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Fujikawa T, Ohara M, Kohata Y, Nagaike H, Fukase A, Osaka N, Yashima H, Sato N, Kushima H, Shinmura K, Takahashi Y, Hiromura M, Terasaki M, Mori Y, Fukui T, Matsui T, Hirano T, Yamagishi SI. Glucose Variability is Independently Correlated with Serum Level of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Ther 2021; 12:827-842. [PMID: 33586119 PMCID: PMC7947132 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-021-01008-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) may play a role in cardiometabolic disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate which biochemical and clinical parameters are independently associated with serum PEDF levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 124 patients with T2DM who underwent continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and blood chemistry analysis, including the diacron-reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs) test and serum PEDF measurement (study 1). Then we investigated whether the changes in the studied biochemical and clinical parameters after 24 weeks of treatment (Δparameters) with anti-hyperglycemic agents, including sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists, and/or insulin and anti-hypertensive drugs and statins, were independently correlated with change in PEDF (ΔPEDF) in 52 of the patients with T2DM for whom there was sufficient serum samples to perform the post-treatment analysis (study 2). Serum levels of PEDF were measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. CGM metrics were calculated on days 2 and 3. Oxidative stress was evaluated using the d-ROMs test. RESULTS Body mass index (BMI), triglycerides, fasting C-peptide, mean amplitude of glycemic excursions (MAGE), urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), and d-ROMs were positively associated with serum PEDF level, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were inversely associated with serum PEDF level. Because these parameters were correlated with each other, multivariate stepwise analysis was performed: eGFR, HDL-C, BMI, MAGE, and UACR remained significant (R2 = 0.452). Furthermore, ΔMAGE and Δd-ROMs were positively correlated with ΔPEDF in study 2. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that MAGE may be independently correlated with elevations in serum PEDF level in patients with T2DM.
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- Tomoki Fujikawa
- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Anti-Glycation Research Section, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Diabetes Center, Ebina General Hospital, Ebina, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yamagishi SI, Koga Y, Sotokawauchi A, Hashizume N, Fukahori S, Matsui T, Yagi M. Therapeutic Potential of Pigment Epithelium-derived Factor in Cancer. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 25:313-324. [PMID: 30892156 DOI: 10.2174/1381612825666190319112106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is one of the serine protease inhibitors with multifunctional properties, which is produced by various types of organs and tissues. There is an accumulating body of evidence that PEDF plays an important role in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. Indeed, PEDF not only works as an endogenous inhibitor of angiogenesis, but also suppresses oxidative stress, inflammatory and thrombotic reactions in cell culture systems, animal models, and humans. Furthermore, we, along with others, have found that PEDF inhibits proliferation of, and induces apoptotic cell death in, numerous kinds of tumors. In addition, circulating as well as tumor expression levels of PEDF have been inversely associated with tumor growth and metastasis. These observations suggest that supplementation of PEDF proteins and/or enhancement of endogenous PEDF expression could be a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of cancer. Therefore, in this paper, we review the effects of PEDF on diverse types of cancer, and discuss its therapeutic perspectives.
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- Sho-Ichi Yamagishi
- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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Yoshida T, Akiba J, Matsui T, Nakamura K, Hisamoto T, Abe M, Ikezono Y, Wada F, Iwamoto H, Nakamura T, Koga H, Yamagishi SI, Torimura T. Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor (PEDF) Prevents Hepatic Fat Storage, Inflammation, and Fibrosis in Dietary Steatohepatitis of Mice. Dig Dis Sci 2017; 62:1527-1536. [PMID: 28365916 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-017-4550-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) has been shown to be a potent inhibitor of inflammation through its anti-oxidative property. Since oxidative response is considered to play the pivotal role of the development and progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), it is conceivable that PEDF may play a protective role against NASH. In this study, we examined whether administration of PEDF slowed the progression of NASH in mice models. METHODS Mice were fed methionine- and choline-deficient (MCD) diet with or without intramuscular administration of adenovirus-expressing PEDF (Ad-PEDF). Effects of PEDF administration on NASH were histologically and biochemically evaluated. RESULTS Administration of Ad-PEDF significantly decreased hepatic fat storage as well as serum levels of ALT in MCD diet-fed mice. Dihydroethidium staining showed that MCD diet-triggered oxidative stress was reduced in the liver of Ad-PEDF-administered mice compared to that of PBS- or Ad-LacZ-administered mice. Activation of Kupffer cells and hepatic fibrosis was also inhibited by Ad-PEDF administration. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR revealed that MCD diet up-regulated expressions of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, TGF-β, collagen-1, and collagen-3 mRNA, which were also attenuated with Ad-PEDF administration, whereas MCD diet-induced down-regulation of expressions of PPAR-γ mRNA was restored with Ad-PEDF administration. Furthermore, immunoblotting analysis showed that MCD diet-induced up-regulation of NADPH oxidase components was significantly decreased in Ad-PEDF-administered mice. CONCLUSIONS The present results demonstrated for the first time that PEDF could slow the development and progression of steatohepatitis through the suppression of steatosis and inflammatory response in MCD diet-fed mice. Our study suggests that PEDF supplementation may be a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of NASH.
