Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) Regulates Macrophage Cytotoxicity in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) Regulates Macrophage Cytotoxicity in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

AIMS In abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), macrophages are detected in the proximity of aortic smooth muscle cells (SMCs). We have previously demonstrated in a murine model of AAA that apoptotic SMCs attract monocytes and other leukocytes by producing MCP-1. Here we tested whether infiltrating macrophages also directly contribute to SMC apoptosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Using a SMC/RAW264.7 macrop...

Urinary Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) in Renal Transplant Recipients: Implications in Proteinuric Patients

Background: After the first year of transplantation chronic allograft nephropathy is the most important cause of renal graft loss and hypertension and proteinuria occur commonly. In native nephropathies, proteinuria and progression to renal failure are linked and renal tubulo-interstitial fibrosis determines prognosis. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a powerful chemokine promoting...

The detection and localization of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in human ovarian cancer.

Chemokines may control the macrophage infiltrate found in many solid tumors. In human ovarian cancer, in situ hybridization detected mRNA for the macrophage chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in 16/17 serous carcinomas, 4/4 mucinous carcinomas, 2/2 endometrioid carcinomas, and 1/3 borderline tumors. In serous tumors, mRNA expression mainly localized to the epithelial areas, as...

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Synthesis

The Role of MCP-1(Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1) in Restenosis

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a monomeric polypeptide with a low molecular weight that its major activity is associated with monocytes. The polypeptide causes the expression of e-selectin and the infiltration of monocytes into the subendothelial space by inducing a lasting impact on monocytes. MCP-1 activity also activates monocytes and the express of tissue factor (TF), superox...