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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is recognized as an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Lp(a) consists of a LDL-like moiety with an additional glycoprotein, apo(a), linked to apolipoprotein B-100. Apo(a) has a high homology with plasminogen (Pg). In vivo, Pg is activated on a fibrin surface by tissue Pg activator (tPA). We prepared Lp(a) from plasma by sequential ultracentrifugation followed by lysine-sepharose affinity chromatography. We found that a changing (donor dependent) fraction of the Lp(a) did not bind to lysine-sepharose. This fraction, designated Lp(a)lys-, was further purified using gel filtration. Bound Lp(a) [Lp(a)lys+] was eluted with 0.2 M EACA. Apo(a) isoforms in both fractions were identical. In contrast Lp(a)lys+ inhibited Pg activation by tPA in vitro (IC50% 20 mg/l), whereas Lp(a)lys- did not. In addition Lp(a)lys- did not bind to CNBr-digested fibrinogen whereas Lp(a)lys+ did (Kd, app = 0.2 nM). Therefore we conclude that a changing donor dependent fraction of human plasma Lp(a) does not inhibit Pg activation in vitro and does not bind to CNBr-digested fibrinogen.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0340-6245
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
185-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Lysine-binding heterogeneity of Lp(a): consequences for fibrin binding and inhibition of plasminogen activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro