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BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
卷 99, 期 1, 页码 109-116出版社
CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2020-0141
关键词
lactoferrin; low-density lipoproteins; myeloperoxidase; halogenative stress; cholesterol; atherosclerosis
资金
- Russian Foundation for Basic Research [17-04-00530, 18-015-00241, MD-1901.2020.4]
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) interacts with low-density lipoproteins (LDL), leading to atherosclerosis, while lactoferrin (LF) has the potential to inhibit this process, making it a potential therapy for atherosclerosis.
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a unique heme-containing peroxidase that can catalyze the formation of hypochlorous acid (HOCl). The strong interaction of MPO with low-density lipoproteins (LDL) promotes proatherogenic modification of LDL by HOCl. The MPO-modified LDL (Mox-LDL) accumulate in macrophages, resulting in the formation of foam cells, which is the pathognomonic symptom of atherosclerosis. A promising approach to prophylaxis and atherosclerosis therapy is searching for remedies that prevent the modification or accumulation of LDL in macrophages. Lactoferrin (LF) has several application points in obesity pathogenesis. We aimed to study LF binding to Mox-LDL and their accumulation in monocytes transformed into macrophages. Using surface plasmon resonance and ELISA techniques, we observed no LF interaction with intact LDL, whereas Mox-LDL strongly interacted with LF. The affinity of Mox-LDL to LF increased with the degree of oxidative modification of LDL. Moreover, an excess of MPO did not prevent interaction of Mox-LDL with LF. LF inhibits accumulation of cholesterol in macrophages exposed to Mox-LDL. The results obtained reinforce the notion of LF potency as a remedy against atherosclerosis.
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