TY - JOUR
T1 - Aortic Msx2-Wnt calcification cascade is regulated by TNF-α-dependent signals in diabetic Ldlr-/- mice
AU - Al-Aly, Ziyad
AU - Shao, Jian Su
AU - Lai, Chung Fang
AU - Huang, Emily
AU - Cai, Jun
AU - Behrmann, Abraham
AU - Cheng, Su Li
AU - Towler, Dwight A.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - OBJECTIVE - Aortic calcification is prevalent in type II diabetes (T2DM), enhancing morbidity and tracking metabolic syndrome parameters. Ldlr mice fed high-fat "Westernized" diets (HFD) accumulate aortic calcium primarily in the tunica media, mediated via osteogenic morphogens and transcriptional programs that induce aortic alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Because elevated TNF-α is characteristic of obesity with T2DM, we examined contributions of this inflammatory cytokine. METHODS AND RESULTS - HFD promoted obesity, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia, and upregulated serum TNF-α in Ldlr mice. Serum haptoglobin (inflammatory marker) was increased along with aortic expression of BMP2, Msx2, Wnt3a, and Wnt7a. Dosing with the TNF-α neutralizing antibody infliximab did not reduce obesity, hypercholesterolemia, or hyperglycemia; however, haptoglobin, aortic BMP2, Msx2, Wnt3a, and Wnt7a and aortic calcium accumulation were downregulated by infliximab. Mice with vascular TNF-α augmented by a transgene (SM22-TNFαTg) driven from the SM22 promoter upregulated aortic Msx2, Wnt3a, and Wnt7a. Furthermore, SM22-TNFαTg;TOPGAL mice exhibited greater aortic β-galactosidase reporter staining versus TOPGAL sibs, indicating enhanced mural Wnt signaling. In aortic myofibroblast cultures, TNF-α upregulated Msx2, Wnt3a, Wnt7a, and ALP. ALP induction was inhibited by Dkk1, an antagonist of paracrine Wnt actions. CONCLUSIONS - TNF-α promote aortic Msx2-Wnt programs that contribute to aortic calcium accumulation in T2DM.
AB - OBJECTIVE - Aortic calcification is prevalent in type II diabetes (T2DM), enhancing morbidity and tracking metabolic syndrome parameters. Ldlr mice fed high-fat "Westernized" diets (HFD) accumulate aortic calcium primarily in the tunica media, mediated via osteogenic morphogens and transcriptional programs that induce aortic alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Because elevated TNF-α is characteristic of obesity with T2DM, we examined contributions of this inflammatory cytokine. METHODS AND RESULTS - HFD promoted obesity, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia, and upregulated serum TNF-α in Ldlr mice. Serum haptoglobin (inflammatory marker) was increased along with aortic expression of BMP2, Msx2, Wnt3a, and Wnt7a. Dosing with the TNF-α neutralizing antibody infliximab did not reduce obesity, hypercholesterolemia, or hyperglycemia; however, haptoglobin, aortic BMP2, Msx2, Wnt3a, and Wnt7a and aortic calcium accumulation were downregulated by infliximab. Mice with vascular TNF-α augmented by a transgene (SM22-TNFαTg) driven from the SM22 promoter upregulated aortic Msx2, Wnt3a, and Wnt7a. Furthermore, SM22-TNFαTg;TOPGAL mice exhibited greater aortic β-galactosidase reporter staining versus TOPGAL sibs, indicating enhanced mural Wnt signaling. In aortic myofibroblast cultures, TNF-α upregulated Msx2, Wnt3a, Wnt7a, and ALP. ALP induction was inhibited by Dkk1, an antagonist of paracrine Wnt actions. CONCLUSIONS - TNF-α promote aortic Msx2-Wnt programs that contribute to aortic calcium accumulation in T2DM.
KW - Aortic calcification
KW - Diabetes
KW - Metabolic syndrome
KW - TNF-α
KW - Wnt
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U2 - 10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.153668
DO - 10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.153668
M3 - Article
C2 - 17932314
AN - SCOPUS:36348963624
SN - 1079-5642
VL - 27
SP - 2589
EP - 2596
JO - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology
JF - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology
IS - 12
ER -