Research Article

Site-Specific Secretome Map Evidences VSMC-Related Markers of Coronary Atherosclerosis Grade and Extent in the Hypercholesterolemic Swine

Table 2

Differential protein expression between HF RCA and CTRL cases.

LocalizationGene nameProtein nameCoronary HF/CTRL valueSecretomePPlasmaRole in atherogenesis

CellularG3PGlyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase Up0.05Glucose metabolism
CATDCathepsin D Up0.009Macrophage phagocytosis, lipid efflux [40, 41]
DESMDesmin Up0.04Focal adhesion [29]
VIMEVimentin Up0.02Focal adhesion [29]
CPNS1CalpainUp0.05Calcium binding, proatherogenic [42]
ICALCalpastatin Up0.05Not predictedCalcium binding, calpain inhibitor
MOESMoesin Up0.005Focal adhesion [43]
CH3L1Chitinase-3-like protein 1 Up0.004Adhesion and migration [37]
S10A6Protein S100-A6 Up0.05RAGE ligand and marker of MI [44]
LMNAPrelamin-A/C Up0.03Not predictedOxidative stress, vascular aging [45]
GPX1Glutathione peroxidase 1 Up0.05Oxidative stress

Extracellular matrixPGS1Biglycan Up0.04Lipoprotein retention [46]
HPLN1Hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 1 Down0.000033Plaque stability, atheroprotection [47]
OSTPOsteopontinUp0.04Secondary carotid events marker [39]
APOA1Apolipoprotein A-I Up0.01HDL constituent, atheroprotection [48]
APOEApolipoprotein E Up0.0007Atheroprotection [49]
APOA4Apolipoprotein A-IV Down0.03Antioxidative, atheroprotection [50]

First column: biological localization of proteins. Second column: gene name. Third column: protein names reported according to SwissProt 2013 database. Sixth column: secretion potential as predicted according to SecretomeP software. Seventh column: presence in plasma, according to Human Protein Reference database (http://www.hprd.org). Eighth column: roles in atherogenesis, as suggested in the literature.