Levels of SAA associated in HDL and the influence on HDL activity
1. Introduction
Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a multi-gene family consisting of highly conserved protein sequences that are known to cluster on chromosome 11 in humans [1] and chromosome 7 in mice [2]. The acute-phase proteins SAA1 and SAA2 (mass of ~12 kDa, 104 amino acids) share > 93% identity in primary sequence structure, are secreted predominantly by hepatocytes and are induced by a broad spectrum of inflammatory cytokines [3]. Extra-hepatic production of acute-phase SAA occurs in many organs and tissues of body including vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells (EC) that are also capable of secreting SAA [4, 5]. By contrast, SAA4 is a glycosylated form that is constitutively produced in a wide range of (histologically) normal tissues and cells [6]. The final isoform, SAA3, is a pseudogene that is not transcribed in humans [1]. In rodents, SAA3 is a functional protein that is expressed in extra-hepatic cells, such as macrophages and adipocytes in response to prolactin or lipolysaccaride (LPS) stimuli thereby, contributing to local inflammation in adipose tissues [7, 8].
Rapid production of SAA in response to the host inflammatory reaction results in plasma levels increasing up to 1,000-fold under some conditions [9]. This marked increase in circulating SAA is linked to the induction of inflammatory cascades that are characterized by local vascular, systemic and multi-organ responses [10, 11]. A wealth of epidemiological and biological research suggests that SAA is also associated with chronic inflammatory conditions such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and atherogenesis [12-14]. For example, significantly elevated levels of SAA are evident at different stages of atherosclerosis [15, 16], which, to some extent, echoes a sustained acute-phase response leading to the chronic production of SAA. In fact, SAA is proposed as a potential regulator of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, implicating adverse outcomes that complicate CVD [4]. SAA is also synthesized in extra-hepatic tissues and involved in human carcinoma growth and metastases suggesting SAA could participate in tumor development [14] through stimulating pro-angiogenic factors.
The association of circulating SAA with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is well described with the majority of SAA incorporated as an HDL apolipoprotein [17]. Recent research has focused on the influence of SAA on HDL structure and function (
2. General pro-inflammatory/pro-thrombotic responses to SAA
SAA may represent a useful clinical marker of acute and chronic inflammation [18]. Similar to the biomarker C-reactive protein (CRP), SAA increases in the blood of patients with various inflammatory conditions. A growing body of research supports the notion that SAA is a potent and rapid inducer of cytokines, monocyte tissue factor (TF) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and THP-1 monocytoid cells within a short period of exposure [19-22]. Initially, this SAA-stimulated cell activation is limited to the local sites of the inflammation. However, upon activation of macrophages, a range of primary inflammatory mediators are released, the most important of which are members of the IL-1 and TNF families of cytokines. These in turn cause the release of secondary cytokines and chemokines (
As indicated, SAA stimulation of PMBCs causes a marked increase in the secretion of cytokines including IL-1B, MCP-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, GM-CSF, TNF and MIP-1α with reports of up to 25,000-fold increase compared to baseline levels measured in isolated monocytes / macrophages and lymphocytes [20]. In addition, SAA strongly induces the potent pro-coagulant protein TF, and this activity manifests as an inflammatory-associated thrombosis that also impairs endothelial function. The release of SAA into the circulation in subjects with established coronary artery disease (CAD) may play a role in promoting cardiovascular events since SAA stimulates the expression of TF and TNF in isolated PBMCs [20, 21]. Given the nature of TNF itself as a mediator of inflammatory and its co-localization to atherosclerotic lesions, and TF as a potent pro-coagulating factor, then the concomitant release of these factors is likely to represent a central feature in the pathogenesis and clinical complications associated with developing CAD.
