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ArticleBioengineered2021

Lysophosphatidylcholine promotes intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells via an orphan G protein receptor 2-mediated signaling pathway.

Qian Zhang, Wei Zhang, Jing Liu, Haisen Yang, Yuxia Hu, Mengdi Zhang, Tuya Bai, Fuhou Chang

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Article in Bioengineered, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Qian ZhangThe Center for New Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Wei ZhangThe Center for New Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Jing LiuThe Center for New Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Haisen YangFirst Clinical Medical College, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Yuxia HuThe Center for New Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Mengdi ZhangCollege of Pharmacy, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Tuya BaiCollege of Pharmacy, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Fuhou ChangThe Center for New Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4450-3588
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences · MNMongolian National University · MN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The oxLDL-based bioactive lipid lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is a key regulator of physiological processes including endothelial cell adhesion marker expression. This study explored the relationship between LPC and the human umbilical vein endothelial cell expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) with a particular focus on the regulation of the LPC-G2A-ICAM-1/VCAM-1 pathway in this context. We explored the LPC-inducible role of orphan G protein receptor 2 (G2A) in associated regulatory processes by using human kidney epithelial (HEK293) cells that had been transfected with pET-G2A, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in which an shRNA was used to knock down G2A, and western blotting and qPCR assays that were used to confirm changes in gene expression. For

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Cell Cycle ProteinsIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1AtherosclerosisCells, CulturedHEK293 CellsHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsLipoproteins, LDLLysophosphatidylcholinesSignal TransductionCell Cycle ProteinsG2A receptorICAM1 protein, humanIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Lipoproteins, LDLLysophosphatidylcholinesoxidized low density lipoproteinReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1AtherosclerosisG2AHUVECsICAM-1LPCoxLDLSignaling PathwayVCAM-1

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PMID34346841
PMCPMC8806654
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