Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 DOI: 10.1159/000457878 © 2017 The Author(s) online:February February 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE Published online: 03,03, 2017 Published by S Karger AG, Basel and Biochemistry Published www.karger.com/cpb 569 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ Accepted: December 07, 2016 This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense) Usage and distribution IRUFRPPHUFLDOSXUSRVHVDVZHOODVDQ\GLVWULEXWLRQRIPRGLÀHGPDWHULDOUHTXLUHVZULWWHQSHUPLVVLRQ Original Paper 6,575HJXODWHVWKH,QÁDPPDWRU\ 5HVSRQVHRI9DVFXODU$GYHQWLWLDO )LEUREODVWVWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\DQG 5HODWHG6LJQDOLQJ3DWKZD\ Wei-Rong Wanga,b Ting-Ting Lic Ting Jingd Yan-Xiang Lid Xiao-Feng Yangd Yan-Hao Hed Wei Zhangd Ji-Ye Zhange Rong Lind a Research Institute of Atherosclerotic Disease, Xi’an Jiaotong University Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi’an, bLaboratory Animal Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, cDepartment of Pharmacy, Xi'an Chest Hospital, Xi'an, dDepartment of Pharmacology, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, eSchool of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China H\:RUGV 6,579DVFXODUDGYHQWLWLDOÀEUREODVWV$XWRSKDJ\,QÁDPPDWLRQ$NWP725 Dr Rong Lin, PhD Department of Pharmacology, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center No.76 Yanta West Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710061 (China) Tel +86 29 82657691; Fax +86 29 82657833 E-Mail linrong@mail.xjtu.edu.cn Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM $EVWUDFW Background/Aims: Autophagy is a lysosomal degradation pathway that is essential for cellular survival, differentiation, and homeostasis Sirtuin (SIRT1), a NAD+-dependent deacetylase, plays a pivotal role in modulation of autophagy Recent studies found that autophagy was LQYROYHG LQ WKH UHJXODWLRQ RI LQÁDPPDWRU\ UHVSRQVH ,Q WKLV VWXG\ ZH DLPHG WR GHWHUPLQH WKHHIIHFWRI6,57RQDXWRSKDJ\DQGLQÁDPPDWLRQDQGZKHWKHUDXWRSKDJ\FDQUHJXODWHWKH LQÁDPPDWRU\ UHVSRQVH LQ YDVFXODU DGYHQWLWLDO ÀEUREODVWV 9$)V Methods: Cell autophagy ZDV HYDOXDWHG E\ ÁXRUHVFHQFH PLFURVFRSH DQG WUDQVPLVVLRQ HOHFWURQ PLFURVFRS\ 7KH expression of protein and mRNA were determined by Western