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Submitted on January 8, 2003
Revised on February 6, 2003

Uric Acid Stimulates Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Production in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Via Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and Cyclooxygenase-2

John Kanellis; Susumu Watanabe; Jin H. Li; Duk Hee Kang; Ping Li; Takahiko Nakagawa; Ann Wamsley; David Sheikh-Hamad; Hui Y. Lan; Lili Feng; and Richard J. Johnson*

From Nephrology, Baylor College of Medicine (J.K., S.W., J.H.L., D.H.K., P.L., T.N., A.W., D.S., H.Y.L., L.F., R.J.J.), Houston, Tex; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, and Department of Nephrology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre (J.K.), Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; and Division of Nephrology, Ewha Women's University (D.H.K.), Seoul, Korea.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: rjohnson{at}bcm.tmc.edu.

Abstract--Previous studies have reported that uric acid stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation in vitro. We hypothesized that uric acid may also have direct proinflammatory effects on VSMCs. Crystal- and endotoxin-free uric acid was found to increase VSMC monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) expression in a time- and dose-dependent manner, peaking at 24 hours. Increased mRNA and protein expression occurred as early as 3 hours after uric acid incubation and was partially dependent on posttranscriptional modification of MCP-1 mRNA. In addition, uric acid activated the transcription factors nuclear factor-{kappa}B and activator protein-1, as well as the MAPK signaling molecules ERK p44/42 and p38, and increased cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA expression. Inhibition of p38 (with SB 203580), ERK 44/42 (with UO126 or PD 98059), or COX-2 (with NS398) each significantly suppressed uric acid-induced MCP-1 expression at 24 hours, implicating these pathways in the response to uric acid. The ability of both N-acetyl-cysteine and diphenyleneionium (antioxidants) to inhibit uric acid-induced MCP-1 production suggested involvement of intracellular redox pathways. Uric acid regulates critical proinflammatory pathways in VSMCs, suggesting it may have a role in the vascular changes associated with hypertension and vascular disease.


Key words: atherosclerosis • chemokines • hyperuricemia • arteriolosclerosis




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