PMID- 19644477 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20091201 LR - 20090731 IS - 1523-1755 (Electronic) IS - 0085-2538 (Linking) VI - 76 IP - 4 DP - 2009 Aug TI - Potential restoration of HDL function with apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptide in end-stage renal disease. PG - 359-61 LID - 10.1038/ki.2009.205 [doi] AB - High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level is low in dialysis patients. The HDL that is present is dysfunctional, failing to protect low-density lipoprotein (LDL) from oxidation and reduce levels of oxidized LDL. Addition of the orally absorbable amphipathic peptide 4-F to LDL obtained from dialysis patients protects LDL from oxidation in vitro and reduces the capacity of oxidized LDL to induce expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) by vascular endothelial function in culture, potentially providing a tool to reduce cardiovascular risk in dialysis patients. FAU - Kaysen, George A AU - Kaysen GA AD - Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA. gakaysen@ucdavis.edu LA - eng PT - Comment PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - Kidney Int JT - Kidney international JID - 0323470 RN - 0 (Apolipoprotein A-I) RN - 0 (Cholesterol, HDL) RN - 0 (Lipoproteins, HDL) RN - 0 (Peptides) SB - IM CON - Kidney Int. 2009 Aug;76(4):437-44. PMID: 19471321 MH - Apolipoprotein A-I/*chemistry MH - Cholesterol, HDL/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Kidney Failure, Chronic/*therapy MH - Lipoproteins, HDL/physiology MH - Molecular Mimicry MH - Peptides/*therapeutic use RF - 10 EDAT- 2009/08/01 09:00 MHDA- 2009/12/16 06:00 CRDT- 2009/08/01 09:00 PHST- 2009/08/01 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/08/01 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/12/16 06:00 [medline] AID - S0085-2538(15)53990-2 [pii] AID - 10.1038/ki.2009.205 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Kidney Int. 2009 Aug;76(4):359-61. doi: 10.1038/ki.2009.205.