Inflammation-induced endothelial cell-derived extracellular vesicles modulate the cellular status of pericytes

Seiji Yamamoto*, Shumpei Niida, Erika Azuma, Tsutomu Yanagibashi, Masashi Muramatsu, Ting Ting Huang, Hiroshi Sagara, Sayuri Higaki, Masashi Ikutani, Yoshinori Nagai, Kiyoshi Takatsu, Kenji Miyazaki, Takeru Hamashima, Hisashi Mori, Naoyuki Matsuda, Yoko Ishii, Masakiyo Sasahara

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Abstract

Emerging lines of evidence have shown that extracellular vesicles (EVs) mediate cell-to-cell communication by exporting encapsulated materials, such as microRNAs (miRNAs), to target cells. Endothelial cell-derived EVs (E-EVs) are upregulated in circulating blood in different pathological conditions; however, the characteristics and the role of these E-EVs are not yet well understood. In vitro studies were conducted to determine the role of inflammation-induced E-EVs in the cell-to-cell communication between vascular endothelial cells and pericytes/vSMCs. Stimulation with inflammatory cytokines and endotoxin immediately induced release of shedding type E-EVs from the vascular endothelial cells, and flow cytometry showed that the induction was dose dependent. MiRNA array analyses revealed that group of miRNAs were specifically increased in the inflammation-induced E-EVs. E-EVs added to the culture media of cerebrovascular pericytes were incorporated into the cells. The E-EV-supplemented cells showed highly induced mRNA and protein expression of VEGF-B, which was assumed to be a downstream target of the miRNA that was increased within the E-EVs after inflammatory stimulation. The results suggest that E-EVs mediate inflammation-induced endothelial cell-pericyte/vSMC communication, and the miRNAs encapsulated within the E-EVs may play a role in regulating target cell function. E-EVs may be new therapeutic targets for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8505
JournalScientific Reports
Volume5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

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