Amyloid beta-peptide spin trapping. II: Evidence for decomposition of the PBN spin adduct |
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| Authors: | K Hensley M Aksenova JM Carney M Harris DA Butterfield |
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| Affiliation: | First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | We investigated the effect of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) on proliferation of human arterial smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and its mechanisms of action. Low density lipoprotein (LDL), Lp(a) and apolipoprotein(a) (apo(a)) significantly stimulated the proliferation of SMCs. Lp(a) and apo(a) reduced the amount of active transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) with the mink lung epithelial cell bioassay, however LDL had no effect. Lp(a), but not apo(a), significantly stimulated the proliferation of SMCs even in the presence of a neutralizing antibody for TGF-beta. Our results suggest that Lp(a) stimulates the proliferation of SMCs via apo(a)-induced inhibition of TGF-beta activation and stimulation of SMCs by the LDL-particle of Lp(a). |
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