%0 Journal Article
%A Aristorena, Mikel
%A Gallardo-Vara, Eunate
%A Vicen, Matej
%A de Las Casas-Engel, Mateo
%A Ojeda-Fernandez, Luisa
%A Nieto, Concepcion
%A Blanco, Francisco J
%A Valbuena-Diez, Ana C
%A Botella, Luisa M
%A Nachtigal, Petr
%A Corbi, Angel L
%A Colmenares, Maria
%A Bernabeu, Carmelo
%T MMP-12, Secreted by Pro-Inflammatory Macrophages, Targets Endoglin in Human Macrophages and Endothelial Cells.
%D 2019
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14181
%X Upon inflammation, monocyte-derived macrophages (MΦ) infiltrate blood vessels to regulate several processes involved in vascular pathophysiology. However, little is known about the mediators involved. Macrophage polarization is crucial for a fast and efficient initial response (GM-MΦ) and a good resolution (M-MΦ) of the inflammatory process. The functional activity of polarized MΦ is exerted mainly through their secretome, which can target other cell types, including endothelial cells. Endoglin (CD105) is a cell surface receptor expressed by endothelial cells and MΦ that is markedly upregulated in inflammation and critically involved in angiogenesis. In addition, a soluble form of endoglin with anti-angiogenic activity has been described in inflammation-associated pathologies. The aim of this work was to identify components of the MΦ secretome involved in the shedding of soluble endoglin. We find that the GM-MΦ secretome contains metalloprotease 12 (MMP-12), a GM-MΦ specific marker that may account for the anti-angiogenic activity of the GM-MΦ secretome. Cell surface endoglin is present in both GM-MΦ and M-MΦ, but soluble endoglin is only detected in GM-MΦ culture supernatants. Moreover, MMP-12 is responsible for the shedding of soluble endoglin in vitro and in vivo by targeting membrane-bound endoglin in both MΦ and endothelial cells. These data demonstrate a direct correlation between GM-MΦ polarization, MMP-12, and soluble endoglin expression and function. By targeting endothelial cells, MMP-12 may represent a novel mediator involved in vascular homeostasis.
%K MMP-12
%K endoglin
%K endothelial cells
%K inflammation
%K macrophages
%K monocytes
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