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ArticleJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2010

The TNF-like protein 1A-death receptor 3 pathway promotes macrophage foam cell formation in vitro.

James E McLaren, Claudia J Calder, Brian P McSharry, Keith Sexton, Rebecca C Salter, Nishi N Singh, Gavin W G Wilkinson, Eddie C Y Wang, Dipak P Ramji

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Article in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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53citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

James E McLarenCardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Claudia J Calder
Brian P McSharry
Keith Sexton
Rebecca C Salter
Nishi N Singh
Gavin W G Wilkinson
Eddie C Y Wang
Dipak P Ramji
Cardiff University · GBInstitute of Infection and Immunity · CA

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBF0098361British Heart Foundation PG/07/031/22716Medical Research Council G0300180Medical Research Council G0300180(65735)Medical Research Council G0700142Medical Research Council G0901119Medical Research Council G0901119(91900)Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust GR07075
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TNF-like protein 1A (TL1A), a TNF superfamily cytokine that binds to death receptor 3 (DR3), is highly expressed in macrophage foam cell-rich regions of atherosclerotic plaques, although its role in foam cell formation has yet to be elucidated. We investigated whether TL1A can directly stimulate macrophage foam cell formation in both THP-1 and primary human monocyte-derived macrophages with the underlying mechanisms involved. We demonstrated that TL1A promotes foam cell formation in human macrophages in vitro by increasing both acetylated and oxidized low-density lipoprotein uptake, by enhancing intracellular total and esterified cholesterol levels and reducing cholesterol efflux. This imbalance in cholesterol homeostasis is orchestrated by TL1A-mediated changes in the mRNA and protein expression of several genes implicated in the uptake and efflux of cholesterol, such as scavenger receptor A and ATP-binding cassette transporter A1. Furthermore, through the use of virally delivered DR3 short-hairpin RNA and bone marrow-derived macrophages from DR3 knockout mice, we demonstrate that DR3 can regulate foam cell formation and contributes significantly to the action of TL1A in this process in vitro. We show, for the first time, a novel proatherogenic role for both TL1A and DR3 that implicates this pathway as a target for the therapeutic intervention of atherosclerosis.

Indexed as

AnimalsAtherosclerosisBiological TransportCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsFemaleFoam CellsHumansIntracellular FluidLipoproteins, LDLMiceMice, KnockoutReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 25Signal TransductionCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsLipoproteins, LDLReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 25TNFSF15 protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 15

Identifiers

PMID20410491
PMCPMC2874519
OpenAlexW2125326991

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