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ArticleJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2010

Innate immune proteins C1q and mannan-binding lectin enhance clearance of atherogenic lipoproteins by human monocytes and macrophages.

Deborah A Fraser, Andrea J Tenner

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Article in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Glucan and Mannan-Two Peas in a Pod.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Deborah A FraserDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Institute for Immunology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. fraserd@uci.edu
Andrea J Tenner
University of California, Irvine · US

Funding

ZOVIRAX CREAM TO TREAT HERPES LABIALIS IN ADOLESCENTSM01RR000827 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHANG, R JEFFREY · 1985 to 2010
$74.3M
INTERACTION OF CLQ ON PHAGOCYTIC CELLSR01AI041090 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI TENNER, ANDREA JOAN · 1996 to 2010
$3.1M
NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR000827NCRR NIH HHS M01RR00827NIAID NIH HHS AI41090NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI041090
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is characterized by the accumulation of modified lipoproteins in the arterial intima. C1q and mannan-binding lectin (MBL) are not only recognition components involved in activation of inflammation via the complement cascade, but they are also able to directly modulate phagocyte activation. Studies in C1q(-/-) and MBL(-/-) mice suggest that these molecules play a protective role in the early atherosclerotic lesion in the absence of, or prior to, expression of other complement components. However, in later stages, complement activation becomes an inappropriate inflammatory response, contributing to disease pathology. Therefore, to investigate possible molecular interactions of C1q and MBL in atherosclerotic lesions, we examined the influence of C1q and MBL in the clearance of native and modified lipoproteins by human monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages. Both C1q and MBL are shown to bind and enhance the monocyte/monocyte-derived macrophage clearance of modified forms of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), including oxidized LDL and acetylated LDL, but not native LDL. Modified forms of LDL activate the classical complement pathway, but no lectin pathway activation was detected. Interestingly, monocytes that ingested modified LDL in the presence of C1q or MBL upregulated surface CD80 and CD31, as well as CCL2 chemokine gene expression. However, C1q and MBL also significantly reduced levels of free cholesterol accumulation in monocytes and human monocyte-derived macrophages that ingested oxidized LDL, while enhancing high-density lipoprotein-specific cholesterol efflux from these cells. These results suggest a novel pathway in which C1q and MBL influence removal and metabolism of atherogenic forms of LDL in the early stages of atherosclerosis.

Indexed as

AtherosclerosisCell SeparationComplement ActivationComplement C1qFlow CytometryGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunity, InnateLipoproteinsMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMannose-Binding LectinMonocytesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionComplement C1qLipoproteinsMannose-Binding Lectin

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PMID20833838
PMCPMC3334294
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