Potential role of insulin receptor isoforms and IGF receptors in plaque instability of human and experimental atherosclerosis

Cardiovascular Diabetology
Nuria BeneitManuel Benito

Abstract

Clinical complications associated with atherosclerotic plaques arise from luminal obstruction due to plaque growth or destabilization leading to rupture. We previously demonstrated that overexpression of insulin receptor isoform A (IRA) and insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) confers a proliferative and migratory advantage to vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) promoting plaque growth in early stages of atherosclerosis. However, the role of insulin receptor (IR) isoforms, IGF-IR or insulin-like growth factor-II receptor (IGF-IIR) in VSMCs apoptosis during advanced atherosclerosis remains unclear. We evaluated IR isoforms expression in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques by consecutive immunoprecipitations of insulin receptor isoform B (IRB) and IRA. Western blot analysis was performed to measure IGF-IR, IGF-IIR, and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression in human plaques. The expression of those proteins, as well as the presence of apoptotic cells, was analyzed by immunohistochemistry in experimental atherosclerosis using BATIRKO; ApoE-/- mice, a model showing more aggravated vascular damage than ApoE-/- mice. Finally, apoptosis of VSMCs bearing IR (IRLoxP+/+ VSMCs), or not (IR-/- VSMCs), expressing IRA (IRA VSM...Continue Reading

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Nov 5, 2019·Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry·Xiang-Rui QiaoTao Chen

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
transfection
immunoprecipitations
PCR
immunoprecipitation

Software Mentioned

Cell Quest Pro
GraphPad Prism

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