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- Takafumi Yoshida
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan. .,Liver Cancer Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume Clinical Pharmacology Clinic, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan.
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.,Liver Cancer Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume Clinical Pharmacology Clinic, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.,Liver Cancer Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume Clinical Pharmacology Clinic, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.,Liver Cancer Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume Clinical Pharmacology Clinic, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.,Liver Cancer Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume Clinical Pharmacology Clinic, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.,Liver Cancer Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume Clinical Pharmacology Clinic, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.,Liver Cancer Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume Clinical Pharmacology Clinic, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.,Liver Cancer Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume Clinical Pharmacology Clinic, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.,Liver Cancer Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume Clinical Pharmacology Clinic, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
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Ramboer E, Vanhaecke T, Rogiers V, Vinken M. Immortalized Human Hepatic Cell Lines for In Vitro Testing and Research Purposes. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1250:53-76. [PMID: 26272134 PMCID: PMC4579543 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2074-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The ubiquitous shortage of primary human hepatocytes has urged the scientific community to search for alternative cell sources, such as immortalized hepatic cell lines. Over the years, several human hepatic cell lines have been produced, whether or not using a combination of viral oncogenes and human telomerase reverse transcriptase protein. Conditional approaches for hepatocyte immortalization have also been established and allow generation of growth-controlled cell lines. A variety of immortalized human hepatocytes have already proven useful as tools for liver-based in vitro testing and fundamental research purposes. The present chapter describes currently applied immortalization strategies and provides an overview of the actually available immortalized human hepatic cell lines and their in vitro applications.
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- Eva Ramboer
- Department of In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, Brussels, 1090, Belgium,
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Terawaki H, Yamagishi SI, Funakoshi Y, Matsuyama Y, Terada T, Nakayama K, Ogura M, Hosoya T, Ito S, Era S, Nakayama M. Pigment epithelium-derived factor as a new predictor of mortality among chronic kidney disease patients treated with hemodialysis. Ther Apher Dial 2013; 17:625-30. [PMID: 24330558 DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.12020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) plays a protective role against atherosclerosis. Although serum PEDF level is increased in patients undergoing regular hemodialysis (HD), the pathophysiological role of PEDF in HD patients is unknown. We measured serum PEDF levels in 74 HD patients, and the association between serum PEDF and adverse events such as all-cause death and cardiovascular accident was evaluated prospectively. During the follow up of 45.4 ± 25.1 months, 24 patients (32.4%) experienced cardiovascular accident and 18 (24.3%) died. Significantly higher incidences of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular accident were observed in the lower PEDF group than in the higher PEDF group. After adjusting for propensity score calculated from multiple confounding factors (age, gender, systolic blood pressure, history of previous cardiovascular disease, level of carbonyl content, albumin, hemoglobin, total cholesterol, creatinine, C-reactive protein, dialysis vintage, Kt/V-urea and history of diabetes), lower predialytic PEDF was a significant risk factor for all-cause mortality (relative hazard = 6.060, standard error = 0.68467, P = 0.0085). Lower levels of predialytic PEDF was associated with an increased risk of mortality.
