The effect of endothelial cells' exposure to dibutyl phthalate (DBP) on monocyte adhesion is largely unknown. We evaluated monocyte adhesion to DBP-exposed endothelial cells by combining three approaches: short-term exposure (24 h) of EA.hy926 cells to 10, 10, and 10 M DBP, long-term exposure (12 weeks) of EA.hy926 cells to 10, 10, and 10 M DBP, and exposure of rats (28 and 90 days) to 100, 500, and 5000 mg DBP/kg food. Monocyte adhesion to human EA.hy926 and rat aortic endothelial cells, expression of selected cellular adhesion molecules and chemokines, and the involvement of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) were analyzed. We observed increased monocyte adhesion to DBP-exposed EA.hy926 cells in vitro and to rat aortic endothelium ex vivo. ERK1/2 inhibitor prevented monocyte adhesion to DBP-exposed EA.hy926 cells in short-term exposure experiments. Increased ERK1/2 phosphorylation in rat aortic endothelium and transient decrease in ERK1/2 activation following long-term exposure of EA.hy926 cells to DBP were also observed. In summary, exposure of endothelial cells to DBP promotes monocyte adhesion, thus suggesting a possible role for this phthalate in the development of atherosclerosis. ERK1/2 signaling could be the mediator of monocyte adhesion to DBP-exposed endothelial cells, but only after short-term high-level exposure.

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