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Fujiwara Y, Okada S, Uryu K, Maru I, Komohara Y. The extract of Ilex kudingcha inhibits atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice by suppressing cholesterol accumulation in macrophages. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2021; 85:2177-2184. [PMID: 34369980 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbab140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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It was previously reported that oleanolic acid and ursolic acid, triterpenoid compounds occurring in Ilex kudingcha, ameliorate hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice. In the present study, we investigated whether I. kudingcha extract exerts similar inhibitory effects on cholesterol accumulation in human monocyte-derived macrophages (HMDMs) and atherogenesis in apoE-deficient mice. I. kudingcha extract significantly inhibited cholesterol ester (CE) accumulation induced by acetylated LDL (acetyl-LDL) in HMDMs; however, it generated no effect on cell viability in HMDMs. I. kudingcha extract also suppressed CE accumulation in acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyl-transferase (ACAT)-overexpressing Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, thereby indicating that it inhibits ACAT activity. Furthermore, the oral administration of I. kudingcha extract to apoE-deficient mice significantly decreased the levels of serum cholesterol, triglyceride, sLOX-1, as well as the regions of atherosclerotic lesions in the mice. Our study reveals crucial new-found evidence that I. kudingcha extract significantly inhibits ACAT activity and suppresses atherogenesis.
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- Yukio Fujiwara
- Department of Cell Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cell Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Effects of simvastatin on nuclear receptors, drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters expression in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. Pharmacol Rep 2018; 70:875-880. [PMID: 32002969 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2018.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vascular endothelial cells (EC) are constantly exposed to endo- and exogenous compounds, which may disturb EC function. One of the protecting mechanisms against chemicals consists of drug metabolizing enzymes and transporter proteins regulated by nuclear receptors and transcription factors. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to assess the regulation of nuclear receptors and their coordinated genes in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC). METHODS HUVEC were exposed to TCDD (10 nM), oltipraz (100 μM) and simvastatin (1 μM) for 24 h. Gene expressions were evaluated using quantitative real-time PCR. The protein expression levels were determined by Western blotting. Enzymatic activity of CYP1A1/CYP1B1 was assessed by luciferin-labelled CYPs substrate. RESULTS Our study confirmed that nuclear receptor AhR and nuclear factor Nrf2 are highly expressed in HUVECs. Treatment of HUVECs with TCDD (AhR inducer) resulted in a significant induction of AHR target genes CYP1A1, CYP1B1 and NQO1. Oltipraz (Nrf2 inducer) also markedly increased expression of NQO1 but did not affect Nrf2 mRNA nor protein levels. Under simvastatin stimulation PXR and NRF2 target transcripts were not altered, however AHR-regulated genes: CYP1A1, CYP1B1 and MDR1 were significantly induced. Western blot analysis confirmed CYP1B1 induction in TCDD-treated HUVECs, but not in the simvastatin group. Moreover, HUVEC exposure to TCDD resulted in induction of CYP1A1/CYP1B1 enzymatic activity. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed functional expression of AhR and Nrf2 in HUVECs. Moreover, it was defined that simvastatin induced AhR and its related genes.
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Hou J, Xue J, Zhao X, Wang Z, Li W, Li X, Zheng Y. Octyl ester of ginsenoside compound K as novel anti-hepatoma compound: Synthesis and evaluation on murine H22 cells in vitro and in vivo. Chem Biol Drug Des 2017; 91:951-956. [PMID: 29193880 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 10/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ginsenoside compound K (M1) is the active form of major ginsenosides deglycosylated by intestinal bacteria after oral administration. However, M1 was reported to selectively accumulate in liver and transform to fatty acid esters. Ester of M1 was not excreted by bile as M1 was, which means it was accumulated in the liver longer than M1. This study reported a synthetic method of M1-O, a mono-octyl ester of M1, and evaluated the anticancer property against murine H22 cell both in vitro and in vivo. As a result, both M1 and M1-O showed a dose-dependent manner in cytotoxicity assay in vitro. At lower dose of 12.5 μm, M1-O showed moderate detoxification. Instead, M1-O exhibited significantly higher inhibition in H22-bearing mice than M1. M1-O induced murine H22 tumor cellular apoptosis in caspase-dependent pathway given that pan-caspase inhibitor, Z-VAD-FMK, could reverse the cytotoxicity induced by M1-O. Additionally, pro- and anti-apoptosis proteins, Bcl-2 and Bax, altered and consequently induced increased expression of cleaved caspase-3. Interestingly, cyclophosphamide regimen significantly induced atrophy of spleen and thymus, main immune organs, while M1-O treatment greatly alleviated this atrophy. Collectively, we propose M1-O as a candidate for live cancer treatment.
