Reduced number and activity of circulating endothelial progenitor cells from patients with hyperhomocysteinemia

Archives of Medical Research
Jun Hui ZhuFu Rong Zhang

Abstract

Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) contributes to atherosclerosis and coronary artery diseases by inducing endothelial cell injury and dysfunction. Recent studies provided increasing evidence that endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) participated in ongoing endothelial repair. The changes of EPCs in patients with HHcy have not yet been elucidated. Therefore, we investigated the number and functional activity of EPCs in patients with HHcy. Human EPCs were isolated and cultured from patients with HHcy (n = 30) and matched volunteers (n = 30). Circulating EPCs were enumerated as AC133+ KDR+ cells via fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis. Additionally, EPC were expanded from human blood in vitro and identified by DiI-acLDL uptake and lectin staining by direct fluorescent staining under a laser scanning confocal microscope. EPC migration activities were determined by modified Boyden chamber assay. EPC adhesion assay was performed by replating cells on fibronectin-coated dishes and then counting adherent cells. A significant decrease was observed in circulating EPC (AC133+ KDR+ cells) numbers in patients with HHcy compared with control subjects (63.9 +/- 11.7 cells/mL vs. 91.5 +/- 14.2 cells/mL blood, p <0.01). In addition, the number...Continue Reading

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