Paracrine mitogenic effect of human endothelial progenitor cells: role of interleukin-8
Tongrong He1, Timothy E Peterson, Zvonimir S Katusic
1Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Joseph Bldg. 4-184, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Abstract:
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play an important role in repair of vascular injury and neovascularization. Molecular mechanisms underlying vascular effects of EPCs are not fully understood. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that human EPCs exert a strong paracrine mitogenic effect on mature endothelial cells. Levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8) were significantly higher in conditioned medium (CM) collected from EPCs than in CM derived from mature endothelial cells [umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and coronary artery endothelial cells (CAECs)]. CM of EPCs stimulated proliferation of HUVECs and CAECs. This mitogenic effect was partially inhibited by IL-8-neutralizing antibody. In contrast, CM of HUVECs and CAECs had a weak or no mitogenic effect on mature endothelial cells. Our results demonstrate significantly higher levels of IL-8 secretion by human EPCs than by mature endothelial cells. IL-8 appears to be an important mediator of the paracrine mitogenic effect of EPCs.
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