alpha enhances in vitro vascular calcification by promoting osteoblastic differentiation of vascular cells through the cAMP pathway.
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