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- Jingang Hou
- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.,Intelligent Synthetic Biology Center, Daejeon, Korea
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- Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao, China.,Qingdao Institute of Preventive Medicine, Qingdao, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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Burns VE, Kerppola TK. ATR-101 inhibits cholesterol efflux and cortisol secretion by ATP-binding cassette transporters, causing cytotoxic cholesterol accumulation in adrenocortical carcinoma cells. Br J Pharmacol 2017; 174:3315-3332. [PMID: 28710789 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To further the development of new agents for the treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), we characterized the molecular and cellular mechanisms of cytotoxicity by the adrenalytic compound ATR-101 (PD132301-02). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We compared the effects of ATR-101, PD129337, and ABC transporter inhibitors on cholesterol accumulation and efflux, on cortisol secretion, on ATP levels, and on caspase activation in ACC-derived cell lines. We examined the effects of these compounds in combination with methyl-β-cyclodextrin or exogenous cholesterol to determine the roles of altered cholesterol levels in the effects of these compounds. KEY RESULTS ATR-101 caused cholesterol accumulation, ATP depletion, and caspase activation within 30 minutes after addition to ACC-derived cells, whereas PD129337 did not. Suppression of cholesterol accumulation by methyl-β-cyclodextrin or exogenous cholesterol, prevented ATP depletion and caspase activation by ATR-101. ATR-101 blocked cholesterol efflux and cortisol secretion, suggesting that it inhibited ABCA1, ABCG1, and MDR1 transporters. Combinations of ABCA1, ABCG1, and MDR1 inhibitors were also cytotoxic. Combinations of ATR-101 with inhibitors of ABCG1, MDR1, or mitochondrial functions had increased cytotoxicity. Inhibitors of steroidogenesis reduced ATP depletion by ATR-101, whereas U18666A enhanced cholesterol accumulation and ATP depletion together with ATR-101. ATR-101 repressed ABCA1, ABCG1, and IDOL transcription by mechanisms that were distinct from the mechanisms that caused cholesterol accumulation. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Inhibition of multiple ABC transporters and the consequent accumulation of cholesterol mediated the cytotoxicity of ATR-101. Compounds that replicate these effects in tumours are likely to be useful in the treatment of ACC.
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Krishnamurthy K, Glaser S, Alpini GD, Cardounel AJ, Liu Z, Ilangovan G. Heat shock factor-1 knockout enhances cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) and multidrug transporter (MDR1) gene expressions to attenuate atherosclerosis. Cardiovasc Res 2016; 111:74-83. [PMID: 27131506 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvw094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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AIMS Stress response, in terms of activation of stress factors, is known to cause obesity and coronary heart disease such as atherosclerosis in human. However, the underlying mechanism(s) of these pathways are not known. Here, we investigated the effect of heat shock factor-1 (HSF-1) on atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS HSF-1 and low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLr) double knockout (HSF-1(-/-)/LDLr(-/-)) and LDLr knockout (LDLr(-/-)) mice were fed with atherogenic western diet (WD) for 12 weeks. WD-induced weight gain and atherosclerotic lesion in aortic arch and carotid regions were reduced in HSF-1(-/-)/LDLr(-/-) mice, compared with LDLr(-/-) mice. Also, repression of PPAR-γ2 and AMPKα expression in adipose tissue, low hepatic steatosis, and lessened plasma adiponectins and lipoproteins were observed. In HSF-1(-/-)/LDLr(-/-) liver, higher cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) and multidrug transporter [MDR1/P-glycoprotein (P-gp)] gene expressions were observed, consistent with higher bile acid transport and larger hepatic bile ducts. Luciferase reporter gene assays with wild-type CYP7A1 and MDR1 promoters showed lesser luminescence than with mutant promoters (HSF-1 binding site deleted), indicating that HSF-1 binding is repressive of CYP7A1 and MDR1 gene expressions. CONCLUSION HSF-1 ablation not only eliminates heat shock response, but it also transcriptionally up-regulates CYP7A1 and MDR1/P-gp axis in WD-diet fed HSF-1(-/-)/LDLr(-/-) mice to reduce atherosclerosis.
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- Karthikeyan Krishnamurthy
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Research, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Scott & White Digestive Disease Research Center, Medicine, Scott and White and Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX 76504, USA
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- Research, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Scott & White Digestive Disease Research Center, Medicine, Scott and White and Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX 76504, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Gbandi E, Goulas A, Sevastianos V, Hadziyannis S, Panderi A, Koskinas J, Papatheodoridis G, Vasiliadis T, Agapakis D, Protopapas A, Ioannidou P, Zacharakis G, Sinakos E, Koutsounas S, Germanidis G. Common ABCB1 polymorphisms in Greek patients with chronic hepatitis C infection: A comparison with hyperlipidemic patients and the general population. Pharmacol Rep 2015; 68:476-82. [PMID: 26922556 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2015.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus infectivity and replication efficiency appears to be dependent on the lipid content and organization of the plasma membrane of the host cell, as well as of the intracellular membranous web. As there is increasing awareness of a role played by the efflux pump ABCB1 (p-glycoprotein, P-gp) in lipid homeostasis, its function could be a determinant of chronic HCV infection. The aim of the present study was to examine and compare the distribution of common ABCB1 genotypes in patients with chronic HCV infection (n=168), hyperlipidemic patients (n=168) and a control group (n=173), all from Greece. METHODS Participants were genotyped for the ABCB12677G>T/A and 3435C>T polymorphisms with previously reported PCR-RFLP methods. Genotype and allele frequency distributions were compared between the three groups with the χ(2) test of independence. RESULTS The ABCB1 2677GG (ancestral) genotypes were significantly over-represented in patients with chronic hepatitis C compared to controls (39.3% vs. 26.6%, p=0.015 according to the dominant model). A similar result was obtained when hyperlipidemic patients were compared to controls (45.2% vs. 26.6%, p<0.001 according to the dominant model). Comparison of ABCB1 3435C>T genotype and allele distributions provided similar but not as significant differences. Genotype and allele distributions for both ABCB12677G>T/A and 3435C>T were very similar between HCV patients and hyperlipidemic patients. CONCLUSION Our findings imply an influence of ABCB1 polymorphisms on HCV infectivity, possibly through an effect on lipid homeostasis.
