PCSK9 Activity Is Potentiated Through HDL Binding
Burnap SA, Sattler K, Pechlaner R, Duregotti E, Lu R, Theofilatos K, Takov K, Heusch G, Tsimikas S, Fernández-Hernando C, Berry SE, Hall WL, Notdurfter M, Rungger G, Paulweber B, Willeit J, Kiechl S, Levkau B, Mayr M. PCSK9 Activity Is Potentiated Through HDL Binding. Circulation Research 2021, 129: 1039-1053. PMID: 34601896, PMCID: PMC8579991, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.121.319272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9High-density lipoproteinSmall high-density lipoproteinHDL proteomeApolipoprotein C3Low-density lipoprotein receptor degradationPlasma proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9Convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9Subtilisin/kexin type 9Coronary artery diseaseLow-density lipoprotein uptakeArtery diseasePostprandial lipaemiaBruneck StudyPCSK9 levelsPostprandial responseTriglyceride levelsPlasma levelsApolipoprotein profilesSAPHIR studyIndependent cohortPhospholipid transfer proteinMagnetic resonancePCSK9 activityType 9