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Effects of wild-type (Trp72) and mutant (Arg72) apolipoprotein(a) kringle IV-10 on the proliferation of human arterial smooth muscle cells

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CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
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5
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Key Word:
apolipoprotein(a);kringle;lysine binding;smooth muscle cell

Abstract: Objective To assess the atherogenicity of lipoprotein(a), the effect of the heterogeneity of lysine binding of apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)], a plasminogen-like glycoprotein component on the proliferation of human arterial smooth muscle cells (SMCs).Results Apo(a) wt-kringle IV-10 that has lysine binding properties possessed a growth-stimulating activity to SMCs on a dose-dependence manner by stimulating cells in the G1/G0 phase of cell cycle to S and G2/M phase, and reduced significantly the amounts of endogenous active TGF-β1 in culture when compared with the control medium and the GST group (2.4±0.5 vs 8.6±1.6 and 9.1±1.7 ng/ml, P<0.01). The growth-stimulating effect of apo(a) mut-kringle IV-10 deficient in lysine binding was negligible. Conclusions Apo(a) induces SMCs growth by inhibiting the activation of latent TGF-β1, an activity that may involve the ability of apo(a) kringle IV-10 to bind lysine. The mitogenic effect of apo(a) wt-kringle IV-10 on SMCs might play an active role in the atherogenic function of lipoprotein(a).

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