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Table 5 The role of PKC isoforms in diabetic atherosclerosis

From: PKCδ regulates the vascular biology in diabetic atherosclerosis

PKC isoforms

Working model

Pathophysiological processes

PKCα

PAECs

Increases endothelial permeability [133]

PKCα

A7r5 rat aortic VSMCs, human umbilical artery VSMCs, human aortic VSMCs

Inhibits serum withdrawal-induced VSMCs apoptosis [83]

PKCα

RAW 264.7, THP-1

Increases monocytes/macrophages-mediated inflammation [88, 97, 134]

PKCβ

Diabetic patients, capillary BRECs, BRPs

Increases vasoconstriction [30]

Inhibits vasodilation [135]

PKCβ

BAECs, HAECs, HUVECs

Increases endothelial VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 expression, enhances plaque formation, complexity, and cholesterol content [137]

PKCβ

Human VSMCs

Mediates thrombin-stimulated VSMCs migration [72]

PKCβ

A7r5 rat aortic VSMCs, human umbilical artery VSMCs, human aortic VSMCs

Inhibits serum withdrawal-induced VSMCs apoptosis [83]

PKCβ

THP-1 cells, Raw 264.7, U937, diabetic ApoE-null mice

Increases monocytes/macrophages-mediated inflammation [134, 136, 137, 139]

PKCβ

Diabetic rats

Increases macrophages recruitment and ICAM-1 and MCP-1 protein expression in the kidney [138]

PKCδ

Capillary BRECs, BRPs, HUVECs, diabetic rats

Increases vasoconstriction [14, 29, 30]

Inhibits vasodilation [13]

PKCδ

HRMECs, diabetic mice

Increases endothelial permeability [19]

PKCδ

HAECs, ECV 304, aortic segments from old mice

Mediates NADPH oxidase-dependent oxidant stress [42]

PKCδ

HUVECs

Increases endothelial apoptosis

PKCδ

Rat aortic VSMCs, human VSMCs

Promotes VSMCs migration and proliferation

PKCδ

Human VSMCs

Mediates thrombin-stimulated VSMCs migration [72]

PKCδ

RAW 264.7, THP-1, diabetic rats

Increases monocytes/macrophages-mediated inflammation [86, 88, 97]

PKCδ

Diabetic ApoE-null mice

Increases macrophages apoptosis and decreases their proliferation, alleviates plaque progression and splenomegaly [85]

PKCδ

Tsc1- null MEFs

Increases LDLR expression [115]

  1. PAECs Porcine aortic endothelial cells, BRECs Bovine retinal endothelial cells, BRPs Bovine retinal pericytes, BAECs Bovine aortic endothelial cells, HAECs Human aortic endothelial cells, HUVECs Human umbilical vein endothelial cells, ICAM-1 Intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1, VCAM-1 Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, HRMECs Human retina microvascular endothelial cells, NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, MEFs Mouse embryonic fibroblasts, LDLR Low density lipoprotein receptor