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(Circulation. 2000;101:235.)
© 2000 American Heart Association, Inc.


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Modulation of Vascular Inflammation In Vitro and In Vivo by Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-{gamma} Activators

Vincenzo Pasceri, MD; Henry D. Wu, MD; James T. Willerson, MD; Edward T. H. Yeh, MD

From the Department of Internal Medicine (V.P., H.D.W., J.T.W., E.T.H.Y.) and Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (E.T.H.Y.), University of Texas Health Science Center, and Texas Heart Institute (V.P., J.T.W., E.T.H.Y.), St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston.

Correspondence to Edward T.H. Yeh, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, 6431 Fannin, Suite 4200, UT-Houston HSC, Houston, TX 77030.

Background—Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor-{gamma} (PPAR{gamma}) is expressed in atherosclerotic plaques and in endothelial cells. The possible effects of PPAR{gamma} activators on endothelial activation and inflammatory response within the plaque are currently unknown.

Methods and Results—We tested the hypothesis that PPAR{gamma} activators inhibit vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1) expression in cultured endothelial cells (evaluated by flow cytometry) and homing of monocyte/macrophages to atherosclerotic plaques in vivo. In endothelial cells, the PPAR{gamma} agonists troglitazone at 100 µmol/L and 15-deoxy-{Delta}12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) at 20 µmol/L markedly attenuated the tumor necrosis factor–induced expression of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1. A significant inhibition of VCAM-1 expression was also evident at 5 and 10 µmol/L 15d-PGJ2 and 20 µmol/L troglitazone. Expression of E-selectin and PECAM-1 was not altered. To confirm the biological relevance of these results, we assessed the effects of troglitazone on monocyte/macrophage homing to atherosclerotic plaques in apoE-deficient mice. A 7-day treatment with troglitazone (400 mg/kg) significantly reduced monocyte/macrophage homing to atherosclerotic plaques (236±77 versus 177±43 macrophages, P=0.03); an even more striking inhibition was found at 3200 mg/kg troglitazone (344±76 versus 172±83 macrophages, P=0.005).

Conclusions—PPAR{gamma} activators inhibit expression of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in activated endothelial cells and significantly reduce monocyte/macrophage homing to atherosclerotic plaques. These findings suggest that PPAR{gamma} activators, currently used in treatment of type II diabetes, may have beneficial effects in modulating inflammatory response in atherosclerosis.


Key Words: cell adhesion molecules • receptors • atherosclerosis




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