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Fli1 deficiency contributes to the downregulation of endothelial protein C receptor in systemic sclerosis: a possible role in prothrombotic conditions.
British Journal of Dermatology 2016 Februrary
BACKGROUND: Endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR), expressed predominantly on endothelial cells, plays a critical role in the regulation of the coagulation system and also mediates various cytoprotective effects by binding and activating protein C. So far, the role of EPCR has not been studied in systemic sclerosis (SSc).
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the potential contribution of EPCR to the development of SSc.
METHODS: EPCR expression was examined in skin samples and cultivated dermal microvascular endothelial cells by immunostaining, immunoblotting and/or quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Fli1, binding to the PROCR promoter, was assessed by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Serum EPCR levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 65 patients with SSc and 20 healthy subjects.
RESULTS: EPCR expression was decreased in dermal small vessels of SSc lesional skin compared with those of healthy control skin. Transcription factor Fli1, deficiency of which is implicated in SSc vasculopathy, occupied the PROCR promoter, and EPCR expression was suppressed in Fli1 small interfering RNA-treated endothelial cells and dermal small vessels of Fli1(+/-) mice. In patients with SSc, decreased serum EPCR levels were associated with diffuse skin involvement, interstitial lung disease and digital ulcers. Furthermore, serum EPCR levels inversely correlated with plasma levels of plasmin-α2-plasmin inhibitor complex (PIC). Importantly, bosentan significantly reversed circulating EPCR and PIC levels in patients with SSc, and the expression of Fli1 and EPCR in dermal small vessels was elevated in patients treated with bosentan compared with untreated patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Endothelial EPCR downregulation due to Fli1 deficiency may contribute to hypercoagulation status leading to tissue fibrosis and impaired peripheral circulation in SSc.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the potential contribution of EPCR to the development of SSc.
METHODS: EPCR expression was examined in skin samples and cultivated dermal microvascular endothelial cells by immunostaining, immunoblotting and/or quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Fli1, binding to the PROCR promoter, was assessed by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Serum EPCR levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 65 patients with SSc and 20 healthy subjects.
RESULTS: EPCR expression was decreased in dermal small vessels of SSc lesional skin compared with those of healthy control skin. Transcription factor Fli1, deficiency of which is implicated in SSc vasculopathy, occupied the PROCR promoter, and EPCR expression was suppressed in Fli1 small interfering RNA-treated endothelial cells and dermal small vessels of Fli1(+/-) mice. In patients with SSc, decreased serum EPCR levels were associated with diffuse skin involvement, interstitial lung disease and digital ulcers. Furthermore, serum EPCR levels inversely correlated with plasma levels of plasmin-α2-plasmin inhibitor complex (PIC). Importantly, bosentan significantly reversed circulating EPCR and PIC levels in patients with SSc, and the expression of Fli1 and EPCR in dermal small vessels was elevated in patients treated with bosentan compared with untreated patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Endothelial EPCR downregulation due to Fli1 deficiency may contribute to hypercoagulation status leading to tissue fibrosis and impaired peripheral circulation in SSc.
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