Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effect

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Lipszyc, P.; Cremaschi, Graciela Alicia; Zorrilla Zubilete, María Aurelia; Aon Bertolino, María Laura; Capani, Francisco; Genaro, Ana Maria; Wald, Miriam Ruth
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2013
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The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis includes the assignment of a critical role to cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage and to pro-inflammatory cytokines. Niacin is known to improve lipid metabolism and to produce beneficial modification of cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of this work was to investigate if Niacin is able to modulate pro-inflammatory cytokine production in macrophages in a murine model of atherosclerosis. For this purpose C57Bl/6J mice fed with atherogenic diet (AGD) or with conventional chow diet were used. The AGD group showed an increase in body weight and in total plasma cholesterol, with no differences in triglyceride or HDL levels. Lesions in arterial walls were observed. The characterization of Niacin receptor showed an increase in the receptor number of macrophages from the AGD group. Macrophages from control and AGD animals treated in vitro with an inflammatory stimulus showed elevated levels of IL-6, IL-1 and TNF-α, that were even higher in macrophages from AGD mice. Niacin was able to decrease the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in stimulated macrophages. Similar effect of Niacin was observed in an in vivo model of inflammation. These results show an attenuating inflammatory mechanism for this therapeutic agent and would point out its potential action in plaque stabilization and in the prevention of atherosclerosis progression. Furthermore, the present results provide the basis for future studies on the potential contribution of Niacin to antiinflammatory therapies.
Fil: Lipszyc, P.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;
Fil: Cremaschi, Graciela Alicia. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos; Argentina;
Fil: Zorrilla Zubilete, María Aurelia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;
Fil: Aon Bertolino, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas (i); Argentina;
Fil: Capani, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas (i); Argentina;
Fil: Genaro, Ana Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos; Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;
Fil: Wald, Miriam Ruth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos; Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;
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Nicotinic acid receptor
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation
Niacin
Macrophages
Pro-inflammatory cytokine
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spelling Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effectLipszyc, P.Cremaschi, Graciela AliciaZorrilla Zubilete, María AureliaAon Bertolino, María LauraCapani, FranciscoGenaro, Ana MariaWald, Miriam RuthNicotinic acid receptorAtherosclerosisInflammationNiacinMacrophagesPro-inflammatory cytokinehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis includes the assignment of a critical role to cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage and to pro-inflammatory cytokines. Niacin is known to improve lipid metabolism and to produce beneficial modification of cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of this work was to investigate if Niacin is able to modulate pro-inflammatory cytokine production in macrophages in a murine model of atherosclerosis. For this purpose C57Bl/6J mice fed with atherogenic diet (AGD) or with conventional chow diet were used. The AGD group showed an increase in body weight and in total plasma cholesterol, with no differences in triglyceride or HDL levels. Lesions in arterial walls were observed. The characterization of Niacin receptor showed an increase in the receptor number of macrophages from the AGD group. Macrophages from control and AGD animals treated in vitro with an inflammatory stimulus showed elevated levels of IL-6, IL-1 and TNF-α, that were even higher in macrophages from AGD mice. Niacin was able to decrease the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in stimulated macrophages. Similar effect of Niacin was observed in an in vivo model of inflammation. These results show an attenuating inflammatory mechanism for this therapeutic agent and would point out its potential action in plaque stabilization and in the prevention of atherosclerosis progression. Furthermore, the present results provide the basis for future studies on the potential contribution of Niacin to antiinflammatory therapies.Fil: Lipszyc, P.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;Fil: Cremaschi, Graciela Alicia. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos; Argentina;Fil: Zorrilla Zubilete, María Aurelia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;Fil: Aon Bertolino, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas (i); Argentina;Fil: Capani, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas (i); Argentina;Fil: Genaro, Ana Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos; Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;Fil: Wald, Miriam Ruth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos; Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;Betham2013-09-20info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/1858Lipszyc, P.; Cremaschi, Graciela Alicia; Zorrilla Zubilete, María Aurelia; Aon Bertolino, María Laura; Capani, Francisco; et al.; Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effect; Betham; Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal; 7; 20-9-2013; 90-981874-1924enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://benthamopen.com/contents/pdf/TOCMJ/TOCMJ-7-90.pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805984/pdf/TOCMJ-7-90.pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi:10.2174/1874192401307010090info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:16:47Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/1858instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:16:47.796CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effect
title Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effect
spellingShingle Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effect
Lipszyc, P.
