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Do pathogens accelerate atherosclerosis?

D N Streblow1, S L Orloff, J A Nelson

  • 1Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and The Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 97201, USA.

The Journal of Nutrition
|October 5, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and Chlamydia pneumonia (CP) infections are linked to vascular disease. HCMV infection promotes arterial smooth muscle cell migration, a key factor in atherosclerosis development.

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Area of Science:

  • * Infectious disease
  • * Vascular biology
  • * Virology

Background:

  • * Pathogens like human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and Chlamydia pneumonia (CP) are implicated in vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis.
  • * The role of infectious agents in vasculopathies remains debated, though animal models and clinical studies suggest a link.
  • * Vascular disease involves injury, inflammation, and smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation/migration, leading to vessel narrowing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To review evidence linking CP and HCMV to vascular disease development.
  • * To propose a mechanism for HCMV's acceleration of vascular disease.
  • * To investigate the role of HCMV infection in SMC migration.

Main Methods:

  • * Review of existing literature on CP, HCMV, and vascular disease.

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  • * In vitro studies using arterial and venous smooth muscle cells (SMCs).
  • * Analysis of HCMV-encoded chemokine receptor (US28) expression and its role in SMC migration.

    • Main Results:

    • * HCMV infection of arterial SMCs, but not venous SMCs, induced significant cellular migration in vitro.
    • * This migration was dependent on the HCMV-encoded US28 receptor and chemokines RANTES or MCP-1.
    • * Demonstrated viral induction of SMC migration via a virally encoded chemokine receptor.

    Conclusions:

    • * HCMV infection can directly induce arterial SMC migration, a critical step in vascular disease.
    • * The virally encoded US28 receptor plays a key role in HCMV-mediated SMC migration.
    • * Provides a molecular mechanism linking HCMV to the development of vascular disease.