Nestin(+) cells direct inflammatory cell migration in atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a leading death cause. Endothelial and smooth muscle cells participate in atherogenesis, but it is unclear whether other mesenchymal cells contribute to this process. Bone marrow (BM) nestin(+) cells cooperate with endothelial cells in directing monocyte egress to bloodstream in r...

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Autores: Del Toro, Raquel, Chevre, Raphael, Rodriguez, Cristina, Ordonez, Antonio, Martinez-Gonzalez, Jose, Andres, Vicente, Mendez-Ferrer, Simon
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/5185
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/5185
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MYELOID CALCIFYING CELLS
SMOOTH-MUSCLE-CELLS
PROGENITOR CELLS
VASA-VASORUM
STEM-CELLS
HEMATOPOIETIC STEM
MONOCYTE RECRUITMENT
NEOINTIMA FORMATION
ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS
MESENCHYMAL STEM
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Sumario:Atherosclerosis is a leading death cause. Endothelial and smooth muscle cells participate in atherogenesis, but it is unclear whether other mesenchymal cells contribute to this process. Bone marrow (BM) nestin(+) cells cooperate with endothelial cells in directing monocyte egress to bloodstream in response to infections. However, it remains unknown whether nestin(+) cells regulate inflammatory cells in chronic inflammatory diseases, such as atherosclerosis. Here, we show that nestin(+) cells direct inflammatory cell migration during chronic inflammation. In Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) knockout mice fed with high-fat diet, BM nestin(+) cells regulate the egress of inflammatory monocytes and neutrophils. In the aorta, nestin(+) stromal cells increase similar to 30 times and contribute to the atheroma plaque. Mcp1 deletion in nestin(+) cells-but not in endothelial cells only-increases circulating inflammatory cells, but decreases their aortic infiltration, delaying atheroma plaque formation and aortic valve calcification. Therefore, nestin expression marks cells that regulate inflammatory cell migration during atherosclerosis.