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  • Title: Effects of fibrate compounds on expression of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 by cultured endothelial cells.
    Author: Nilsson L, Takemura T, Eriksson P, Hamsten A.
    Journal: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol; 1999 Jun; 19(6):1577-81. PubMed ID: 10364093.
    Abstract:
    The consistent positive correlation between triglyceride and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) levels in plasma and the fact that very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) induces secretion of PAI-1 from cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and human hepatoblastoma cells have raised the question of whether fibrate treatment, the main effect of which is a profound lowering of plasma concentrations of VLDL, might improve fibrinolytic function by reducing the plasma levels of PAI-1. However, the findings of controlled clinical trials using various fibrate compounds have been discrepant. ECs express PAI-1 under normal conditions in humans. We therefore examined the effects of several fibrate compounds on PAI-1 expression and secretion by cultured HUVECs and the HUVEC-derived cell line EA.hy926. All fibrate compounds examined had significant effects on PAI-1 gene transcription in the EA.hy926 cells. Low concentrations of clofibric acid and bezafibrate increased PAI-1 transcription and secretion, whereas Wy-14643 increased PAI-1 synthesis in a dose-dependent way. In contrast, both fenofibric acid and gemfibrozil markedly decreased PAI-1 transcription and secretion from HUVECs and EA.hy926 cells. Thus, stimulation of the transcriptional activity of the PAI-1 gene by some fibrates is linked to increased secretion of PAI-1 protein by the cells, whereas the opposite effects occur with other fibrate compounds. Whether the different effects on PAI-1 transcription and secretion by ECs in vitro also reflect differences in treatment effects on the regulation of plasma PAI-1 activity in vivo will have to be determined in larger-scale, controlled clinical trials.
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