blot analysis and real time-PCR The production of cytokine was detected by ELISA Results: 71)įLQGXFHGDXWRSKDJ\DQG LQFUHDVHG6,57H[SUHVVLRQLQ9$)V6,57DFWLYDWRUUHVYHUDWUROHQKDQFHG71)įLQGXFHG9$) autophagy In contrast, SIRT1 knockdown attenuated VAF autophagy Both the Akt inhibitor 0. DQG P725 LQKLELWRU UDSDP\FLQ IXUWKHU LQFUHDVHG 71)įLQGXFHG 9$) DXWRSKDJ\ Furthermore, SIRT1 knockdown increased Akt phosphorylation and inhibited the autophagy in VAFs However, MK2206 attenuated the effect of SIRT1 knockdown on VAF autophagy In addition, ingenuity pathway analysis showed that there is a relationship between cell DXWRSKDJ\DQGLQÁDPPDWLRQ:HIRXQGWKDW6,57NQRFNGRZQLQFUHDVHGWKHH[SUHVVLRQRI 1/53 DQG LQWHUOHXNLQ ,/ DQG SURPRWHG WKH SURGXFWLRQ RI ,/DŽ LQ 9$)V )XUWKHU VWXG\ showed that autophagy activation decreased the expression of NLRP3 and IL-6 and inhibited WKHSURGXFWLRQRI,/DŽZKHUHDVDXWRSKDJ\LQKLELWLRQLQFUHDVHGWKHLQÁDPPDWRU\UHVSRQVHRI VAFs More importantly, our study showed that autophagy was involved in the degradation of NLRP3 through the autophagy-lysosome pathway Conclusion: SIRT1 not only regulates VAF DXWRSKDJ\WKURXJKWKH$NWP725VLJQDOLQJSDWKZD\EXWDOVRVXSSUHVVHVWKHLQÁDPPDWRU\ © 2017 The Author(s) response of VAFs through autophagy Published by S Karger AG, Basel Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 570 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ ,QWURGXFWLRQ Autophagy is an evolutionarily ancient process of intracellular catabolism necessary to preserve cellular homeostasis in response to a wide variety of stress [1] Accumulating evidence suggests that autophagy principally serves an adaptive role to protect organisms against various pathologies, including cancer, aging, and cardiovascular diseases [2-4] A growing number of studies found that the NAD+-dependent class III histone/protein deacetylase sirtuin (SIRT1) was involved in the regulation of autophagy in cardiovascular diseases Overexpression of SIRT1 increased the autophagy of vascular endothelial cells ȋȌǡ ͳϐ VECs [5] In addition, SIRT1 also promoted the autophagy of cardiomyocytes [6] The vascular adventitia, a supporting tissue surrounding the blood vessels, is recently found to participate in the initiation and development of atherosclerosis [7, 8] Our previous study showed