MIAT triggers inflammation and macrophage activity in advanced atherosclerotic lesions. A, Expression of MIAT in human monocyte-derived macrophages on MIAT knockdown (KD). B, Uptake of florescence-labeled oxLDL in human monocyte-derived macrophages on MIAT KD monitored through live-cell imaging and analyzed by 1-way ANOVA. C, Expression of MIAT in human monocyte-derived macrophages on stimulation with oxLDL. D and E, Expression of MIAT in THP1-derived macrophages stimulated with LPS (D) or IL4 (E). F, Immunostaining of NF-κB in human monocyte-derived macrophages on oxLDL stimulation with or without MIAT KD. Quantification is shown on the right side. G, Binding of endogenous MIAT to NFKB2/p52/p100 in THP1 cells. MIAT expression in THP1 cells was triggered by oxLDL stimulation and immunoprecipitation with NFKB2/p52/p100 or control IgG performed. MIAT or GAPDH (as unrelated target) enrichment in NFKB2 IP fraction were quantified with real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Data were analyzed by Student t test (A, C–E, G), AUC (B), or Mann-Whitney U test (F). Bar=50 µm. **P<0.01; ***P<0.001; ****P<0.0001. ctrl indicates control; DAPI, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IL4, interleukin 4; IP, immunoprecipitation; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; NF-κB, Nuclear Factor κ-light-chain enhancer of activated B cells; oxLDL, oxidized low-density lipoprotein; and Rel., relative.