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- Emma Gbandi
- 1st Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- 1st Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 2nd Academic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Athens University Medical School, Laikon General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Athens University Medical School, Laikon General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Gastroenterology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Cardioprotection by Phytochemicals via Antiplatelet Effects and Metabolism Modulations. Cell Biochem Biophys 2015; 73:369-379. [DOI: 10.1007/s12013-015-0612-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Celestino AT, Levy D, Maria Ruiz JL, Bydlowski SP. ABCB1, ABCC1, and LRP gene expressions are altered by LDL, HDL, and serum deprivation in a human doxorubicin-resistant uterine sarcoma cell line. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 457:664-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Lee SD, Thornton SJ, Sachs-Barrable K, Kim JH, Wasan KM. Evaluation of the contribution of the ATP binding cassette transporter, P-glycoprotein, to in vivo cholesterol homeostasis. Mol Pharm 2013; 10:3203-12. [PMID: 23750858 DOI: 10.1021/mp4002415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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P-glycoprotein (Pgp, encoded by ABCB1, commonly known as MDR1), an ATP-dependent transporter with a broad range of hydrophobic drug substrates, has been associated with the in vitro intracellular transport of cholesterol; however, these findings have not been confirmed in vivo. In this manuscript we tested the contributions of Pgp to in vivo cholesterol homeostasis by comparing the cholesterol phenotype of wild type mice with mice lacking both murine isoforms of Pgp (Abcb1a(-/-)/1b(-/-)) by measuring cholesterol absorption, circulating cholesterol, and lipoprotein cholesterol profiles. The mice were fed diets containing normal or high levels of dietary fat (25% vs 45% kcal from fat) and cholesterol (0.02% vs 0.20% w/w) for 8 weeks to challenge their capacity to maintain homeostasis. There were no significant differences in cholesterol absorption, circulating cholesterol levels, and lipoprotein profiles between Pgp knockout and wild type mice fed matching diets. Compensatory shifts were observed in the activation of two key transcription factors involved in maintaining cholesterol balance, the Liver X Receptor and SREBP-2, which may have maintained the wild type phenotype in the knockout mice. Deletion of Pgp affected the molar composition of gallbladder bile, when the mice were fed diets containing high levels of dietary fat, cholesterol, or both. The mole fraction of bile salts was reduced in the gallbladder bile of Pgp knockout mice, while the mole fraction of cholesterol was increased. In this paper, we provide evidence that Pgp knockout mice maintain cholesterol homeostasis, even when challenged with high cholesterol diets. We suggest that the specific shifts in cholesterol regulatory networks identified in the jejunum and liver of the knockout mice may have compensated for the lack of Pgp. Our finding that Pgp knockout mice were unable to maintain gallbladder bile composition when challenged with high dietary fat and/or cholesterol compliments recent reports that Pgp may be a secondary bile salt export pump.
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- Stephen D Lee
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia , 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3
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Associations of ABCB1 and IL-10 genetic polymorphisms with sirolimus-induced dyslipidemia in renal transplant recipients. Transplantation 2013; 94:971-7. [PMID: 23073467 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e31826b55e2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hyperlipidemia is a common adverse effect of sirolimus (SRL). We previously showed significant associations of ABCB1 3435C>T and IL-10 -1082G>A with log-transformed SRL dose-adjusted weighted-normalized trough. We further examined to see whether these polymorphisms were also associated with SRL-induced dyslipidemia. METHODS Genotyping was performed for ABCB1 1236C>T, 2677 G>T/A, and 3435C>T; CYP3A4 -392A>G; CYP3A5 6986A>G and 14690G>A; IL-10 -1082G>A; TNF -308G>A; and ApoE ε2, ε3, and ε4 alleles. The longitudinal changes of total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglyceride (TG) levels after SRL treatment before statin therapy were analyzed by a linear mixed-effects model, with adjustments for selected covariates for each lipid. RESULTS Under the dominant genetic model, ABCB1 3435C>T was associated with TC (P=0.0001) and LDL-C (P<0.0001) values after SRL administration. Mean TC and LDL-C levels were 26.9 and 24.9 mg/dL higher, respectively, in ABCB1 3435T carriers than 3435CC homozygotes at an average SRL trough concentration of 4 ng/mL without concomitant medication. ABCB1 1236C>T under the recessive model and IL-10 -1082G>A under the dominant model were associated with log-transformed TG values (P=0.0051 and 0.0436, respectively). Mean TG value was 25.1% higher in ABCB1 1236TT homozygotes compared with ABCB1 1236C carriers and was 12.4% higher in IL-10 -1082AA homozygotes than -1082G carriers. CONCLUSIONS ABCB1 polymorphisms were found to be associated with lipid responses to SRL treatment, confirming the role of ABCB1 gene in SRL pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Further studies are necessary to define the role of ABCB1 and IL-10 polymorphisms on SRL-induced dyslipidemia in renal transplantation.
