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Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor expression in U937 foam cells
Peng-Yuan Yang1, Yao-Cheng Rui, You-Xin Jin
1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Aim:
To study the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induced by oxidized low density liporotein (ox-LDL) and the inhibitory effects of antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (asODN) on the levels of VEGF protein and mRNA in the U937 foam cells.
Methods:
U937 cells were incubated with ox-LDL 80 mg/L for 48 h, then, the foam cells were treated with asODN (0, 5, 10, and 20 micromol/L). The VEGF concentration in the media was determined by ELISA. The VEGF protein expression level in cells was measured by immuohistochemistry; the positive ratio detected by a morphometrical analysis system was used as the amount of the VEGF expression level. The VEGF mRNA level was examined by Northern blotting.
Results:
After U937 cells were incubated with ox-LDL, VEGF expression level increased greatly both in the cells and in the media. asODN markedly inhibited the increase of VEGF. After treatment with asODN 20 micromol/L, the VEGF protein concentration in the media decreased by 45.0%, the VEGF positive ratio detected by immuohistochemistry in cells decreased by 64.9%, and the VEGF mRNA level decreased by 47.1%.
Conclusion:
The expression of VEGF in U937 foam cells was strong. asODN inhibited VEGF expression significantly in U937 foam cells in vitro.