Nicotinic acid receptor
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation
Niacin
Macrophages
Pro-inflammatory cytokine
title_short Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effect
title_full Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effect
title_fullStr Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effect
title_full_unstemmed Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effect
title_sort Niacin modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. A potential mechanism involved in its anti-atherosclerotic effect
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lipszyc, P.
Cremaschi, Graciela Alicia
Zorrilla Zubilete, María Aurelia
Aon Bertolino, María Laura
Capani, Francisco
Genaro, Ana Maria
Wald, Miriam Ruth
author Lipszyc, P.
author_facet Lipszyc, P.
Cremaschi, Graciela Alicia
Zorrilla Zubilete, María Aurelia
Aon Bertolino, María Laura
Capani, Francisco
Genaro, Ana Maria
Wald, Miriam Ruth
author_role author
author2 Cremaschi, Graciela Alicia
Zorrilla Zubilete, María Aurelia
Aon Bertolino, María Laura
Capani, Francisco
Genaro, Ana Maria
Wald, Miriam Ruth
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Nicotinic acid receptor
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation
Niacin
Macrophages
Pro-inflammatory cytokine
topic Nicotinic acid receptor
Atherosclerosis
Inflammation
Niacin
Macrophages
Pro-inflammatory cytokine
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis includes the assignment of a critical role to cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage and to pro-inflammatory cytokines. Niacin is known to improve lipid metabolism and to produce beneficial modification of cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of this work was to investigate if Niacin is able to modulate pro-inflammatory cytokine production in macrophages in a murine model of atherosclerosis. For this purpose C57Bl/6J mice fed with atherogenic diet (AGD) or with conventional chow diet were used. The AGD group showed an increase in body weight and in total plasma cholesterol, with no differences in triglyceride or HDL levels. Lesions in arterial walls were observed. The characterization of Niacin receptor showed an increase in the receptor number of macrophages from the AGD group. Macrophages from control and AGD animals treated in vitro with an inflammatory stimulus showed elevated levels of IL-6, IL-1 and TNF-α, that were even higher in macrophages from AGD mice. Niacin was able to decrease the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in stimulated macrophages. Similar effect of Niacin was observed in an in vivo model of inflammation. These results show an attenuating inflammatory mechanism for this therapeutic agent and would point out its potential action in plaque stabilization and in the prevention of atherosclerosis progression. Furthermore, the present results provide the basis for future studies on the potential contribution of Niacin to antiinflammatory therapies.
Fil: Lipszyc, P.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;
Fil: Cremaschi, Graciela Alicia. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos; Argentina;
Fil: Zorrilla Zubilete, María Aurelia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;
Fil: Aon Bertolino, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas (i); Argentina;
Fil: Capani, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas (i); Argentina;
Fil: Genaro, Ana Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos; Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;
Fil: Wald, Miriam Ruth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos; Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina;
description The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis includes the assignment of a critical role to cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage and to pro-inflammatory cytokines. Niacin is known to improve lipid metabolism and to produce beneficial modification of cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of this work was to investigate if Niacin is able to modulate pro-inflammatory cytokine production in macrophages in a murine model of atherosclerosis. For this purpose C57Bl/6J mice fed with atherogenic diet (AGD) or with conventional chow diet were used. The AGD group showed an increase in body weight and in total plasma cholesterol, with no differences in triglyceride or HDL levels. Lesions in arterial walls were observed. The characterization of Niacin receptor showed an increase in the receptor number of macrophages from the AGD group. Macrophages from control and AGD animals treated in vitro with an inflammatory stimulus showed elevated levels of IL-6, IL-1 and TNF-α, that were even higher in macrophages from AGD mice. Niacin was able to decrease the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in stimulated macrophages. Similar effect of Niacin was observed in an in vivo model of inflammation. These results show an attenuating inflammatory mechanism for this therapeutic agent and would point out its potential action in plaque stabilization and in the prevention of atherosclerosis progression. Furthermore, the present results provide the basis for future studies on the potential contribution of Niacin to antiinflammatory therapies.
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