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Anchisi L, Dessì S, Pani A, Mandas A. Cholesterol homeostasis: a key to prevent or slow down neurodegeneration. Front Physiol 2013; 3:486. [PMID: 23316166 PMCID: PMC3539713 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Neurodegeneration, a common feature for many brain disorders, has severe consequences on the mental and physical health of an individual. Typically human neurodegenerative diseases are devastating illnesses that predominantly affect elderly people, progress slowly, and lead to disability and premature death; however they may occur at all ages. Despite extensive research and investments, current therapeutic interventions against these disorders treat solely the symptoms. Therefore, since the underlying mechanisms of damage to neurons are similar, in spite of etiology and background heterogeneous, it will be of interest to identify possible trigger point of neurodegeneration enabling development of drugs and/or prevention strategies that target many disorders simultaneously. Among the factors that have been identified so far to cause neurodegeneration, failures in cholesterol homeostasis are indubitably the best investigated. The aim of this review is to critically discuss some of the main results reported in the recent years in this field mainly focusing on the mechanisms that, by recovering perturbations of cholesterol homeostasis in neuronal cells, may correct clinically relevant features occurring in different neurodegenerative disorders and, in this regard, also debate the current potential therapeutic interventions.
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- Laura Anchisi
- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) n°5 Oristano, Italy ; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina Messina, Italy
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Is Cholesterol Sulfate Deficiency a Common Factor in Preeclampsia, Autism, and Pernicious Anemia? ENTROPY 2012. [DOI: 10.3390/e14112265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Germann UA, Chambers TC. Molecular analysis of the multidrug transporter, P-glycoprotein. Cytotechnology 2012; 27:31-60. [PMID: 19002782 DOI: 10.1023/a:1008023629269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Inherent or acquired resistance of tumor cells to cytotoxic drugs represents a major limitation to the successful chemotherapeutic treatment of cancer. During the past three decades dramatic progress has been made in the understanding of the molecular basis of this phenomenon. Analyses of drug-selected tumor cells which exhibit simultaneous resistance to structurally unrelated anti-cancer drugs have led to the discovery of the human MDR1 gene product, P-glycoprotein, as one of the mechanisms responsible for multidrug resistance. Overexpression of this 170 kDa N-glycosylated plasma membrane protein in mammalian cells has been associated with ATP-dependent reduced drug accumulation, suggesting that P-glycoprotein may act as an energy-dependent drug efflux pump. P-glycoprotein consists of two highly homologous halves each of which contains a transmembrane domain and an ATP binding fold. This overall architecture is characteristic for members of the ATP-binding cassette or ABC superfamily of transporters. Cell biological, molecular genetic and biochemical approaches have been used for structure-function studies of P-glycoprotein and analysis of its mechanism of action. This review summarizes the current status of knowledge on the domain organization, topology and higher order structure of P-glycoprotein, the location of drug- and ATP binding sites within P-glycoprotein, its ATPase and drug transport activities, its possible functions as an ion channel, ATP channel and lipid transporter, its potential role in cholesterol biosynthesis, and the effects of phosphorylation on P-glycoprotein activity.
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- U A Germann
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, 130 Waverly Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139-4242, U.S.A.,
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Mulas MF, Mandas A, Abete C, Dessì S, Mocali A, Paoletti F. Cholesterol esterification during differentiation of mouse erythroleukemia (Friend) cells. Hematol Rep 2011; 3:e19. [PMID: 22184540 PMCID: PMC3238487 DOI: 10.4081/hr.2011.e19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cholesterol is an essential constituent of all mammalian cell membranes and its availability is therefore a prerequisite for cellular growth and other functions. Several lines of evidence are now indicating an association between alterations of cholesterol homeostasis and cell cycle progression. However, the role of cholesterol in cell differentiation is still largely unknown. To begin to address this issue, in this study we examined changes in cholesterol metabolism and in the mRNA levels of proteins involved in cholesterol import and esterification (multi-drug resistance, MDR-3) and acylCoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) and cholesterol export (caveolin-1) in Friend virus-induced erythroleukemia cells (MELC), in the absence or in the presence of the chemical inducer of differentiation, hexamethylene bisacetamide (HMBA). FBS-stimulated growth of MELC was accompanied by an immediate elevation of cholesterol synthesis and cholesterol esterification, and by an increase in the levels of MDR-3 and ACAT mRNAs. A decrease in caveolin-1 expression was also observed. However, when MELC were treated with HMBA, the inhibition of DNA synthesis caused by HMBA treatment, was associated with a decrease in cholesterol esterification and in ACAT and MDR-3 mRNA levels and an increase in caveolin-1 mRNA. Detection of cytoplasmic neutral lipids by staining MELC with oil red O, a dye able to evidence CE but not FC, revealed that HMBA-treatment also reduced growth-stimulated accumulation of cholesterol ester to approximately the same extent as the ACAT inhibitor, SaH. Overall, these results indicate for the first time a role of cholesterol esterification and of some related genes in differentiation of erythroid cells.
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Gangavarpu KJ, Huss WJ. Isolation and applications of prostate side population cells based on dye cycle violet efflux. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; Chapter 22:Unit 22.2. [PMID: 21400686 DOI: 10.1002/0471140856.tx2202s47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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This unit describes methods for digestion of human prostate clinical specimens and dye cycle violet (DCV) staining for identification, isolation, and quantitation of radiolabeled dihydrotestosterone (DHT) retention of side population cells. The principle of the side population assay is based on differential efflux of DCV, a cell-membrane-permeable fluorescent dye, by cells with high ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter activity. Cells with high ABC transporter activity that efflux DCV and fall in the lower left quadrant of a flow cytograph are designated as "side population" cells. This unit emphasizes tissue digestion, DCV staining, flow settings for sorting side population cells, and quantitation of radiolabeled DHT retention.
