Wang Qiang,Yu Jie,Zhao Gang,Lu Wei,Deng Mengyang,Kang Huali,Huang Lan.PPARγ enhances invasive capacity of endothelial progenitor cells via up-regulation of cathepsin L[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(16):1643-1646.
Wang Qiang,Yu Jie,Zhao Gang,Lu Wei,Deng Mengyang,Kang Huali,Huang Lan.PPARγ enhances invasive capacity of endothelial progenitor cells via up-regulation of cathepsin L[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(16):1643-1646.DOI:
PPARγ enhances invasive capacity of endothelial progenitor cells via up-regulation of cathepsin L
Objective To observe the effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) activation on the invasive capacity of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and explore the underlying mechanism. Methods The rat bone marrow-derived EPCs isolated and cultured in vitro were treated with PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone (0
1
5
and 10 μmol/L)
PPARγ antagonist GW9662 (5 μmol/L) or cathepsin L inhibitor Z-FF-FMK (10 μmol/L). The invasive capacity of EPCs was evaluated by Matrigel invasion assay. The mRNA and protein expression of cathepsin L were analyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting. Results Treatment of PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone increased the invasive capacity of EPCs in a dose-dependent manner (P0.05
P0.01). The mRNA and protein expression of cathepsin L were up-regulated by rosiglitazone in a concentration-dependent manner (P0.05
P0.01)
which was blocked by PPARγ antagonist GW9662 (5 μmol/L) (P0.01). In addition
pretreatment of EPCs with GW9662 (5 μmol/L) or cathepsin L inhibitor Z-FF-FMK (10 μmol/L) attenuated rosiglitazone-promoted EPCs invasion (P0.01). Conclusion These findings demonstrate that the activation of PPARγ may enhance the invasive capacity of EPCs via up-regulating cathepsin L expression.