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- Hiroyuki Terawaki
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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Serum pigment epithelium-derived factor levels are independently correlated with the presence of coronary artery disease. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2013; 12:56. [PMID: 23547730 PMCID: PMC3626632 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-12-56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) has been proved to be closely correlated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components that are all risk factors of cardiovascular disease and may play a protective role against vascular injury and atherosclerosis. The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between serum PEDF and coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods A total of 312 consecutive in-patients (including 228 with CAD and 197 with MetS) who underwent coronary angiography were enrolled. Serum PEDF was measured by sandwich enzyme immunoassay and used to carry out multivariate stepwise regression analysis to assess correlation with patient demographic and clinical parameters. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors independently correlated with CAD. Results Patients with MetS had significantly higher levels of serum PEDF than non-MetS subjects (11.1(8.2, 14.2) vs. 10.1(7.6, 12.4) μg/mL; P < 0.05). Patients with CAD also had significantly higher serum PEDF than non-CAD subjects (11.0(8.1, 14.2) vs. 10.3(8.1, 12.8) μg/mL; P < 0.05). Triglyceride (TG), C-reactive protein (CRP), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and hypoglycemic therapy were independently correlated with serum PEDF levels, and serum PEDF was independently positively correlated with CAD. Conclusions Serum PEDF levels are independently positively associated with CAD in a Chinese population. Elevated PEDF may act as a protective response against vascular damage and subsequent CAD.
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Rychli K, Niessner A, Hohensinner PJ, Mahdy Ali K, Kaun C, Neuhold S, Zorn G, Richter B, Hülsmann M, Berger R, Mörtl D, Huber K, Maurer G, Pacher R, Wojta J. Prognostic value of pigment epithelium-derived factor in patients with advanced heart failure. Chest 2010; 138:656-64. [PMID: 20435653 DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-2739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Whereas angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from preexisting vessels, may be beneficial in restoring failing myocardium, apoptosis may contribute to the progression of heart failure (HF). We investigated the role of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), a recently discovered antiangiogenic factor with additional proapoptotic effects, in patients with advanced HF. METHODS We assayed PEDF levels in 351 patients with advanced HF at baseline. During the median follow-up time of 16 months, 50% of patients experienced the composite end point of rehospitalization and/or death. RESULTS The risk of a clinical event increased with concentrations of the antiangiogenic marker PEDF, with a 1.94-fold higher risk in the third tertile compared with the first tertile (95% CI, 1.33-2.84). This association remained significant after adjustment for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and other risk factors in a Cox regression model (P = .015). Experimental data revealed that PEDF may contribute to the progression of HF by inducing apoptosis in human cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts via activation of caspase 3. CONCLUSIONS We suggest a role of PEDF in the progression of HF by inducing apoptosis of human cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts. Our clinical data suggest that PEDF concentrations may have the potential to become a valuable marker of the prognosis of HF, in addition to BNP.
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- Kathrin Rychli
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Nakamura K, Yamagishi SI, Adachi H, Matsui T, Kurita Y, Inoue H. Serum level of pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF) is an independent determinant of resting heart rate in Japanese subjects. Int J Cardiol 2009; 136:245-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Accepted: 04/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Positive association of circulating levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) with pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) in a general population. Pharmacol Res 2009; 61:103-7. [PMID: 19635565 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2009.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2009] [Revised: 07/20/2009] [Accepted: 07/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have recently found that serum levels of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), a glycoprotein with anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties, are elevated in proportion to the accumulation of the number of the components of the metabolic syndrome. Since formation and accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) progress under the metabolic syndrome and that PEDF could inhibit the AGE-elicited tissue damage, it is conceivable that PEDF levels may be increased as a counter-system against AGEs in patients with the metabolic syndrome. However, correlation between circulating levels of AGEs and PEDF in humans remains to be elucidated. In this study, we investigated the relationship between serum AGE and PEDF levels in a general population and examined the effects of AGEs on PEDF gene expression in vitro. One hundred ninety-six Japanese subjects in a general population underwent a complete history and physical examination, determination of blood chemistries, including serum levels of AGEs and PEDF. In multiple regression analyses, creatinine, body mass index, triglycerides, AGEs and insulin were independently correlated with serum PEDF levels. AGEs dose-dependently increased PEDF gene expression in cultured adipocytes and liver cells. Our present study demonstrated first that circulating AGEs were one of the independent correlates of serum levels of PEDF. Adipose tissue and liver may be target organs for the AGE-induced PEDF overexpression in humans. Serum PEDF levels may be elevated in response to circulating AGEs as a counter-system against the AGE-elicited tissue damage.
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