that ͳ ϐȋ ȌȏͻȐǤǡ ǡͳ Ǥ Recent studies found that autophagy plays an important role in the modulation of ϐǡ point to possible therapeutic targets for diseases [10] The SIRT1 activator resveratrol (RSV) ϐ ȏͳͳǡ ͳʹȐǡ ͳ ϐ Ǧͳ ȏͳ͵ȐǤ ϐ Ǧ ϐ upregulating SIRT1-mediated autophagy [14] So we suppose that SIRT1 is involved in the ϐ Ǥ the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway is a key regulator of autophagy [15] It has been reported that both hyperphosphatemia and silica nanoparticles could induce the autophagy of VECs through the inhibition of the Akt/mTOR pathway [16, 17] Another study also showed that selectively inhibition of Akt/mTOR pathway activated the autophagy of macrophages and inhibited the atherosclerosis progression [18] Thus, in the present study, we investigated ͳϐǡ ϐ Ǥ 0DWHULDOVDQG0HWKRGV Cell culture Ǧ Ǥ ϐ ȏͻȐǤ ϐǡthe thoracic aorta were removed and stripped of perivascular ǡ ȋȌ Ǥ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM Materials ǦȽ ȋ ǡ ǡȌǤǡ ȋȌ Ǧ ȋ ǡ ǡ ȌǤ ʹʹͲǡ ǡ ͵Ǧǡ ϐ ͳ Ǧͳ͵ʹ ȋǡ ǡ ȌǤ ͳǡ͵͵ ȋǡǡȌǤͳ ȋǡǡȌǤǡǦȾǦ Ǧ Ǧ ȋǡǡȌǤ ʹͲͲͲ ȋǡǡȌǤǡ ȋǡǡ ȌǤ ȋȌǦͳȾ Ǧ ȋȌ ȋ ǡǡȌǤϐ Ǧ͵ȋ Ǧ Ǧ͵Ȍ ǡ ǤȋǡȌǤ from commercial sources Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 571 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ media and endothelium were separated from the adventitia and the isolated adventitia was cut into pieces ǯϐǯȋȌʹͲΨ ǡͳͲͲ Ȁ ͳͲͲɊȀ ϐͷΨ2͵ιǤ were characterized by immunocytochemistry MDC labeling The cells were seeded in 24-well plates at 1×105 cells per well After treatment with increasing ǦȽ ʹͶ ǡ ͷͲ ɊȀ ͵ι ʹͲ ϐͶΨǤ ǡ ϐ ϐ Ǥ mRFP-GFP-LC3 assay Ǧ Ǧ͵ͷͲͲǤ ǡ ǦȽ ʹͶ Ǥ ȋǡǡ ȌǤ Western blot analysis ʹΨ ǤǦ ϐ Ǥ ͷΨ ǡ ϐ ͶιǤ Ǧ͵ ȋ ͳǣͷͲͲȌǡ Ǧ ͳȋͳǣͳͲͲͲȌǡǦͳȋͳǣͳͲͲȌǡǦȋͳǣͳͲͲͲȌǡǦǦȋͳǣͳͲͲͲȌ ǦȾǦ ȋͳǣͶͲͲȌǤ ʹ Ǧ Ǧ ȋ ͳǣͳͲǡͲͲͲ ͳǣͷͲͲͲȌǤ Ǥϐ ȋǡ ǡȌȾǦ Ǥ Quantitative real-time PCR Total RNA was extracted from the cells using the TRIzol reagent cDNA was synthesized using the ǯ ǤǦ ͷǤͲȋͳȌǤ ϐ Ǥ the comparative Ct method (2-ᇞᇞCTȌǤ Ǥ Transmission electron microscope ǡ ϐ ʹǤͷΨ ͳΨ Ǥ The samples were embedded in Durcopan ACM for h, and ultrathin sections were cut using a Leica ǡ ǡ 2ͳʹ ȋ ǡȌǤ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM Table Ǧ Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 572 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ RNA interference