Engagement of galectin-1 in mild hyperhomocysteinemia-induced vascular injury in mice. / Participação da galectina-1 na lesão vascular induzida e camundongos com hiperhomocisteinemia moderada
AUTOR(ES)
Helder Henrique Paiva
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2007
RESUMO
Galectin-1 (Gal-1) belongs to the lectin family of -galactosides-binding proteins and can be expressed by several cell types, including endothelial cells and vascular smooth cells. This endogenous lectin has immunological and anti-inflammatory properties dependent of essential cellular processes, including activation, differentiation, survival, phagocytosis and cell adhesion. There are few and inconclusive studies about the engagement of Gal-1 in vascular injury initial processes. Thus, this work was conducted to evaluate the engagement of Gal-1 in hyperhomocysteinemia-induced vascular injury. Wild type (Gal-1+/+) and Gal-1-knockout (Gal-1-/-) mice were fed with 0,4g/Kg/day with thiolactone-homocysteine (D,L Hcy-T) for different times, provoking increased plasmatic total homocysteine levels. That has indicated alterations in aortic vasomotor responses and mesenteric venial leukocyte rolling and adhesion. Gal-1 was detected in aortic frozen section of Gal-1+/+ mice for all times of treatment with D,L Hcy-T, but more detected for aorta of 15 days treated animal group and, more expressed, for 24 hours ones (protein expression by Western blot and immunofluorescence and, genetic by Real Time PCR). Besides, at 24 hours of treatment, many metabolic alterations were observed: increased LDL, triglycerides, cholesterol, glucose and homocysteine levels. Expressions for nitric oxide sintases (NOS) showed no alteration for inducible NOS (iNOS) for Gal-1+/+ mice (treated or not), even for Gal-1-/- untreat mice. However, the treatment was able to modulate endothelial NOS (eNOS) decreasing the expression at 48 hours and 7 days treated animals group (protein expression by imunoperoxidase and, genetic by RT-PCR). Gal-1-/- mice have less circulating constitutive nitric oxide (NO) than Gal-1+/+ ones, and, the treatment has reduced these levels only for Gal-1-/- 15 days treated mice but not for Gal-1+/+ ones . This work, therefore, has shown that Gal-1 is always expressed by aortas. However, increased expression of Gal-1 at 24 hours and 15 days of treatment has been often correlated to biological alterations in the in hyperhomocysteinemia-induced vascular injury: aortic vasomotor responses, leukocyte rolling and adhesion in mesenteric venues, plasmatic homocysteine, lipid metabolites and NOS expression.
ASSUNTO(S)
galectin-1 homocysteine b-galactosides carbohidrate recognition hyperhomocysteinemia. hiperhomocisteinemia lesão vascular - aorta b-galactosídeos vascular injury galectina-1 homocisteína reconhecimento de carboidrato
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