The oxidase activity of vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) induces endothelial E- and P-selectins and leukocyte binding

Blood. 2007 Sep 15;110(6):1864-70. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-01-069674. Epub 2007 Jun 4.

Abstract

Leukocyte migration from the blood into tissues is pivotal in immune homeostasis and in inflammation. During the multistep extravasation cascade, endothelial selectins (P- and E-selectin) and vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1), a cell-surface-expressed oxidase, are important in tethering and rolling. Here, we studied the signaling functions of the catalytic activity of VAP-1. Using human endothelial cells transfected with wild-type VAP-1 and an enzymatically inactive VAP-1 point mutant, we show that transcription and translation of E- and P-selectins are induced through the enzymatic activity of VAP-1. Moreover, use of VAP-1-deficient animals and VAP-1-deficient animals carrying the human VAP-1 as a transgene show a VAP-enzyme activity-dependent induction of P-selectin in vivo. Up-regulation of P-selectin was found both in high endothelial venules in lymphoid tissues and in flat-walled vessels in noninflamed tissues. VAP-1 activity in vivo led to increased P-selectin-dependent binding of lymphocytes to endothelial cells. These data show that the oxidase reaction catalyzed by VAP-1 alters the expression of other molecules involved in the leukocyte extravasation cascade. Our findings indicate cross-talk between adhesion molecules involved in the tethering and rolling of leukocytes and show that VAP-1-dependent signaling can prime the vessels for an enhanced inflammatory response.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing) / genetics
  • Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing) / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Blood Platelets / metabolism
  • Cell Adhesion
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / genetics
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / physiology*
  • E-Selectin / genetics
  • E-Selectin / metabolism*
  • Endothelium, Vascular / cytology*
  • Endothelium, Vascular / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology
  • L-Selectin / genetics
  • L-Selectin / metabolism*
  • Leukocytes / cytology
  • Leukocytes / metabolism*
  • Methylamines / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Oxidants / pharmacology
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Umbilical Veins / cytology
  • Umbilical Veins / metabolism

Substances

  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • E-Selectin
  • Methylamines
  • Oxidants
  • RNA, Messenger
  • L-Selectin
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • methylamine
  • Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing)
  • semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase-vascular adhesion protein-1, mouse