Cells were transfected with SIRT1 siRNA or a negative control (NC siRNA) chemically synthesized by ȋ ǡȌǤ ʹͲͲͲ in serum-free DMEM and incubated for at room temperature The two solutions were gently mixed ʹͲ Ǥ Ǧ Ͷͺ͵ι2 incubator prior to experimental use Ingenuity pathway analysis ȋȌ ϐ Ǥǡ (Shanghai, China) Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ǦͳȾ Ǥ performed according to the manufacturer’s instructions Statistical analysis άǤ ϐ determined using one-way analysis of variance P δͲǤͲͷ ϐ Ǥ ǦȽ ǦȽȋʹǤͷǡͷǡͳͲʹͲȀȌ ʹͶǡ ϐ ǡǡ Ǧǡ Ǥ ǦȽ Ǥ ϐ Ǧ ϐ ǦȽ ȋͷ ȀȌ ȋ Ǥ ͳȌǤ ͵Ϩto ͵ϩ Ǥ ͵Ϩ͵ϩǤ Ǥ ͳǡ͵ϩȀ͵Ϩ ǦȽȋͷ ng/mL, PδͲǤͲͳȌǤ ǦȽȋͷȀȌ ͵ ȋ Ǥ 1C) In addition, we found that Beclin1 exhibited increased levels of protein and mRNA in ǦȽȋͷͳͲȀȌȋ ǤͳȌǤ Ǧ Ǧ͵ ϐ Ǥ Ǥ ǦȽ ȋͷ ȀȌǡ group (PδͲǤͲͳȌǤ ǦȽ ϐ ȋ Ǥ ͳ ǡ ȌǤ ϐǡ Ǥ ǦȽȋͷȀȌ ȋ ǤͳȌǤ ǦȽ ϐ ͵ ͳǡǤ ǦȽǦ ϐǡ ϐ ͳ ȋʹͲ Ȍ Ǧͳ͵ʹ ȋͳͲȌͳ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǡ Ǥ ͵Ϩ͵ϩ ͳ Ǥϐ ͳ ͵Ϩ ͵ϩ ͳ ǦȽ Ǥ ǡ Ǧͳ͵ʹ ͵Ϩ ͵ϩand the expression of Beclin1 ȋ Ǥͳ ȌǤ ǦȽ Ǥ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM Results Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 573 Fig ǦȽ Ǥ ǦȽ ʹǤͷǡͷǡͳͲ ʹͲȀʹͶǤȋȌ ȋǣ ʹͲɊȌǤȋȌ ͵Ϩ͵ϩ͵Ǧǡ ǤȋȌ ͳ Ǧǡ Ǥ ȋ Ȍ Ǧ Ǧ͵ͳʹǤ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǤ ȋȌ Ǧ͵ȋȌ Ǧ͵ȋȌȋǣͺɊȌǤȋ Ȍ ǤȋȌ ȋα͵Ͳ Ȍ ǤȋȌ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǡ έͶͲͲͲͲϐ Ǥȋ Ȍ ϐ ͳȋʹͲȌ Ǧͳ͵ʹȋͳͲ Ȍͳ ǦȽʹͶǡ Ǥ ͵͵ ͳ Ǥ άǡα͵ǤȗPδͲǤͲͷȗȗP < 0.01 vs the control group #P < 0.05 vs. ǦȽǤ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 574 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ ͷ ǦȽǦ ǦȽSIRT1ǡ ǦȽ (2.5, 5, 10, 20 ng/mL) for 24 h, and the expression of SIRT1 ǦǤ ǦȽȋʹǤͷͷȀȌ increased the expression of SIRT1 protein, whereas SIRT1 ǦȽȋʹͲȀȌȋ ǤʹȌǤSIRT1 mRNA was increased ǦȽȋͷͳͲȀǡP < 0.05) compared with the ȋ ǤʹȌǤ To assess the role of SIRT1 ǡ SIRT1 ȋʹͲɊȌȋͳͷɊȌͳ ǦȽȋͷ ȀȌʹͶǤ ͳ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM Fig The effects of ͳ ǦȽǦ ǤȋȌ ǦȽ ʹǤͷǡͷǡͳͲʹͲȀʹͶǡͳǦǡ Ǥ ted with the SIRTͳ ȋʹͲɊȌȋͳͷɊȌͳ ǦȽ (5 ng/mL) for an additional 24 h (C and D) The expression of SIRT1 protein and mRNA were determined (E Ȍ ͵Ϩ͵ϩ͵Ǥȋ Ȍ ͳǤάǡα͵Ǥ ȗPδͲǤͲͷȗȗP < 0.01 vs the control group #P < 0.05 and ##P < 0.01 vs. ǦȽǤ Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 575 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ Fig ͳ ǦȽǦ Ǥ ȋ Ȍ ͳͶͺǡͳ ǦǤ ͳ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǡȋ Ȍ ͵Ϩ͵ϩ͵Ǥȋ Ȍ ͳǤάǡα͵Ǥ ȗPδͲǤͲͷȗȗP < 0.01 vs the NC siRNA group ##P < 0.01 vs.