The APOA1bp-SREBF-NOTCH axis is associated with reduced atherosclerosis risk in morbidly obese patients

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Atherosclerosis is characterized by an inflammatory disease linked to excessive lipid accumulation in the artery wall. The Notch signalling pathway has been shown to play a key regulatory role in the regulation of inflammation. Recently, in vitro and pre-clinical studies have shown that apolipoprotein A-I binding protein (AIBP) regulates cholesterol metabolism (SREBP) and NOTCH signalling (haematopoiesis) and may be protective against atherosclerosis, but the evidence in humans is scarce.

METHODS: We evaluated the APOA1bp-SREBF-NOTCH axis in association with atherosclerosis in two well-characterized cohorts of morbidly obese patients (n = 78) within the FLORINASH study, including liver transcriptomics, 1H NMR plasma metabolomics, high-resolution ultrasonography evaluating carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), and haematological parameters.

RESULTS: The liver expression levels of APOA1bp were associated with lower cIMT and leukocyte counts, a better plasma lipid profile and higher circulating levels of metabolites associated with lower risk of atherosclerosis (glycine, histidine and asparagine). Conversely, liver SREBF and NOTCH mRNAs were positively associated with atherosclerosis, liver steatosis, an unfavourable lipid profile, higher leukocytes and increased levels of metabolites linked to inflammation and CVD such as branched-chain amino acids and glycoproteins. APOA1bp and NOTCH signalling also had a strong association, as revealed by the negative correlations among APOA1bp expression levels and those of all NOTCH receptors and jagged ligands.

CONCLUSIONS: We here provide the first evidence in human liver of the putative APOA1bp-SREBF-NOTCH axis signalling pathway and its association with atherosclerosis and inflammation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

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Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 39(2020), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 3408-3418

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mayneris-Perxachs, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Puig, Josep [VerfasserIn]
Burcelin, Rémy [VerfasserIn]
Dumas, Marc-Emmanuel [VerfasserIn]
Barton, Richard H [VerfasserIn]
Hoyles, Lesley [VerfasserIn]
Federici, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Real, José-Manuel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4QD397987E
7006-34-0
Apolipoprotein A1 binding protein
Asparagine
Atherosclerosis
EC 5.1.-
Evaluation Study
Glycine
Haematopoiesis
Histidine
Inflammation
Journal Article
NAXE protein, human
NOTCH
RNA, Messenger
Racemases and Epimerases
Receptors, Notch
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SREBF
Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins
TE7660XO1C

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Date Completed 19.08.2021

Date Revised 19.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.clnu.2020.02.034

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NLM307860310