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Fujiwara Y, Hayashida A, Tsurushima K, Nagai R, Yoshitomi M, Daiguji N, Sakashita N, Takeya M, Tsukamoto S, Ikeda T. Triterpenoids isolated from Zizyphus jujuba inhibit foam cell formation in macrophages. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:4544-4552. [PMID: 21446758 DOI: 10.1021/jf200193r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Because foam cell formation in macrophages is believed to play an essential role in the progression of early atherosclerotic lesions in vivo, prevention of foam cell formation is considered to be one of the major targets for the treatment of atherosclerosis. The present study examined the inhibitory effect of 50 crude plant extracts on foam cell formation. Among those crude extracts, Zizyphi Fructus (ZF) and Zizyphi Semen (ZS) extracts significantly inhibited the foam cell formation induced by acetylated LDL. Furthermore, triterpenoids such as oleanonic acid, pomolic acid, and pomonic acid were the major active compounds, and triterpenoids containing a carboxylic acid at C-28 play an important role in the inhibitory effect on foam cell formation in human macrophages. These data suggest that triterpenoids in Zizyphus jujuba , the plant source of ZF and ZS, may therefore be useful for the prevention of atherosclerosis.
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- Yukio Fujiwara
- Department of Cell Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Altinoz MA, Gedikoglu G, Sav A, Ozcan E, Ozdilli K, Bilir A, Del Maestro RF. MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE INDUCES C6 GLIOMA CHEMOSENSITIZATION VIA ANTIDEPRESSANT-LIKE LYSOSOMAL PHOSPHOLIPIDOSIS/MYELINOSISIN VITRO. Int J Neurosci 2009; 117:1465-80. [PMID: 17729157 DOI: 10.1080/00207450701540062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The authors have previously shown that medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) inhibits growth and increases drug sensitivity in C6 glioma with myeloid bodies. Myeloid bodies can occur in cells either due to robust toxicity with mitochondrial membrane disruption or due to milder events such as seen in lysosomal-phospholipidosis. Exact patterns of myelinosis accompanying to MPA chemo-sensitization is important, because uncoupling of nuclear versus mitochondrial toxicity of anti-neoplastics by MPA would lead to safer employment of glioma chemotherapy with reduced neurotoxicity. By monitoring and comparing cell kinetics with fine structural features of cell death, the authors estimated subcellular effects accompanying growth-inhibitory drug actions in C6 glioma. The analysis revealed that MPA induced mainly lysosomal phospholipidosis, while inhibiting clonogenicity alone and augmenting procarbazine efficacy. It induced apoptosis in combination with cisplatin. It reduced mitochondrial-damage-based early cytotoxicity of methotrexate, yet it did not hinder its anti-clonogenic efficacy. Progesterone analogues - similar to antidepressants - inhibit cholesterol esterification, and this efficacy relates with their P-glycoprotein inhibition. Reducing esterification and plasma-membrane localization of cholesterol may lead MPA induction of lysosomal phospholipidosis, growth indolency, and drug sensitization in glioma.
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Bottova I, Hehl AB, Stefanić S, Fabriàs G, Casas J, Schraner E, Pieters J, Sonda S. Host cell P-glycoprotein is essential for cholesterol uptake and replication of Toxoplasma gondii. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:17438-48. [PMID: 19389707 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m809420200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is a membrane-bound efflux pump that actively exports a wide range of compounds from the cell and is associated with the phenomenon of multidrug resistance. However, the role of P-gp in normal physiological processes remains elusive. Using P-gp-deficient fibroblasts, we showed that P-gp was critical for the replication of the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii but was not involved in invasion of host cells by the parasite. Importantly, we found that the protein participated in the transport of host-derived cholesterol to the intracellular parasite. T. gondii replication in P-gp-deficient host cells not only resulted in reduced cholesterol content in the parasite but also altered its sphingolipid metabolism. In addition, we found that different levels of P-gp expression modified the cholesterol metabolism in uninfected fibroblasts. Collectively our findings reveal a key and previously undocumented role of P-gp in host-parasite interaction and suggest a physiological role for P-gp in cholesterol trafficking in mammalian cells.
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- Iveta Bottova
- Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Jeannesson E, Siest G, Bastien B, Albertini L, Aslanidis C, Schmitz G, Visvikis-Siest S. Association of ABCB1 gene polymorphisms with plasma lipid and apolipoprotein concentrations in the STANISLAS cohort. Clin Chim Acta 2009; 403:198-202. [PMID: 19285054 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2009.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2008] [Revised: 02/27/2009] [Accepted: 02/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND While involvement of ABCB1 is well known in drug transport, its metabolite transport role is not so well understood. Like other ABC transporters, ABCB1 might be implicated in cholesterol homeostasis and ABCB1 polymorphisms which are responsible for drug resistance might affect lipid homeostasis. Our objective was thus to investigate the implication of ABCB1 polymorphisms and haplotypes in the genetic variability of lipid constituents in healthy people. METHODS T-129C, G-1A, A61G, G1199A, C1236T, T-76A, G2677T/A and C3435T polymorphisms were genotyped in 371 supposed healthy individuals from the STANISLAS cohort. Each polymorphism was tested with plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoproteins A1, B, C3 and E. RESULTS After adjustment for covariates, carriers of at least one 3435T allele had a significant higher level of apolipoprotein A1 (p = 0.005). In addition, significant correlations were observed in a sex-dependent manner. Women carrying either T-76 or 1236T allele (tendency with G-1 and 2677T/A) had lower total cholesterol (p < or = 0.01) and apolipoprotein B (T-76 exclusively, p=0.002). Haplotypes analysis was not more informative than the single polymorphisms except G2677T/A-C3435T haplotypes for apolipoprotein A1 concentration. CONCLUSION ABCB1 polymorphisms contribute to the genetic variability of plasma values of lipids and lipoproteins in healthy people.
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- Elise Jeannesson
- Unité de recherche Génétique Cardiovasculaire, Faculté de Pharmacie de Nancy, Université Henri Poincaré, France
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Eckford PDW, Sharom FJ. Interaction of the P-glycoprotein multidrug efflux pump with cholesterol: effects on ATPase activity, drug binding and transport. Biochemistry 2009; 47:13686-98. [PMID: 19049391 DOI: 10.1021/bi801409r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Resistance to a broad spectrum of structurally diverse chemotherapeutic drugs (multidrug resistance; MDR) is a major impediment to the treatment of cancer. One cause of MDR is the expression at the tumor cell surface of P-glycoprotein (Pgp), which functions as an ATP-powered multidrug efflux pump. Since Pgp interacts with its substrates after they partition into the lipid bilayer, changes in membrane physicochemical properties may have substantial effects on its functional activity. Various interactions between cholesterol and Pgp have been suggested, including a role for the protein in transbilayer movement of cholesterol. We have characterized several aspects of Pgp-cholesterol interactions, and found that some of the previously reported effects of cholesterol result from inhibition of Pgp ATPase activity by the cholesterol-extracting reagent, methyl-beta-cyclodextrin. The presence of cholesterol in the bilayer modulated the basal and drug-stimulated ATPase activity of reconstituted Pgp in a modest fashion. Both the ability of drugs to bind to the protein and the drug transport and phospholipid flippase functions of Pgp were also affected by cholesterol. The effects of cholesterol on drug binding affinity were unrelated to the size of the compound. Increasing cholesterol content greatly altered the partitioning of hydrophobic drug substrates into the membrane, which may account for some of the observed effects of cholesterol on Pgp-mediated drug transport. Pgp does not appear to mediate the flip-flop of a fluorescent cholesterol analogue across the bilayer. Cholesterol likely modulates Pgp function via effects on drug-membrane partitioning and changes in the local lipid environment of the protein.
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- Paul D W Eckford
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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Kondrackiene J, Kupcinskas L. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy-current achievements and unsolved problems. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14:5781-8. [PMID: 18855975 PMCID: PMC2751886 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.5781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is the most common pregnancy-related liver disorder. Maternal effects of ICP are mild; however, there is a clear association between ICP and higher frequency of fetal distress, preterm delivery, and sudden intrauterine fetal death. The cause of ICP remains elusive, but there is evidence that mutations in genes encoding hepatobiliary transport proteins can predispose for the development of ICP. Recent data suggest that ursodeoxycholic acid is currently the most effective pharmacologic treatment, whereas obstetric management is still debated. Clinical trials are required to identify the most suitable monitoring modalities that can specifically predict poor perinatal outcome. This article aims to review current achievements and unsolved problems of ICP.
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Kristiana I, Yang H, Brown AJ. Different kinetics of cholesterol delivery to components of the cholesterol homeostatic machinery: implications for cholesterol trafficking to the endoplasmic reticulum. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2008; 1781:724-30. [PMID: 18838129 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2008.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2008] [Revised: 08/18/2008] [Accepted: 08/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Previously, using an oxysterol to induce cholesterol trafficking to the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER), we reported a dissociation between cholesterol transport to two important cholesterol regulatory components in the ER: the cholesterol esterifying enzyme ACAT (Acyl CoA:Cholesterol Acyltransferase) and the membrane-bound transcription factor SREBP (Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein) (X. Du, Y.H. Pham and A.J. Brown, Effects of 25-hydroxycholesterol on cholesterol esterification and SREBP processing are dissociable: implications for cholesterol movement to the regulatory pool in the endoplasmic reticulum, J. Biol Chem. 279 (2004) 47010-47016). Here, we employed low-density lipoprotein (LDL) as a more physiologically-relevant mode of cholesterol delivery, and compared cholesterol transport to ACAT (determined by esterification) and SREBP (assessed by processing) in mutant Chinese Hamster Ovary cells that have cholesterol-trafficking defects (including Niemann-Pick type C). We showed clear differences in kinetics between the two, with impaired cholesterol trafficking to SREBP being resolved more rapidly than to ACAT. This is unlikely to be due to a reduced threshold of cholesterol sensed by the SREBP system relative to ACAT, since both responded to LDL-derived cholesterol within 2 h whereas the divergence observed between the two was prolonged (>20 h). Furthermore, ACAT inhibition did not expand the ER regulatory pool of cholesterol as judged by unaltered sensitivity of SREBP processing to LDL. Collectively, our data favor the contention that there are different cholesterol pools and/or transport pathways which feed ACAT and SREBP within the ER.
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- Ika Kristiana
- BABS, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Biosciences Building D26, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia
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The development of MDR (multidrug resistance) in yeast is due to a number of mechanisms. The most documented mechanism is enhanced extrusion of drugs mediated by efflux pump proteins belonging to either the ABC (ATP-binding cassette) superfamily or MFS (major facilitator superfamily). These drug-efflux pump proteins are localized on the plasma membrane, and the milieu therein affects their proper functioning. Several recent studies demonstrate that fluctuations in membrane lipid composition affect the localization and proper functioning of the MDR efflux pump proteins. Interestingly, the efflux pumps of the ABC superfamily are particularly susceptible to imbalances in membrane-raft lipid constituents. This review focuses on the importance of the membrane environment in functioning of the drug-efflux pumps and explores a correlation between MDR and membrane lipid homoeostasis.
