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ADAMTS-1 expression increases intimal hyperplasia and promotes atherogenesis via extracellular matrix cleavage.
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OBJECTIVE: We investigated the potential role of ADAMTS-1 (a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin motif type I) in atherogenesis. METHODS AND RESULTS: ADAMTS-1 is expressed at the highest levels in the aorta when compared with other human tissues examined. Immunolocalization studies in human aorta and coronary artery indicate that ADAMTS-1 expression is mainly seen at low levels in the medial layer, but upregulated in the intima when plaque is present. We found that ADAMTS-1 mRNA levels are significantly higher in proliferating/migrating cultured primary aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) compared with resting/confluent cells. Using the mouse carotid artery flow cessation model, we show that there are differences in vessel remodeling in ADAMTS-1 transgenic/apoE-deficient mice compared with apoE deficiency alone, particularly a significant increase in intimal hyperplasia. We show that ADAMTS-1 can cleave the large versican containing proteoglycan population purified from cultured human aortic VSMCs. Finally, using versican peptide substrates, we show data suggesting that ADAMTS-1 cleaves versican at multiple sites. CONCLUSIONS: We hypothesize that ADAMTS-1 may promote atherogenesis by cleaving extracellular matrix proteins such as versican and promoting VSMC migration.
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Jönsson‐Rylander et al. (2004) studied Atherosclerosis. ADAMTS-1 expression vs. ApoE deficiency alone or resting/confluent cells was evaluated on Vessel remodeling and intimal hyperplasia. ADAMTS-1 expression significantly increased intimal hyperplasia in a mouse model and may promote atherogenesis by cleaving extracellular matrix proteins such as versican.
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