An increase in the circulating levels of SAA may enhance TF expression [24]. Studies have demonstrated that TF binds instantly to TF activated factor VII (FVIIa) yielding a complex that serves as a fuse to facilitate blood coagulation by generating thrombin [24]. Furthermore, activated FVIIa stimulates TF provoked factor VII, IX and X, a secondary cascade that ultimately leads to more thrombin formation [24, 25]. In addition to a direct stimulating effect on TF, SAA also acts on vascular EC to modulate TF pathway inhibitors through a mechanism involving mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and the transcription factor, nuclear factor kappa beta (Nf
3. Response of endothelial cells to SAA
A functional endothelium is vital to the maintenance of vascular homeostasis [28]. The primary function of the vascular endothelium is to act as a barrier that regulates vascular permeability to plasma constituents and inhibits platelet and leukocyte adhesion and aggregation as well as infiltration, and finally, regulates thrombosis [29]. Thus the vascular EC is crucial for maintaining vascular tone, fluidity, coagulation, and inflammatory responses [30]. Under normal physiological conditions, vascular homeostasis is controlled by potent mediators such as nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin-2 and endothelin-1 as well as local angiotensin II activity [31].
Endothelial dysfunction occurs before the appearance of the first morphological signs of atherosclerosis and is a precursor of atherogenesis [32], therefore endothelial dysfunctional can predict the extent of CVD [33]. Redox regulation of intracellular signaling has been implicated as a factor that impacts on endothelial activation [34]. For example, redox modulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene expression, transport of the active dimeric form of eNOS to the cell membrane by lipid rafts and/or eNOS activity can in turn have downstream effects on NO bioavailability and signaling [35]. Decreases in eNOS activity may contribute to endothelial dysfunction by impairing endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation. Alternatively, decreased production of NO can activate other mediators that play important roles in atherogenesis [Reviewed in 36, 37].
Once the balance of vascular homeostasis is compromised the vascular endothelium undergoes a phenotypic change associated with increased expression of intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), E-selectin, and pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, IFN-γ together with pro-thrombotic factors. Under these conditions the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is increased and this can impact on vascular tone that is susceptible to oxidative stress via a range of mechanisms [29, 31]. For example, the stability of eNOS and production of NO is directly affected by ROS. Indeed, oxidative events have featured in many studies of impaired NO bioactivity [38] and endothelial dysfunction, which in turn impacts on other cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension [39], diabetes [40] and rheumatic autoimmune diseases [32].
Studies have shown that SAA also promotes both monocyte chemotaxis and adhesion to the vascular endothelium [5, 41], thereby regulating the recruitment of leukocytes to the inflamed endothelium [42]. During this process SAA promotes the production of other pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemotactic molecules, which cause endothelial dysfunction and ultimately lead to atherosclerosis and other related CAD. In support of this idea it is found that SAA co-localizes within microtubules of human coronary artery EC (HCAEC) [43]. Previous work from our group [44] has confirmed that SAA stimulates EC production of TF and Nf
Reactive species such as superoxide radical anion (O2•−), lipid (per)oxidation products and the potent oxidizing agent peroxynitrite are all implicated in endothelial activation and impaired NO signaling. Therefore, SAA-stimulation of ROS production is a possible mechanism to explain impaired endothelial function [44, 48]. In agreement with this hypothesis, exposure of cultured EC to SAA (added at a final concentration of 10 μg/mL) reduces NO accumulation in HCAEC stimulated with ACh, whereas human serum albumin (HSA), that is not known to affect EC production of NO, has no effect (Fig. 2). Interestingly, pre-incubating HCAEC with HDL (50 - 200 μg/mL) before addition of SAA restores NO accumulation in response to ACh, and this is dependent on the dose of HDL (Fig. 2) [44]. Moreover, these data indicate that the ratio of SAA-to-HDL might be critical to assessing SAA’s effect on the vascular endothelium.
Previous studies have identified NADPH-oxidase as a significant source of O2•− in various cell types, in addition to other potential sources such as uncoupled eNOS, xanthine oxidase, mitochondria and cytochrome p450 [38, 47, 49, 50]. The data shown in Fig 3 demonstrate an enhanced yield of O2•− after stimulation of cultured HCAEC with added SAA. This increase is inhibited by the pharmacological agents diphenyliodonium (DPI) and apocynin (that target NADPH oxidase) or polyethylene glycated SOD-1-conjugate (PEG-SOD) that binds to the cells and promotes O2•− dismutation [51]. Pre-incubation of cells with HDL (final concentrations 200 and 100, but not 50 μg/mL) reversed SAA-induced responses, again indicating that the SAA-to-HDL ratio is a determinant of SAA-mediated endothelial dysfunction [44].
