Published online before print December 11, 2003, doi: 10.1161/01.RES.0000111803.92923.D6
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Submitted on September 16, 2003
Revised on November 24, 2003
Accepted on December 1, 2003
Specific Induction of tie1 Promoter by Disturbed Flow in Atherosclerosis-Prone Vascular Niches and Flow-Obstructing Pathologies
Rinnat M. Porat ;
From the Departments of Molecular Biology (R.M.P., M.G., A.I., E.K.), Surgery (A.G.), and Biochemistry (G.B.), The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel; Virtanen Institute (L.A.), University of Kuopio, Finland; and Molecular Cancer Biology Laboratory (K.A.), University of Helsinki, Finland.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Keshet{at}cc.huji.ac.il.
Nonlaminar flow is a major predisposing factor to atherosclerosis. Yet little is known regarding hemodynamic gene regulation in disease-prone areas of the vascular tree in vivo. We have determined spatial patterns of expression of endothelial cell receptors in the arterial tree and of reporter gene constructs in transgenic animals. In this study we show that the endothelial cell-specific receptor Tie1 is induced by disturbed flow in atherogenic vascular niches. Specifically, tie1 expression in the adult is upregulated in vascular bifurcations and branching points along the arterial tree. It is often confined to a single ring of endothelial cells functioning as sphincters and hence experiencing the steepest gradient in shear stress. In aortic valves, tie1 is asymmetrically induced only in endothelial cells encountering changes in flow direction. Disturbance of laminar flow by a surgical interposition of a vein into an artery led to induction of tie1, specifically in the region where the differently sized vessels adjoin. In pathological settings, tie1 expression is specifically induced in areas of disturbed flow because of the emergence of aneurysms and, importantly, in endothelial cells precisely overlying atherosclerotic plaques. Hemodynamic features of atherosclerotic lesion-prone regions, recreated in vitro with the aid of a flow chamber with a built-in step, corroborated an upregulated tie1 promoter activity only in cells residing where flow separation and recirculation take place. These defined promoter elements might be harnessed for targeting gene expression to atherosclerotic lesions.
Key words: angiogenesis • atherosclerosis • basic research • blood flow • blood vessels
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