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Neutrophil microvesicles drive atherosclerosis by delivering miR-155 to atheroprone endothelium.

ABSTRACT: Neutrophils are implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis but are seldom detected in atherosclerotic plaques. We investigated whether neutrophil-derived microvesicles may influence arterial pathophysiology. Here we report that levels of circulating neutrophil microvesicles are enhanced by exposure to a high fat diet, a known risk factor for atherosclerosis. Neutrophil microvesicles accumulate at disease-prone regions of arteries exposed to disturbed flow patterns, and promote vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis in a murine model. Using cultured endothelial cells exposed to disturbed flow, we demonstrate that neutrophil microvesicles promote inflammatory gene expression by delivering miR-155, enhancing NF-?B activation. Similarly, neutrophil microvesicles increase miR-155 and enhance NF-?B at disease-prone sites of disturbed flow in vivo. Enhancement of atherosclerotic plaque formation and increase in macrophage content by neutrophil microvesicles is dependent on miR-155. We conclude that neutrophils contribute to vascular inflammation and atherogenesis through delivery of microvesicles carrying miR-155 to disease-prone regions.

SUBMITTER: Gomez I

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6954269 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Neutrophil microvesicles drive atherosclerosis by delivering miR-155 to atheroprone endothelium.

Gomez Ingrid I Ward Ben B Souilhol Celine C Recarti Chiara C Ariaans Mark M Johnston Jessica J Burnett Amanda A Mahmoud Marwa M Luong Le Anh LA West Laura L Long Merete M Parry Sion S Woods Rachel R Hulston Carl C Benedikter Birke B Niespolo Chiara C Bazaz Rohit R Francis Sheila S Kiss-Toth Endre E van Zandvoort Marc M Schober Andreas A Hellewell Paul P Evans Paul C PC Ridger Victoria V

Nature communications 20200110 1

Neutrophils are implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis but are seldom detected in atherosclerotic plaques. We investigated whether neutrophil-derived microvesicles may influence arterial pathophysiology. Here we report that levels of circulating neutrophil microvesicles are enhanced by exposure to a high fat diet, a known risk factor for atherosclerosis. Neutrophil microvesicles accumulate at disease-prone regions of arteries exposed to disturbed flow patterns, and promote vascular in ...[more]

PMID: 31924781

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Neutrophil microvesicles drive atherosclerosis by delivering miR-155 to atheroprone endothelium.

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Neutrophil microvesicles drive atherosclerosis by delivering miR-155 to atheroprone endothelium.

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