Low density lipoprotein stimulation of human macrophage proteoglycan secretion |
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Authors: | Lindholm Marie Wickström Nilsson Jan Moses Jonatan |
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Institution: | Department of Medicine, Lund University, Wallenberg Laboratory Plan 1, UMAS Ing. 46, 20502 Malm?, Sweden. |
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Abstract: | Lipoprotein trapping in arterial intima increases the risk for lipoprotein oxidation, foam cell formation, and inflammatory response in surrounding cells. Modified lipoproteins increase smooth muscle cell production of proteoglycans likely to retain lipoproteins in intimal extracellular matrix. We hypothesized that macrophage proteoglycan production is regulated in a similar manner, and characterized glycosaminoglycan side chains of secreted proteoglycans. Incubation with native low density lipoproteins (LDL) strongly stimulates total proteoglycan secretion in a time and concentration dependent manner. The main secretion product is small-sized (120 kDa) with unusually long galactosaminoglycan chains, predominantly chondroitin-6-O-sulfated. The effect appears specific for native LDL; oxidized LDL, very low density lipoproteins or phospholipid liposomes have only minor effects compared to control. These observations suggest that native LDL stimulate macrophages to secrete a chondroitin sulfate-rich proteoglycan moiety likely to have high capacity for vascular extracellular trapping of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins. |
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Keywords: | Macrophage Low density lipoprotein Proteoglycan Chondroitin sulfate |
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