Abstract
Background Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor in CKD. The liver clears triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRL) via LDL receptor (LDLR), LDLR-related protein-1 (LRP-1), and heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs), mostly syndecan-1. HSPGs also facilitate LDLR degradation by proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). Progressive renal failure affects the structure and activity of hepatic lipoprotein receptors, PCSK9, and plasma cholesterol.
Methods Uninephrectomy- and aging-induced CKD in normotensive Wistar rats and hypertensive Munich-Wistar-Fromter (MWF) rats.
Results Compared with 22-week-old sex- and strain-matched rats, 48-week-old uninephrectomized Wistar-CKD and MWF-CKD rats showed proteinuria, increased plasma creatinine, and hypercholesterolemia (all P
Conclusions Progressive CKD induces hepatic HS elongation, leading to increased interaction with PCSK9. This might reduce hepatic lipoprotein uptake and thereby induce dyslipidemia in CKD. Therefore, PCSK9/HS may be a novel target to control dyslipidemia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1371-1388 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun-2021 |
Keywords
- CHRONIC KIDNEY-DISEASE
- DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR
- MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HEPARIN
- SMOOTH-MUSCLE-CELLS
- UP-REGULATION
- PLASMA PCSK9
- CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE
- GENE-EXPRESSION
- POOLED ANALYSIS
- PROTEOGLYCANS