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Angiopoietin-like 3 in lipoprotein metabolism

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Kersten, Sander·2017·Nature Reviews Endocrinology

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Triglycerides and cholesterol circulate in the bloodstream as part of various lipoprotein particles. Three members of the angiopoietin-like (ANGPTL) protein family - ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4 and ANGPTL8 - have emerged as important regulators of plasma lipoprotein levels by inhibiting the enzyme lipoprotein lipase. Here, I review the role of ANGPTL3 in lipoprotein metabolism. In contrast to ANGPTL4 and ANGPTL8, ANGPTL3 is exclusively produced in the liver and can therefore be classified as a true hepatokine. ANGPTL3 cooperates with ANGPTL8 to inhibit lipoprotein lipase and is mostly active after feeding, whereas ANGPTL4 is mostly active after fasting. Inactivation of ANGPTL3 in mice reduces plasma triglyceride and free fatty acid levels and suppresses atherosclerosis. In humans, homozygous loss-of-function mutations in ANGPTL3 lead to low plasma levels of low-density lipoproteins, high-density lipoproteins and triglycerides, a condition referred to as familial combined hypolipidaemia. Heterozygous carriers of loss-of-function mutations in ANGPTL3 have a lower risk of coronary artery disease than non-carriers. At present, researchers are investigating antisense oligonucleotide and monoclonal antibody-based inactivation of ANGPTL3 in human clinical trials for the therapeutic management of dyslipidaemia and atherosclerosis. Thus, ANGPTL3 is an important liver-derived regulator of lipoprotein metabolism that holds considerable promise as a target for atherosclerosis.

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  • ANGPTL3 codes for a glycoprotein with roles in angiogenesis, tissue remodeling, inflammation, and inhibition of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) catalytic activity.

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Authors
Kersten, S.
Affiliations
Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Corresponding author
Kersten, Sander
Venue
Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Published
2017-10-06
Volume
13
Issue
12
Pages
731-739
ISSN
  • 1759-5029 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-5037
OpenAlex
W2761312904
Cited by
220
References
80
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Reviews Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Fondation Leducq
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Lipid metabolism and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
Keywords
ANGPTL3, angiopoietin-like proteins, lipoprotein lipase inhibition, lipoprotein metabolism, hepatokines, atherosclerosis, loss-of-function mutations, coronary artery disease, dyslipidemia, antisense oligonucleotides, monoclonal antibodies, triglycerides, free fatty acids, ANGPTL4, ANGPTL8
MeSH terms
Angiopoietin-like Proteins, Angiopoietin-Like Protein 3, Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Fasting, Fatty Acids, Nonesterified, Food, Humans, Lipoprotein Lipase, Lipoproteins, Liver, Mutation, Triglycerides, Oligonucleotides, Antisense, Dyslipidemias, Atherosclerosis, Mice

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