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Published on: July 27, 2018
Factor VII-activating protease (FSAP) inhibits growth factor-mediated cell proliferation and migration of vascular
Christian Kannemeier1, Nadia Al-Fakhri, Klaus T Preissner
1Institute for Biochemistry, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Abstract:
The factor VII activating protease (FSAP) is a serine-protease present in human plasma that serves to activate single-chain plasminogen activators, as well as coagulation factor VII. FSAP was localized within atherosclerotic lesions, and a genetic polymorphism in FSAP is associated with carotid stenosis. Hence, this study was conducted to gain broader insights into the cellular effects of FSAP on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). DNA synthesis and cell proliferation assays revealed an inhibitory action of FSAP on platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB)-mediated proliferation of VSMC. FSAP also inhibited PDGF-BB-induced migration of VSMC. These cellular effects of FSAP could be neutralized by an anti-FSAP mAb as well as by protease inhibitors such as aprotinin or a chloromethylketone inhibitor. Moreover, unfractionated heparin promoted the antiproliferative effect of FSAP on VSMC and was essential for the inhibition of VSMC migration. FSAP inhibited PDGF-BB binding to human VSMC and concomitantly blocked PDGF-BB-dependent phosphorylation of mitogen activated protein kinase p42/p44 and tyrosine phosphorylation of other proteins. These results unravel a new function of FSAP as an inhibitor of the proatherogenic phenotype of vascular smooth muscle.
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