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High baselines of transcription factor activities represent fundamental obstacles to regulated signaling. Here we show that in Drosophila, quenching of basal activator protein 1 (AP-1) transcription factor activity serves as a prerequisite to its tight spatial and temporal control by the JNK (Jun N-terminal kinase) signaling cascade. Our studies indicate that the novel raw gene product is required to limit AP-1 activity to leading edge epidermal cells during embryonic dorsal closure. In addition, we provide the first evidence that the epidermis has a Basket JNK-independent capacity to activate AP-1 targets and that raw function is required broadly throughout the epidermis to antagonize this activity. Finally, our mechanistic studies of the three dorsal-open group genes [raw, ribbon (rib), and puckered (puc)] indicate that these gene products provide at least two tiers of JNK/AP-1 regulation. In addition to Puckered phosphatase function in leading edge epidermal cells as a negative-feedback regulator of JNK signaling, the three dorsal-open group gene products (Raw, Ribbon, and Puckered) are required more broadly in the dorsolateral epidermis to quench a basal, signaling-independent activity of the AP-1 transcription factor.
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Mishra NN, Prasad T, Sharma N, Gupta DK. Membrane fluidity and lipid composition of fluconazole resistant and susceptible strains of Candida albicans isolated from diabetic patients. Braz J Microbiol 2008; 39:219-25. [PMID: 24031205 PMCID: PMC3768405 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822008000200004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2007] [Revised: 11/04/2007] [Accepted: 02/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ten clinical isolates of Candida albicans, five strains belonging to each of fluconazole resistant and susceptible groups isolated from diabetic patients, were studied for the membrane fluidity and lipid composition. Compared to fluconazole susceptible strains, fluconazole resistant ones exhibited enhanced membrane fluidity as measured by fluorescence polarization technique. The increased membrane fluidity was reflected in the decreased p-values exhibited by the resistant strains. On the other hand, susceptible isolates contained higher amount of ergosterol, almost twice as compared to resistant isolates which might have contributed to their lower membrane fluidity. However, no significant alteration was observed in the phospholipid and fatty acid composition of these isolates. Labeling experiments with fluorescamine dye revealed that the percentage of the exposed aminophospholipid, phosphatidylethanolamine was highest in the resistant strains as compared to the susceptible strains, indicating a possible overexpression of CDR1 and CDR2 genes in resistant strains. The results presented here suggest that the changes in the ergosterol content and overexpression of ABC transporter genes CDR1 and CDR2 could contribute to fluconazole resistance in C. albicans isolated from diabetic patients.
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- Nagendra N Mishra
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad , Allahabad , India
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Barakat S, Turcotte S, Demeule M, Lachambre MP, Régina A, Baggetto LG, Béliveau R. Regulation of brain endothelial cells migration and angiogenesis by P-glycoprotein/caveolin-1 interaction. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 372:440-6. [PMID: 18485890 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2008] [Accepted: 05/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We have investigated the involvement of P-glycoprotein (P-gp)/caveolin-1 interaction in the regulation of brain endothelial cells (EC) migration and tubulogenesis. P-gp overexpression in MDCK-MDR cells was correlated with enhanced cell migration whereas treatment with P-gp inhibitors CsA or PSC833 reduced it. Transfection of RBE4 rat brain endothelial cells with mutated versions of MDR1, in the caveolin-1 interaction motif, decreased the interaction between P-gp and caveolin-1, enhanced P-gp transport activity and cell migration. Moreover, down-regulation of caveolin-1 in RBE4 cells by siRNA against caveolin-1 stimulated cell migration. Interestingly, the inhibition of P-gp/caveolin-1 interaction increased also EC tubulogenesis. Furthermore, decrease of P-gp expression by siRNA inhibited EC tubulogenesis. These data indicate that the level of P-gp/caveolin-1 interaction can modulate brain endothelial angiogenesis and P-gp dependent cell migration.
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- Stéphane Barakat
- Departement de Chimie-Biochimie, Laboratoire de Médecine Moléculaire, Université du Québec à Montréal, CP 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Shu Y, Liu H. Reversal of P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance by cholesterol derived from low density lipoprotein in a vinblastine-resistant human lymphoblastic leukemia cell line. Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 85:638-46. [PMID: 17901905 DOI: 10.1139/o07-065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is believed to be one of the most common causes of multidrug resistance (MDR) in chemotherapy. Studies have shown that the biosynthesis of cholesterol and cholesterol esters interfere with the function of P-gp. Since low density lipoprotein (LDL) carries a large amount of cholesterol, we investigated the effect of cholesterol derived from LDL on a line of human lymphoblastic leukemia MDR cells, CEM/VLB. Our results demonstrated that, in addition to increased cytotoxicity, the uptake of vinblastine in CEM/VLB cells increased, and LDL subsequently increased the intracellular vinblastine concentrations retained by CEM/VLB cells. The cholesterol levels in the membrane of the MDR cells were restored, while LDL significantly decreased the P-gp-associated ATPase activity. Current studies have shown that LDL leads to the resensitization of CEM/VLB cells to cytotoxic agents, likely through the restoration of cholesterol and reduction of P-gp-associated ATPase in the cell membrane.
