TY - JOUR
T1 - The apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptide ETC-642 exhibits anti-inflammatory properties that are comparable to high density lipoproteins
AU - Di Bartolo, Belinda A.
AU - Nicholls, Stephen J.
AU - Bao, Shisan
AU - Rye, Kerry Anne
AU - Heather, Alison K.
AU - Barter, Philip J.
AU - Bursill, Christina
PY - 2011/8/1
Y1 - 2011/8/1
N2 - Objectives: Mimetic peptides of apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) present a new strategy for promoting the biological activity of high density lipoproteins (HDL). This study aimed to compare the anti-inflammatory effects of ETC-642, a new apoA-I mimetic peptide, with discoidal reconstituted HDL (rHDL). Methods: New Zealand White rabbits (n = 42) received daily infusions of saline, rHDL or discoidal complexes of an amphipathic peptide, ETC-642 (1-30. mg/kg), prior to insertion of non-occlusive carotid collars. Human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) were pre-incubated with ETC-642 or rHDL before TNF-α stimulation. Monocyte adhesion was investigated by pre-incubating HCAECs with rHDL or ETC-642, stimulating with TNF-α and incubating with THP-1 monocytes. Results: Infusion of ETC-642 resulted in dose-dependent reductions of collar-induced expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in the artery wall (p< 0.05). Pre-incubation of HCAECs with ETC-642 and rHDL reduced TNF-α-induced THP-1 monocyte adhesion (p< 0.01). Furthermore, ETC-642 and rHDL treatment reduced TNF-α induced mRNA levels of inflammatory markers VCAM-1, fractalkine, MCP-1 and the p65 subunit of NF-κB (p< 0.05). Conclusion: These studies demonstrate that ETC-642 exhibits anti-inflammatory properties that are comparable to apoA-I both in vivo and in vitro and that these effects are mediated via the NF-κB signaling pathway.
AB - Objectives: Mimetic peptides of apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) present a new strategy for promoting the biological activity of high density lipoproteins (HDL). This study aimed to compare the anti-inflammatory effects of ETC-642, a new apoA-I mimetic peptide, with discoidal reconstituted HDL (rHDL). Methods: New Zealand White rabbits (n = 42) received daily infusions of saline, rHDL or discoidal complexes of an amphipathic peptide, ETC-642 (1-30. mg/kg), prior to insertion of non-occlusive carotid collars. Human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) were pre-incubated with ETC-642 or rHDL before TNF-α stimulation. Monocyte adhesion was investigated by pre-incubating HCAECs with rHDL or ETC-642, stimulating with TNF-α and incubating with THP-1 monocytes. Results: Infusion of ETC-642 resulted in dose-dependent reductions of collar-induced expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in the artery wall (p< 0.05). Pre-incubation of HCAECs with ETC-642 and rHDL reduced TNF-α-induced THP-1 monocyte adhesion (p< 0.01). Furthermore, ETC-642 and rHDL treatment reduced TNF-α induced mRNA levels of inflammatory markers VCAM-1, fractalkine, MCP-1 and the p65 subunit of NF-κB (p< 0.05). Conclusion: These studies demonstrate that ETC-642 exhibits anti-inflammatory properties that are comparable to apoA-I both in vivo and in vitro and that these effects are mediated via the NF-κB signaling pathway.
KW - Adhesion molecules
KW - Apolipoprotein A-I
KW - Apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptides
KW - Chemokines
KW - Inflammation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.04.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 21571275
AN - SCOPUS:79960699071
SN - 0021-9150
VL - 217
SP - 395
EP - 400
JO - Atherosclerosis
JF - Atherosclerosis
IS - 2
ER -