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dc.contributor.advisorAutieri, Michael V.
dc.creatorCuneo, Anthony
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-21T14:27:14Z
dc.date.available2020-10-21T14:27:14Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.other864885041
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/1035
dc.description.abstractCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in the western world. The pro-inflammatory and pro-proliferative etiology of vascular proliferative diseases is well characterized, while much less is known about the mechanisms of anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative processes. Interleukin-19 (IL-19) is a newly described member of the IL-10 family of anti-inflammatory interleukins, and our group was the first to discover IL-19 expression in activated, synthetic, but not quiescent, contractile human vascular smooth muscle cells (hVSMC). We also found that IL-19 is anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative for hVSMC. IL-19 is able to reduce the abundance of COX-2, IL-1β, IL-8, and Cyclin D1 transcripts which contain AU-rich elements (ARE) in their 3'-untranslated regions (3'-UTR). IL-19 is able to reduce the abundance of HuR, a stabilizing RNA-binding protein, which we feel provides a mechanism for these effects. The overall goal of this study is to elucidate IL-19's anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative mechanism(s) in hVSMC in the context of vascular proliferative diseases. This goal has directed our overall hypothesis: IL-19's anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects in hVSMC are mediated, at least in part, by modulation of HuR abundance and translocation, resulting in decreased stability of mRNA transcripts. HuR functions through a translocation mechanism, and IL-19 is able to reduce HuR cytoplasmic abundance. IL-19 also reduces HuR phosphorylation, which is a pre-requisite for HuR translocation, possibly through a PKCα-dependent mechanism. The stability of ARE-containing transcripts is reduced with IL-19 treatment, and reducing HuR expression by siRNA has the same inhibitory effect. VSMC are important mediators in the initiation of atherosclerosis. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is able to induce IL-19 expression in these cells. VSMC are known to express scavenger receptors that take up ox-LDL. IL-19 is able to reduce the uptake of ox-LDL and the abundance of ox-LDL induced LOX-1 and CX-CL16 scavenger receptors. Interestingly, these scavenger receptors also have ARE in their 3'-UTR. IL-19 is able to reduce ox-LDL induced HuR cytoplasmic abundance. HuR knockdown by siRNA reduces the uptake of ox-LDL by hVSMC. These data suggest that IL-19 reduced scavenger receptor abundance may be due to decreased total and cytoplasmic HuR abundance. IL-19 reduces the abundance of ox-LDL induced COX-2 expression. Taken together, these results demonstrate that IL-19 down-regulates vital steps in vascular proliferative disease processes through an HuR-dependent mechanism.
dc.format.extent102 pages
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTemple University. Libraries
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dc.subjectBiology, Molecular
dc.subjectBiology, General
dc.subjectBiology, Cell
dc.subjectAtherosclerosis
dc.subjectHuman Antigen R (hur)
dc.subjectInterleukin-19 (il-19)
dc.subjectOxidized Ldl (ox-ldl)
dc.subjectVascular Proliferative Diseases
dc.subjectVascular Smooth Muscle Cells (vsmc)
dc.titleTHERAPEUTIC MECHANISMS OF INTERLEUKIN-19 FOR VASCULAR PROLIFERATIVE DISEASES
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dc.type.genreThesis/Dissertation
dc.contributor.committeememberEguchi, Satoru
dc.contributor.committeememberHaines, Dale
dc.contributor.committeememberHouser, Steven R.
dc.contributor.committeememberSoprano, Dianne R.
dc.contributor.committeememberWolfson, Marla R.
dc.description.departmentMolecular and Cellular Physiology
dc.relation.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/1017
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dc.description.degreePh.D.
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