Other ROS derived from the uncontrolled production of O2•−, such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hydroxyl radical (.OH) can also affect endothelium-dependent contractile responses [52]. For example H2O2 can promote vascular constriction [53] and its ability to readily cross cell membranes underlies its ability to stimulate matrix metalloproteases (MMP) in the vascular wall [54]. Another example of O2•−-derived ROS is.OH that is implicated in endothelial dysfunction associated with diabetes [55]. Therefore, exposure of the vascular endothelium to SAA can lead to uncontrolled production of multiple ROS that impact on EC function.
Mounting evidence suggests that ROS are key mediators of vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis [45, 56]. The documented ability of SAA to initiate the production and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines is further supplemented by studies that show SAA can propagate ROS production in rabbit aortic EC [48].
Uncontrolled ROS production coupled with impaired antioxidant enzyme activity such as SOD, catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) [57], may also contribute to SAA-mediated EC activation. Further studies implicate P38, JNK/Erk and angiotension II pathways in the deterioration of endothelial function [58, 59]. Overall, the underlying mechanisms implicated in SAA-mediated endothelial dysfunction are multifactorial and include the damage to the NO/eNOS system [45]; enhanced O2•− production in response to ACh [44], increases in Arg-1 expression [44], and the deficiency of antioxidant systems [53, 57, 60]. Regulation of arginase-1/2 is linked to the up-stream expression of TNF that is induced by SAA and itself promotes vascular dysfunction by decreasesing the pool of substrate available to eNOS [61].
4. SAA and atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis may be considered as a chronic inflammatory disease [38]. Circulating SAA levels increase in subjects with CAD and changes with the disease severity [4, 62-65]. Levels of SAA also increase in conditions subject to increased cardiovascular risk, such as obesity [62], diabetes [66, 67], rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [68, 69] and angiographically demonstrable CAD [65]. Although this accumulated supporting evidence is mainly observational, the correlative data have provided the basis of a link between SAA and chronic inflammatory processes associated with atherogenesis.
In the artery wall, various inflammatory cell types are recruited and this may be attributed by SAA’s chemo-attractant activity [16]. The stimulation of vascular EC to promote the production of TF and TNF-α, combined with the SAA-induced accumulation of adherent monocytes / macrophages, particularly within lymphocyte-rich areas of vascular plaque, may trigger a focal TF response in addition to SAA action on circulating monocytes, thereby contributing to the highly pro-thrombotic properties of the lipid-rich core within atherosclerotic lesions. Subsequent expression of matrix degrading enzymes will result in plaque instability [21]. Potentially, reoccurring acute inflammation will give rise to cyclical increases in circulating SAA that may incite monocyte adhesion and chemotaxis to the artery wall leading to altered barrier function (
Therefore, in addition to accumulating pro-atherogeneic LDL [73] in the arterial wall, the presence of both SAA-associated HDL and oxidized HDL in close proximity to macrophage scavenger receptors may act in concert to potentiate atherogenesis [73-76]. In support of this idea levels of SAA, but not cholesterol, predict lesion area in cholesterol-fed rabbits [77], suggesting a critical role for SAA in the early stages of lesion development. It is also found that SAA deposition in the vessel wall is present at all stages of atherosclerosis [12, 16]. These chronically elevated SAA concentrations in the arterial wall are commonly associated with the pathogenesis of secondary amyloidosis [78] where SAA retains its ability to induce cytokine and chemokine production, matrix-degrading enzymes, such as collagenases and MMP, and interfere with platelet function [78]. Not surprisingly, SAA is co-located with apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) in the vascular wall of patients with peripheral atherosclerosis, particularly in the arterial intima [79], an observation confirmed by presence of co-localization of SAA with both apoA-I and proteoglycans in atherosclerotic lesions [80]. Interestingly, SAA is also present within different compartments of HCAEC such as cytoskeletal filaments including microtubules, inside the nucleus and within nanotubules [43]. The expression of SAA in these compartments may favor the progression of atherosclerosis in the vascular wall.