Ϊ ǦȽǤ Ȁ ǦȽǦ Ȁ ǦȽǦ ǡ ǦȽ ȋʹǤͷǡͷǡͳͲǡʹͲȀȌʹͶǤ Ǥ ǦȽ Ǧ Ǥ ϐ ǦȽ ȋͷͳͲ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM ȋ ǤʹȌǡ ͵Ϩ͵ϩand Beclin1 expression ǦȽ ȋ Ǥ ʹǡ ǡ ȌǤ ǡ ͳǡ ͵Ϩ͵ϩand Beclin1 expression ȋ Ǥʹǡǡǡ ǡ ȌǤ ϐ ͳ ǡ SIRT1 siRNA or NC siRNA for 48 h, and then the expression of SIRT1 protein and mRNA Ǥ ϐ ͳ ͷΨǡ Ǧ ȋ Ǥ ͵ ȌǤ ͳ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǡ͵ ͳ were determined The results showed that SIRT1 knockdown decreased the conversion of ͵Ϩ͵ϩ͵ ǦȽȋP δͲǤͲͳǡ Ǥ͵ȌǤǡͳ ͳ ȋPδͲǤͲͳǡ Ǥ͵ ȌǤǡ ͳ ǦȽǦ Ǥ Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 576 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ Fig Ȁ ǦȽǦ Ǥ ȋȌ ǦȽ ʹǤͷǡͷǡͳͲʹͲȀʹͶǡǦ Ǥ ʹʹͲȋͷɊȌ ͳ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǡȋȌǦǤȋ Ȍ ͵Ϩ͵ϩ͵Ǥȋ Ȍ ͳǤ ȋͳͲͲȌͳ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǤȋ Ȍ ͵Ϩ͵ϩ͵Ǥȋ Ȍ ͳǤάǡα͵ǤȗP < 0.05 and ȗȗP < 0.01 vs the control group #P < 0.05 and ##P < 0.01 vs ǦȽǤ ͷ Ȁ ǡ ͳ ȀǤ ͳ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM ng/mL, P < 0.05; 20 ng/mL, PδͲǤͲͳǢ ǤͶȌǤǡ ʹʹͲͳ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǤ ʹʹͲȋ ǤͶȌ ͵ ͳ ǦȽȋPδͲǤͲͷǡ ǤͶǡǡ ȌǤ ǦȽǦ Ǥ ǡ mTOR inhibitor rapamycin (100 nM) was used The results showed that rapamycin further ǦȽȋPδͲǤͲͷǡ ǤͶ ǡǡ ȌǤ Ȁ ǦȽǦ Ǥ Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 577 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ Fig ͳ ȀǤ ͳͶͺ ǦȽʹͶǡȋȌ ǤȗPδͲǤͲͷȗȗP < 0.01 vs the NC siRNA group #P < 0.05 vs the Ϊ ǦȽǤ ͳʹʹͲͳ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǡȋȌ ͵Ϩ͵ϩ and the expressi͵ǤȋȌ ͳǤ ȗPδͲǤͲͷȗȗP < 0.01 vs.Ϊ ǦȽǤ#P < 0.05 and ##P < 0.01 vs.ͳΪ ǦȽ Ǥάǡα͵Ǥ ͷϔ ϐ Ǥϐǡϐ Ǧ ϐ Ǥ Ǥ indicated that SIRT1 played a regulatory role in cell autophagy, which was consistent with our Ǥǡͳ ϐ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM Ͷͺ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǤ ͳ ǦȽ ȋ Ǥ ͷȌǤ ǡ ͳ ʹʹͲ ͳ ǦȽ ʹͶ Ǥ ͳ ǦȽǦ ͵ ͳ Ǥ ǡ ʹʹͲ ͳ ͵ ͳȋ Ǥͷǡǡ ȌǤͳ of Akt/mTOR signaling pathway Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 578 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ ǦǦͳȾȋ ǤȌǤ ͳ͵Ǧ ǦͳȾ Ǥ ͳ ͵Ǧ ǦͳȾ ǦȽȋ ǤǡȌǤ ǡ ϐ ǦͳȾ Ǧ ȋ Ǥ ȌǤ ϐ ǡ ȋͳͲͲȌ͵ǦȋͷȌͳ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM Fig ͳϐ ǤȋȌǡϐ ǤȋǡȌ ͳͶͺ ǦȽʹͶǡ͵Ǧ Ǧǡ ǤǦͳȾ ǤȗPδͲǤͲͷȗȗP < 0.01 vs the NC siRNA group #P < 0.05 and ##P < 0.01 vs.