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Research progress of complement-C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein 3

ZHANG Cheng-Lin, WU Li-Ling^*, Li Li

Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China

Abstract

Complement-C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein 3 (CTRP3) is an adipokine that primarily identified in 2003 and is an important member of CTRP family. CTRP3 is expressed in various tissues and cell types, and is highly conserved among different species. Multiple novel functions of CTRP3 have been reported recently as the further research on this protein develops. CTRP3 not only affects the proliferation of chondrocytes and the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis, but also regulates multiple physiological and pathological processes including the secretion of testosterone and adipokines, glucose and lipid metabolism, mitochondrial biogenesis, inflammatory response, cell apoptosis, angiogenesis, vascular calcification and ventricular remodeling. The present review mainly focuses on the research progresses on CTRP3, including its discovery, gene and protein structure, expression regulation, and biological functions. The progresses summarized may provide new clues for the further investigation of CTRP3.

Key words: complement-C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein 3; osteoarthritis ; inflammation ; metabolic diseases ; cardiovascular diseases

Received: 2017-03-10　　Accepted: 2017-05-26

Corresponding author: 吴立玲　　E-mail: pathophy@bjmu.edu.cn; lilyby@163.com

DOI: 10.13294/j.aps.2017.0032

Citing This Article：

ZHANG Cheng-Lin, WU Li-Ling, Li Li. Research progress of complement-C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein 3. Acta Physiol Sin 2017; 69 (5): 666-676 (in Chinese with English abstract).