5. Over-expression of SAA in apolipoportein E deficient mice
The apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE−/−) mouse is widely employed as an animal model of atherosclerosis because of its propensity to develop atherosclerotic lesions [81-83]. A growing body of research supports the idea that SAA can initiate endothelial dysfunction. For example, construction of SAA lentivirus in apoE−/− mice stimulates pro-atherogenic changes in the vessel wall [13]. Furthermore, elevated plasma levels of SAA are detected in an apoE−/− model of obesity that exhibits accelerated atherosclerosis [84].
Interestingly, high levels of SAA are found to be associated with both HDL and LDL in mice fed with a high-fat diet. The later is primarily localized with apoB-containing lipoproteins and biglycan in the vascular wall [84]. Similarly, the use of viral vectors to increase SAA levels in apoE−/− mice result in substantially enhanced plasma levels of IL-6 and TNF-α and increased macrophage infiltration into the sub-endothelial space of early developing vascular lesions [13]. Over-expression of SAA also causes marked increase in the expression of MCP-1 and VCAM-1 in HAEC, thus providing direct evidence that chronic elevation of SAA in the vasculature enhances the progression of atherosclerosis in apoE−/− mice [13]. However, in contrast with this idea, extravascular inflammatory stimuli (
6. Regulation of endothelial function by HDL bound SAA
One of the principal roles of SAA is its association with HDL and the subsequent modulation of the metabolic properties of HDL. In general, SAA is an apolipoprotein largely associated with HDL3 (density 1.125–1.21 g/mL) in plasma where it can displace apoA-1 if in sufficiently high concentration in the circulating blood [87-89]: apoA-1 is the major protein responsible for the bioactivities associated with anti-atherogenic HDL [90]. Displacement of apoA-I by SAA results in substantial altered metabolic properties of its main physiological carrier. These changes in the apolipoprotein moieties may transform an originally anti-atherogenic into a pro-atherogenic lipoprotein particle [88], although this is yet to be corroborated by other independent researchers and further studies are warranted to establish this hypothesis. Nevertheless, factors that affect remodeling of HDL are complex due to putative roles of both apoA-1 and SAA.
A recent HDL proteome study confirmed that protein compositions of HDL from acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients are shifted to a pro-inflammatory profile that co-incidentally show increased circulating SAA [91]. Similarly, studies involving end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, indicate that SAA enriched HDL has reduced anti-inflammatory capacity compared to normal HDL [92, 93]. Such SAA-enriched HDL exerts lower anti-inflammatory properties partly due to enhanced binding capacity of SAA-containing HDL to macrophages [94] and proteoglycans [71] relative to native HDL. Furthermore, SAA impedes HDL's hepatocytic affinity and occurs concomitantly with a decrease in apoA-1 content in SAA -containing HDL [94, 95]. The decrease in HDL apoA-1 may be related to the prevention of apoA-I lipidation caused by SAA-elicited inflammation, resulting in an overall decrease in nascent HDL formation [96-99].
However not all studies support a role for SAA in altering HDL function. Increasing the expression of SAA1 or SAA4 (28 -72 mg/dL) in transgenic mice do not significantly alter apoA-I or HDL cholesterol or affect lipoprotein profiles compared with the wild-type [6]. In other studies, adenoviral vector mediated over expression of SAA in ApoAI-/- mice is unable to substitute for apoA-I in HDL particle formation [100]. Interestingly, in SAA deficient mice (dual SAA-1/2 gene deletion), increased size of HDL is found in relation to surface phospholipids, not proteins. Total HDL levels and apoA-I clearance are resistant to change during inflammation [89, 101].