Ϊ ǦȽǤȋǡ Ȍ ȋͳͲͲȌ͵ǦȋͷȌͳ ǦȽʹͶǡ͵Ǧ Ǧǡ ǤǦͳȾ ǤȗP < 0.05 and ȗȗP < 0.01 vs the control group #P < 0.05 and ##P < 0.01 vs. ǦȽǤȋȌ Ǧͳ͵ʹϐ ͳͳ ǦȽ ʹͶǡ͵ Ǥ άǡα͵Ǥ Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 579 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ ǦȽȋͷȀȌʹͶǤ ͵ Ǧ ǦͳȾǡ ͵Ǧ ͵Ǧǡ ǦͳȾ ǦȽȋ Ǥǡ ȌǤǡ ͳϐ Ǥ ͵ ǡ Ǧͳ͵ʹ ϐ ͳ ͳ ǦȽ ʹͶ ǡ ͵ Ǥ ͳ͵ʹ ͵ ǡ ϐ ͳ ͵ ǦȽǤ ͵Ǧ ȋ ǤȌǤ Autophagy is important for maintaining cellular homeostasis and is a survival ȏͳͻȐǤ ǦȽ ϐǡ ͵ ͳ Ǥ ǦȽǦ Ǧͳ autophagy by increasing the accumulation of autophagic vacuoles and the expression of ͵ ͳ ȏʹͲȐǤ ǦȽ ϐǦ ȏʹͳȐǤ ǦȽ ȏʹʹǡ ʹ͵ȐǤ ǡ ǦȽ Ǥ ǦȽ autophagy A growing number of studies support a pivotal role of histone deacetylase SIRT1 in ȏʹͶǡ ʹͷȐǤ ǦȽ SIRT1 expression and induced autophagy, and SIRT1 ǦȽǤ RSV upregulated SIRT1 expression and triggered the stimulatory response of shear stress or Ǧ ȏͷǡʹȐǤ ǡͳ ͳ ǦȽǤ ͳ Ǧ͵Ǧ Ǧ autophagy in VECs [27] Another study showed that SIRT1 inhibitor or SIRT1 knockdown ϐ ȏͷȐǤ ϐͳ ǦȽǦ Ǥ It is well accepted that the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway is a key regulator of autophagy The mTOR is a downstream target of the Akt pathway, which can promote cell growth, ȏʹͺȐǤ Ȁ ǦȽǦ ǤȀ mTOR pathway activated macrophage autophagy, then suppressed the atherosclerosis and ȏͳͺȐǤ ͳ ȀǤ study found that overexpression of histone deacetylase SIRT6 could increase autophagy via the attenuation of Akt/mTOR pathway in cigarette smoke extract-induced human bronchial ȏʹͻȐǤǡͳ autophagy through the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway ǡ networks, protein function, and signaling pathways in the context of biological processes ȏ͵ͲȐǤ ǡͳ ǡ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM 'LVFXVVLRQ Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 580 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ Fig Schematic illustration of ͳ ϐmation, autophagy and rela Ǥ ͳ autophagy through the Akt/ mTOR signaling pathway but ϐ autophagy ϐͳ Ǥǡ ϐ ǦǦͳȾ Ǥ ǦͳȾ͵ϐȏ͵ͳȐǤ ͳ͵Ǧ ǦͳȾ ǦȽǦ Ǥ ͳǦϐ ͵ ȏ͵ʹȐǤǡ ͵Ǧ ǦͳȾ ǦȽǦ Ǥ͵ ǦǦͳȾǦ ȏ͵͵ȐǤ Another study also provided some important insights into the roles of the autophagic ͵ ͳ͵Ǧϐ ȏ͵ͶȐǤ ͳ ϐ Ǥ ϐ ͳ ͵ ǡ Ǧͳ͵ʹ ͵ Ǥ ǦȽ͵Ǧ Ǥ͵ ʹͻ͵ ϐ ͳǡ Ǧͳ͵ʹ ͵ ǡ Ǧʹ ͵ Ǧ ȏ͵ͷȐǤ ǡ ͳ autophagy through the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway but also suppresses the ϐ ȋ ȌǤϐ ͳ ϐǤ Thus, modulating autophagy may represent an attractive therapeutic target for Ǥ in vivo effect ͳϐǤ $FNQRZOHGJPHQWV ȋǤ ͺͳʹͲ͵Ͷǡ Ǥ ͺͳͶͲͲʹ͵͵ Ǥ ͺͳͶͲͷͶͻȌǡ ȋʹͲͳ͵Ͳ͵ǦͲʹȌ ȋǤ ʹͲͳͷͺͳͲ͵ͷȌǤ ϐ Ǥ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM 'LVFORVXUH6WDWHPHQW Physiol Biochem 2017;41:569-582 Cellular Physiology Cell 7KH$XWKRUV3XEOLVKHGE\6.DUJHU$*%DVHO DOI: 10.1159/000457878 and Biochemistry Published online: February 03, 2017 ZZZNDUJHUFRPFSE 581 :DQJHWDO6,575HJXODWHV,QÁDPPDWLRQWKURXJK$XWRSKDJ\ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ǡ ǣ Ǥ ʹͲͳͷǢͲͲʹʹǦʹͺʹͺǣ͵Ͳͳʹ͵Ǧ͵ͲͳʹͶǤ ǡ ǡǡ ǡǡǡǡǡǡǡ ǡǡǡǣ ǤʹͲͲǢͳ͵ǣͳͻǦʹͶǤ ǡǣϐ ͳǦ Ǥ ʹͲͳͶǢͳͲǣͳͺͶǦͳͺͷǤ ǡ ǡǡǦǡ ǡǡǣ ǦͳȾǦ Ǧ Ǥ ʹͲͳͶǢʹͺͻǣʹͲͳͷǦʹͲʹͻǤ ǡǡǡǡǡ ǡ ǡǡǡ ǣ ͳǤʹͲͳͷǢǣͳͺʹǤ ǡǡ ǡ ǡǡ ǣ ͳ Ǧ Ǥ ʹͲͳͲǢͳͲǣͳͶͲǦ 1482 ǡǡǡǡǣ Ǧϐ Ǥ ʹͲͳͳǢʹͳͷǣ͵Ǧ͵͵Ǥ ǡ ǡǡǡǣϐ Ǥ ʹͲͲǢ͵ͷʹǣͺͳǦͺͺǤ ǡǡ ǡǡǡǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǣͳ ǦǦ ỗ Ǧ ǣ Ǥ ʹͲͳͷǢ͵ǣͳͶͲǦͳͶʹͲǤ Ǧǡǡǡǣͳ ϐ Ǧͳ Ǥ ʹͲͳʹǢͶʹǣͳͻͳǦͳͻǤ ǡǡ ǡǡǡǡǡ ǡ ǡǡǡ ǡǡǡ ǣ ϐ ʹͳȀͳϐϐ ͳ Ǥ ȋȌʹͲͳǢͳ͵ͲǣʹͷǦͶͳǤ Ǧǡ±Ǧ ǡǦ ǡǦ ǣ͵ȀȀ pathway in the modulation of autophagy and the clearance of protein aggregates in neurodegeneration ʹͲͳͶǢʹǣʹͻͶǦʹͲͳǤ ǡǡǡǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡǡǣ ͵ȀȀǤ ʹͲͳͶǢͻǣͷͳ͵ͳǦ 5141 ǡǡǡǡǡǡǡǣ ȀǤ ʹͲͳͷǢʹǣʹͳͲǦʹʹͳǤ ǡ ǡǡǡ ǡǡ ǡǡ ǡǣ ͵Ȁ Akt/mTOR signaling pathway regulates autophagy of macrophage and vulnerability of atherosclerotic ǤʹͲͳͶǢͻǣͻͲͷ͵Ǥ ǡ %ǣ ǣ Ǥ ʹͲͳͷǢͳͳǣͶͺͻǦͷͲ͵Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡǣǦ Ǧͳ Ǧ ǦǦ Ǥ ʹͲͲǢͺͶǣͶͶͺǦͶͷͶǤ Downloaded by: Univ of California San Diego 132.239.1.231 - 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2/9/2017 5:26:12 AM 21 ... signaling pathway is a key regulator of autophagy [15] It has been reported that both hyperphosphatemia and silica nanoparticles could induce the autophagy of VECs through the inhibition of the Akt/mTOR... pathway [16, 17] Another study also showed that selectively inhibition of Akt/mTOR pathway activated the autophagy of macrophages and inhibited the atherosclerosis progression [18] Thus, in the. .. addition, SIRT1 also promoted the autophagy of cardiomyocytes [6] The vascular adventitia, a supporting tissue surrounding the blood vessels, is recently found to participate in the initiation and