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Involvement of Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) and bone morphogenetic protein-binding endothelial cell precursor-derived regulator (BMPER) in high glucose-increased alkaline phosphatase…

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Title
Involvement of Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) and bone morphogenetic protein-binding endothelial cell precursor-derived regulator (BMPER) in high glucose-increased alkaline phosphatase expression and activity in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells
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Cardiovascular Diabetology, August 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12933-015-0271-7
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Yuya Terao, Seimi Satomi-Kobayashi, Ken-ichi Hirata, Yoshiyuki Rikitake

Abstract

Vascular calcification is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Diabetes mellitus increases the incidence of vascular calcification; however, detailed molecular mechanisms of vascular calcification in diabetes mellitus remain unknown. We recently reported that bone morphogenetic protein-binding endothelial cell precursor-derived regulator (BMPER) regulates osteoblast-like trans-differentiation of human coronary artery smooth muscle cells (HCASMCs). We investigated the effect of a hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (statin), commonly used in patients with atherosclerotic diseases and diabetes mellitus, on alkaline phosphatase (ALP) mRNA expression in aortas of streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. We also investigated the effects of the statin, Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) inhibitors and BMPER knockdown on ALP mRNA expression and activity in HCASMCs cultured in high glucose-containing media. Alkaline phosphatase mRNA expression was increased in aortas of streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice, and the increase was inhibited by rosuvastatin. ALP mRNA expression and activity were increased in HCASMCs cultured in high glucose-containing media, and the increases were suppressed by rosuvastatin. This suppression was reversed by the addition of mevalonate or geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate, but not farnesyl pyrophosphate. High glucose-increased ALP mRNA expression and activity were suppressed by ROCK inhibitors. Moreover, BMPER mRNA expression was increased in diabetic mouse aortas and in HCASMCs cultured in high glucose-containing media, but was not inhibited by rosuvastatin or ROCK inhibitors. Knockdown of BMPER suppressed high glucose-increased ALP activity, but not ROCK activity in HCASMCs. There are at least two independent pathways in high glucose-induced ALP activation in HCASMCs: the Rho-ROCK signaling pathway and the BMPER-dependent pathway.

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Unknown 25 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 3 12%
Student > Postgraduate 3 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 12%
Other 2 8%
Student > Bachelor 2 8%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 9 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 6 24%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 12%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 8%
Neuroscience 2 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 9 36%
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