The proportion of SAA incorporating into HDL as an apolipoprotein may impact on the function of this lipoprotein. A recent perspective review on SAA by Kisilevsky
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Human adipocyte | 8-10% SAA in total protein | Slightly induce pro-inflammatory adipose secretion | [102] |
ESRD patients | Enriched with SAA, amount not known, apoA-I not detectable. | Reduced anti-inflammatory capacity with reduced MCP-1 inhibition | [92, 93] |
C57BL/6 mice | Co-expression of SAA and endothelial lipase | Reduced levels of HDL cholesterol and apo A-I; impeded ABCA1-mediated lipidation of apoA-I | [98] |
ACS and CAD subjects | Increased SAA in HDL, amount not known. | Pro-inflammtory profile of HDL in patients; ABCA-1, ABCG-1 and SR-B1 mediated cholesterol efflux are changed | [91] |
SAA-/- mice | Amount not available | No impact on HDL cholesterol and apoA-I level | |
Human endotoxemia |
Unchanged HDL proteome; higher expression of SAA in low HDL-c subjects | Low HDL-c levels are more responsive to inflammatory stimuli compared to high HDL-c | [106] |
Mouse HDL | 3 apoA-I and 3-5 SAA molecules per HDL particle | Increased binding of HDL to vascular proteoglycans | [71] |
U937, THP-1, PBMC, EA.hy.926 / HuH-7 cells | 10-20% SAA in HDL | Increased HDL binding capacity to PBMC / EC | [95] |
SAA-/- mice | no SAA level available in HDL | No impact on HDL cholesterol and apoA-I level | [101] |
Transgenic mice from C57BL/6 | Levels of SAA in HDL not available | No alteration to HDL cholesterol and apoA-I level | [6] |
Human THP-1 cells | >50% SAA constituted in HDL | Reduced cellular cholesterol efflux | [17] |
ApoAI-/- mice | Overexpression of SAA, only 4% is associated with HDL | Not able to replace apoA-I | [100] |
Furthermore, 8-10% incorporation of SAA in total HDL protein causes slight increases in the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines from adipocytes [102]. Outcomes from cell culture studies suggest that reduction of cholesterol efflux by SAA bound HDL is not pronounced unless SAA constitutes more than 50% of the total HDL protein [17]. A similar study confirms that impaired ABCG1-dependent efflux by HDL is independent of SAA during inflammation, although the amount of SAA contained in HDL was not determined in this study [103]. Conflicting with this data others have suggested that SAA does play a role in cholesterol metabolism during acute inflammation [104], although again the relative SAA-to-HDL ratios are not available. It is feasible that SAA can alter HDL function beyond specifically influencing apoA-I concentration, for example by impacting HDL-scavenger receptor VI interactions and scavenger receptor class B member 1 (SR-B1) [71, 105] and / or acting to facilitate the binding of HDL to vascular proteoglycans [71]. Also, SR-B1 mediating is co-expressed with SAA in EC in RA synovial membrane [105] suggesting multiple factors participate in SAA-mediated changes to HDL function.
Independent of the conflicting data on the potential for SAA to impact HDL activity, the relative ratio of SAA to HDL consistently impacts on HDL activity. For example, SAA-induced TNF-α and IL-1β release in THP-1 cells are dose dependently inhibited by the addition of HDL, suggesting that HDL protects against the effects of SAA during SAA transport in the bloodstream [107]. That is, HDL retains its ability to protect HCAEC from SAA stimulation when cells are pre-treated with HDL before addition of pathological SAA [44]. Similarly, endothelium-dependent relaxation was partially restored by pretreatment of aorta with PEG-SOD compared to control (Fig. 4A). Whereas pretreatment of aorta with 100, 200, and 400 (but not 50) μg HDL/mL before stimulation with 10 μg SAA/mL protected from EC dysfunction either partially (~50%) or completely (effective HDL doses
7. Other actions of SAA on the vascular endothelium
Angiogenesis is defined as the formation of new capillaries from existing vessels, whereas vasculogenesis is a process that involves neo-capillary formation and involves endothelial precursor cells such as angioblast [108]. In addition to activating the vascular endothelium toward pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic states, SAA also promotes EC migration and proliferation and this has been linked to its chemokine-like properties that regulate cellular migration and stimulate cell proliferation [69]. The ability of SAA mediating pro-inflammatory response is also to promote neo-capillary formation through a process termed inflammatory angiogenesis [109].
