Abstract
As lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] abnormalities would accelerate glomerular injury, we studied the effect of Lp (a) on proliferation of cultured human mesangial cells (MC). Transfection of human apo (a) gene into human hepatoma cells, HepG2 cells, producing human apo B, resulted in the formation of Lp (a), while no Lp (a) was detected in control cells. In contrast, free apo (a) was detected in the medium of apo (a)-transfected MC. Incubation of cultured medium of HepG2 cells transfected with apo (a) gene with MC resulted in a significant increase in cell number compared to control (P<0.01). In contrast, little effect of transfection of apo (a) gene directly into MC on growth of MC was observed. Of importance, addition of LDL into the medium of MC transfected with apo (a) vector resulted in a significant increase in number of MC compared to control, whereas LDL did not show any effects on MC growth. As active TGF-β was not detected in the medium of MC, and addition of neutralizing anti-TGF-β antibody did not alter growth of MC, Lp (a) stimulated growth of MC via the independent mechanisms from the inhibition of TGF-β activation.
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