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ArticleArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology2018

Serum Amyloid A Is an Exchangeable Apolipoprotein.

Patricia G Wilson, Joel C Thompson, Preetha Shridas, Patrick J McNamara, Maria C de Beer, Frederick C de Beer, Nancy R Webb, Lisa R Tannock

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Article in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Patricia G WilsonFrom the Department of Veterans Affairs, Lexington, KY (P.G.W., J.C.T., N.R.W., L.R.T.).
Joel C ThompsonFrom the Department of Veterans Affairs, Lexington, KY (P.G.W., J.C.T., N.R.W., L.R.T.).
Preetha ShridasDepartment of Internal Medicine (P.S., F.C.d.B., L.R.T.).
Patrick J McNamaraCollege of Medicine and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (P.J.M.), College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Maria C de BeerDepartment of Physiology (M.C.d.B.).
Frederick C de BeerDepartment of Internal Medicine (P.S., F.C.d.B., L.R.T.).
Nancy R WebbFrom the Department of Veterans Affairs, Lexington, KY (P.G.W., J.C.T., N.R.W., L.R.T.).
Lisa R TannockFrom the Department of Veterans Affairs, Lexington, KY (P.G.W., J.C.T., N.R.W., L.R.T.).
Cardiovascular Research Center · BRIowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center · US

Funding

The role of IKKß in linking obesity to adipose tissue inflammation and adipogeneP20GM103527 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI CASSIS, LISA A · 2012 to 2017
$13.7M
Pilot Projects ProgramP30GM127211 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI CASSIS, LISA A · 2018 to 2022
$5.7M
Serum Amyloid A, Inflammasome Activation, and Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsR01HL134731 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI DE BEER, FREDERICK C., WEBB, NANCY R · 2017 to 2020
$2.1M
HDL Remodeling in Metabolic SyndromeI01CX000773 · VA · VA MEDICAL CENTER - LEXINGTON, KY · PI WEBB, NANCY R · 2014 to 2017
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The association of SAA with apoB lipoproteins affects cardiovascular riskI01CX000975 · VA · VA MEDICAL CENTER - LEXINGTON, KY · PI TANNOCK, LISA R · 2014 to 2017
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CSRD VA I01 CX000773CSRD VA I01 CX000975NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL134731NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103527NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM127211
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective- SAA (serum amyloid A) is a family of acute-phase reactants that have proinflammatory and proatherogenic activities. SAA is more lipophilic than apoA-I (apolipoprotein A-I), and during an acute-phase response, <10% of plasma SAA is found lipid-free. In most reports, SAA is found exclusively associated with high-density lipoprotein; however, we and others have reported SAA on apoB (apolipoprotein B)-containing lipoproteins in both mice and humans. The goal of this study was to determine whether SAA is an exchangeable apolipoprotein. Approach and Results- Delipidated human SAA was incubated with SAA-free human lipoproteins; then, samples were reisolated by fast protein liquid chromatography, and SAA analyzed by ELISA and immunoblot. Both in vitro and in vivo, we show that SAA associates with any lipoprotein and does not remain in a lipid-free form. Although SAA is preferentially found on high-density lipoprotein, it can exchange between lipoproteins. In the presence of CETP (cholesterol ester transfer protein), there is greater exchange of SAA between lipoproteins. Subjects with diabetes mellitus, but not those with metabolic syndrome, showed altered SAA lipoprotein distribution postprandially. Proteoglycan-mediated lipoprotein retention is thought to be an underlying mechanism for atherosclerosis development. SAA has a proteoglycan-binding domain. Lipoproteins containing SAA had increased proteoglycan binding compared with SAA-free lipoproteins. Conclusions- Thus, SAA is an exchangeable apolipoprotein and increases apoB-containing lipoproteins' proteoglycan binding. We and others have previously reported the presence of SAA on low-density lipoprotein in individuals with obesity, diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome. We propose that the presence of SAA on apoB-containing lipoproteins may contribute to cardiovascular disease development in these populations.

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AgedAnimalsApolipoprotein B-100ApolipoproteinsCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansLipoproteins, HDLMaleMetabolic SyndromeMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Knockout, ApoEMiddle AgedObesityPostprandial PeriodAPOB protein, humanApolipoprotein B-100ApolipoproteinsCETP protein, humanCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsLipoproteins, HDLProteoglycansSerum Amyloid A Proteinapolipoproteinsatherosclerosisinflammationmetabolic syndromemodels, animal

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PMID29976766
PMCPMC6202200
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