Purpose: Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a biomarker for kidney problems. It has also been introduced as a risk factor for atherosclerosis. The classic risk factors for atherosclerosis trigger cellular and humeral immunoreaction in macrophages through induction of heat shock protein expressions and increased levels of GRP94 and HSP70 are associated with increased atherosclerosis risk. The present study evaluated the possible effect(s) of TMAO on the expression of GRP94 and HSP70 at protein levels.
Methods: J774A.1 murine macrophages were treated with different micromolar concentrations of TMAO and 4-phenylbutyric acid (PBA), a chemical chaperone, for 8, 18, 24, and 48h intervals. Tunicamycin was also used as a control for induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress. Western blotting was used to evaluate the expression of GRP94 and HSP70 in macrophages at protein levels.
Result: Tunicamycin greatly increased protein levels of GRP94. Similarly, but to a lesser extent compared to tunicamycin, TMAO also increased GRP94. In 24h treated cells, only 300μM of TMAO, and in cells treated for 48h, all doses of TMAO produced a significant increase in relative HSP70 protein levels compared to the control. PBA failed to induce any changes in GRP94 or HSP70 protein levels.
Conclusion: GRP94 and HSP70 are stress-inducible heat shock protein, so the elevation in J774A.1 murine macrophages can clearly define cells under stress and elucidate the contribution of stress induced by TMAO that may have a part in the abnormal activation of macrophages involved in foam cell formation.
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