The proliferation of EC is a pathological hallmark of RA where significantly elevated levels of serum SAA and CRP are also a characteristic feature of this pathology [110]. Mullan and co-workers have demonstrated that SAA (i) enhances levels of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) and human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs) and (ii) SAA significantly induces EC tube formation and HMVEC migration emphasising SAA’s role in angiogenesis [111]. Presently it is understood that SAA binding to the formyl peptide receptor-like 1 (FPR-1) stimulates this mode of EC activation [112]. Interestingly, activation of FPR-1 by synthetic agonists readily induces macrophage TNF-α production [113] with a parallel increase in ROS production [48]. The latter increases Nf
Another important mediator: serum amyloid A activating factor-1 (SAF-1), is identified as a critical regulator of a variety of cellular genes including MMP-1 and FLS, and acting as VEGF promoter [124]. Recent studies on experimentally induced arthritis in a SAF-1 transgenic mouse showed a phenotype with markedly higher levels of angiogenesis, synovial inflammation and inflammatory cell infiltration all mediated by induction of VEGF by SAF-1 [125]. SAA-stimulation of ROS production in the endothelium also represents a feasible mechanism that leads to the production of pro-angiogenic factors. Alternately, blockade of SAA binding or direct inhibition to cell surface receptors that binding VEGF may lead to some benefit in this inflammatory condition.
In addition to SAA’s participation in angiogenesis during RA, SAA may also be related to the pathogenesis of cancer. Indeed, high levels of SAA in serum concentrations have been associated with gastric [126], lung [127], renal [128] colorectal [129], breast [130], prostatatic [131] and pancreatic cancers [132], where cancer cells themselves have been implicated in localized SAA production. Irrespective of the source of SAA, within the tumor microenvironment, SAA is enriched together with tumor promoting-cytokines produced by activated innate immune cells. Therefore, cancers are likely to stimulate angiogenesis through multiple mechanisms and this should be taken into account in the development of therapeutic drugs that target the inhibition of angiogenesis as a means to limit cancer growth.
8. Future perspectives
Overall, SAA is now increasingly seen as an independent pathogenic risk factor that plays a role in EC activation, and ultimately the development of vascular complications associated with atherosclerosis. Through a concerted relationship with HDL, SAA’s pro-atherogenic action on the vascular endothelium may be regulated and this has potential implications for the management of CVD patients that typically show a high SAA/HDL ratio. In terms of clinical impact it is of importance to fully understand the relatioship between native HDL, SAA associated HDL and free SAA and their impact on atherogenesis. Thus, SAA may not be simply a biomarker of inflammatory status, but be actively involved in pro-atherogenic activation of the vascular endothelium.
Abbreviations
ABCG1, ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 1; ACh, Acetylcholine; ACS, Acute coronary syndrome; apoA-I, Apolipoprotein A-I; apoE−/−, Apolipoprotein E-deficient; cGMP, Cyclic guanosine monophosphate; CRP, C-reactive protein; CAD, Coronary artery disease; CVD, Cardiovascular disease; DPI, Diphenyliodonium; EC, Endothelial cells; eNOS, Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; ERK1/2, Extracellular-signal-regulated kinases; ESRD, End-stage renal disease; GM-CSF, Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; HCAEC, Human coronary artery endothelial cells; HDL, High-density lipoproteins; ICAM-1, Intracellular adhesion molecule-1; IL, Interleukins; JNK, c-Jun N-terminal kinases; LDL, Low-density lipoproteins; LPS, Lipolysaccaride; MAPK, Mitogen-activated protein kinase; MCP-1, Monocyte chemotactic protein 1; MIP-1α, Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 α; MMP, Matrix metalloproteases; NADPH, Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; NFκB, Nuclear factor kappa beta; NO, Nitric oxide; O2•−, Superoxide radical anion; ODQ, 1
Acknowledgments
This work was funded in part by a National Heart Foundation of Australia grant-in-aid (G11S5787 awarded to PKW and SBF).References
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