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  • Title: Proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 is elevated in proteinuric subjects: relationship with lipoprotein response to antiproteinuric treatment.
    Author: Kwakernaak AJ, Lambert G, Slagman MC, Waanders F, Laverman GD, Petrides F, Dikkeschei BD, Navis G, Dullaart RP.
    Journal: Atherosclerosis; 2013 Feb; 226(2):459-65. PubMed ID: 23261172.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: LDL-receptor deficiency may provide a mechanism which contributes to atherogenic lipoprotein abnormalities in experimental nephrosis and in humans with glomerular proteinuria. The proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) pathway plays a key role in lipoprotein metabolism by promoting LDL-receptor degradation. We tested whether plasma PCSK9 is elevated in proteinuric states, and determined relationships of PCSK9 with lipoprotein responses to proteinuria reduction. METHODS: Thirty-nine kidney patients (e-GFR 61 ± 29 mL/min/1.73 m(2), proteinuria 1.9 [0.9-3.3] g/day; 19 on statin treatment) were studied during 2 randomized double-blind 6-week periods on either lisinopril (40 mg/day) and a regular sodium diet (194 ± 49 mmol Na+/day; baseline treatment) or lisinopril plus valsartan (320 mg/day) and a low sodium diet (102 ± 52 mmol Na(+)/day; maximal treatment), and compared to age- and sex-matched controls. Maximal treatment decreased proteinuria to 0.5 [0.3-1.1] g/day (P < 0.001). RESULTS: Plasma PCSK9 was increased at baseline in proteinuric subjects (213 [161-314] vs. 143 [113-190] ug/L in controls, P ≤ 0.001), irrespective of statin use, e-GFR and BMI. PCSK9 correlated with proteinuria at baseline (R = 0.399, P = 0.018) and at maximal antiproteinuric treatment (R = 0.525, P = 0.001), but did not decrease during proteinuria reduction (P = 0.84). Individual changes in total cholesterol (R = 0.365, P = 0.024), non-HDL cholesterol (R = 0.333, P = 0.041), and LDL cholesterol (R = 0.346, P = 0.033) were correlated positively with individual PCSK9 responses. PCSK9 at baseline independently predicted the total/HDL cholesterol ratio response to treatment (P = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Plasma PCSK9 was elevated in proteinuria, predicted lipoprotein responses to proteinuria reduction but remained unchanged after proteinuria reduction. Inhibition of the PCSK9 pathway may provide a novel treatment strategy in proteinuric subjects.
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