The intrinsic complement regulator decay-accelerating factor modulates the biological response to vascular injury

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Objective: To investigate whether the presence of decay-accelerating factor (or CD55), an intrinsic complement regulator, protects against the development of vascular disease, given that complement activation can affect leukocytes and platelets. Methods and results: Leukocyte-platelet complexes are critical for the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and restenosis; however, the mechanism by which these processes promote vascular injury is incompletely defined. We performed femoral artery wire injury in Daf1-/- mice and their wild-type controls. Leukocyte accumulation, cellular proliferation, and neointimal thickening were enhanced in Daf1-/- mice versus wild-type mice. Deficiency of either the C3a or the C5a receptor, respectively, reversed the increased vascular inflammation, cellular proliferation, and neointimal formation in Daf1-/- mice. Conclusion: Decay-accelerating factor control of C3a and C5a generation and prevention of the binding of these activation fragments to the C3a and C5a receptors are critical for the biological response to vascular injury. Targeting the C3a and C5a receptors may be useful for the prevention of neointimal hyperplasia. © 2010 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Sakuma, M., Morooka, T., Wang, Y., Shi, C., Croce, K., Gao, H., … Simon, D. I. (2010). The intrinsic complement regulator decay-accelerating factor modulates the biological response to vascular injury. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 30(6), 1196–1202. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.205559

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