Apolipoprotein E Derived Peptides Inhibit the Pro-Inflammatory Effect of Lysophosphatidylcholine

Title:Apolipoprotein E Derived Peptides Inhibit the Pro-Inflammatory Effect of Lysophosphatidylcholine

Volume: 21 Issue: 2

Author(s): Sunil A. Nankar, Jitendra S. Prajapati and Abhay H. Pande

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Keywords: Apolipoprotein-derived peptide, circular dichroism, fluorescence spectroscopy, inflammation, lysophosphatidylcholine, qRT-PCR.

Abstract: Apolipoprotein-derived peptides have emerged as a potential candidate for the treatment of various inflammatory disease conditions. These peptides bind to pro-inflammatory lipids and inhibit their inflammatory functions. Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is a potent pro-inflammatory lipid and increased level of circulating LPC plays a major role in various acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. In this report we examined the effect of peptides derived from the C-terminal domain of human apolipoprotein E on the properties of LPC. Our results show that the peptides (E8, E10 and E11) bind to LPC and inhibit LPC-induced up-regulation of pro-inflammatory markers in human leukocytes. The results suggest that these peptides can be used as an anti-inflammatory agent in inflammatory conditions in which increased level of LPC is a culprit.

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Nankar A. Sunil, Prajapati S. Jitendra and Pande H. Abhay, Apolipoprotein E Derived Peptides Inhibit the Pro-Inflammatory Effect of Lysophosphatidylcholine, Protein & Peptide Letters 2014; 21 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/09298665113206660065