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Thijs W H Pols1, Mitsunori Nomura, Taoufiq Harach, Giuseppe Lo Sasso, Maaike H Oosterveer, Charles Thomas, Giovanni Rizzo, Antimo Gioiello, Luciano Adorini, Roberto Pellicciari, Johan Auwerx, Kristina Schoonjans.
Abstract
The G protein-coupled receptor TGR5 has been identified as an important component of the bile acid signaling network, and its activation has been linked to enhanced energy expenditure and improved glycemic control. Here, we demonstrate that activation of TGR5 in macrophages by 6α-ethyl-23(S)-methylcholic acid (6-EMCA, INT-777), a semisynthetic BA, inhibits proinflammatory cytokine production, an effect mediated by TGR5-induced cAMP signaling and subsequent NF-κB inhibition. TGR5 activation attenuated atherosclerosis in Ldlr(-/-)Tgr5(+/+) mice but not in Ldlr(-/-)Tgr5(-/-) double-knockout mice. The inhibition of lesion formation was associated with decreased intraplaque inflammation and less plaque macrophage content. Furthermore, Ldlr(-/-) animals transplanted with Tgr5(-/-) bone marrow did not show an inhibition of atherosclerosis by INT-777, further establishing an important role of leukocytes in INT-777-mediated inhibition of vascular lesion formation. Taken together, these data attribute a significant immune modulating function to TGR5 activation in the prevention of atherosclerosis, an important facet of the metabolic syndrome.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID： 22152303 PMCID： PMC3627293 DOI： 10.1016/j.cmet.2011.11.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN： 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287