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- Yu Shu
- School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NL A1B 3V6, [corrected] Canada
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Tomoda H, Doi T. Discovery and combinatorial synthesis of fungal metabolites beauveriolides, novel antiatherosclerotic agents. Acc Chem Res 2008; 41:32-9. [PMID: 17803269 DOI: 10.1021/ar700117b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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For discovery of a new type of antiatherosclerotic agents, a cell-based assay of lipid droplet accumulation using primary mouse peritoneal macrophages was conducted as a model of macrophage-derived foam cell accumulation, which occurs in the early stage of atherosclerogenesis. During the screening of microbial metabolites for inhibitors of lipid droplet accumulation, 13-membered cyclodepsipeptides, known beauveriolide I and new beauveriolide III, were isolated from the culture broth of fungal Beauveria sp. FO-6979, a soil isolate, by solvent extraction, ODS column chromatography, silica gel column chromatography, and preparative HPLC. The structure including the absolute stereochemistry of beauveriolide III was elucidated as cyclo-[(3 S,4 S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyloctanoyl- l-phenylalanyl- l-alanyl- d-alloisoleucyl] by spectral analyses, amino acid analyses, and synthetic methods. Furthermore, the absolute stereochemistry was confirmed by the total synthesis of beauveriolides. Study on the mechanism of action revealed that beauveriolides inhibited macrophage acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity to block the synthesis of cholesteryl ester (CE), leading to a reduction of lipid droplets in macrophages. There are two ACAT isozymes in mammals, ACAT1 and ACAT2. ACAT1 is ubiquitously expressed in most tissues and cells including macrophages, while ACAT2 is expressed predominantly in the liver (hepatocytes) and the intestine (enterocytes). Interestingly, beauveriolides inhibited both ACAT1 and ACAT2 to a similar extent in an enzyme assay that utilized microsomes but inhibited ACAT1 selectively in intact cell-based assays. Beauveriolides proved orally active in both low-density lipoprotein receptor and apolipoprotein E knockout mice, reducing the atheroma lesion of heart and aorta without any side effects such as diarrhea or cytotoxicity to adrenal tissues as observed for many synthetic ACAT inhibitors. To obtain more potent inhibitors, a focused library of beauveriolide analogues was prepared by combinatorial chemistry in which solid-phase assembly of linear depsipeptides was carried out using a 2-chlorotrityl linker, followed by solution-phase cyclization, yielding 104 beauveriolide analogues. Among them, diphenyl derivatives were found to show 10 times more potent inhibition of CE synthesis in macrophages than beauveriolide III. Furthermore, most analogues showed selective ACAT1 inhibition or inhibition of both ACAT1 and ACAT2, but interestingly certain analogues gave selective ACAT2 inhibition. These data indicated that subtle structural differences of the inhibitors could discriminate the active sites of the ACAT1 and ACAT2 isozymes. Efforts of further analogue synthesis would make it possible to obtain highly selective ACAT1/ACAT2 inhibitors.
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- Hiroshi Tomoda
- School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan.
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Mishra N, Prasad T, Sharma N, Prasad R, Gupta D. Membrane fluidity and lipid composition in clinical isolates of Candida albicans isolated from AIDS/HIV patients. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung 2007; 54:367-77. [PMID: 18088010 DOI: 10.1556/amicr.54.2007.4.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study, we describe the membrane lipid composition of eight clinical isolates (azole resistant and sensitive strains) of Candida albicans isolated from AIDS/ HIV patients. Interestingly, fluorescence polarization measurements of the clinical isolates displayed enhanced membrane fluidity in fluconazole resistant strains as compared to the sensitive ones. The increase in fluidity was reflected in the change of membrane order, which was considerably decreased (decrease in fluorescence polarization "p" value denotes higher membrane fluidity) in the resistant strains. The ergosterol content in azole susceptible isolates was greater, almost twice as compared to the resistant isolates. However, no significant alteration was observed in phospholipid and fatty acid composition of these isolates. Labeling experiments with fluorescamine dye revealed that the percentage of phosphatidylethanolamine exposed to the membrane's outer leaflet was higher in the resistant strains as compared to the sensitive strains, indicating increased floppase activity of the two major ABC drug efflux pumps, CDR1 and CDR2 possibly due to their overexpression in resistant strains. The results of the present study suggest that changes in the status of membrane lipid phase especially the ergosterol content and increased activity of drug efflux pumps by overexpression ofABC transporters, CDR1 and CDR2 might contribute to fluconazole resistance in C. albicans isolated from AIDS/HIV patients.
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- N. Mishra
- 1 University of Allahabad Department of Biochemistry Allahabad 211002 India
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- 2 Jawaharlal Nehru University Membrane Biology Lab, School of Life Sciences New Delhi 110067 India
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- 1 University of Allahabad Department of Biochemistry Allahabad 211002 India
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- 2 Jawaharlal Nehru University Membrane Biology Lab, School of Life Sciences New Delhi 110067 India
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- 1 University of Allahabad Department of Biochemistry Allahabad 211002 India
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Connelly-Smith L, Pattinson J, Grundy M, Shang S, Seedhouse C, Russell N, Pallis M. P-glycoprotein is downregulated in KG1a-primitive leukemia cells by LDL cholesterol deprivation and by HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. Exp Hematol 2007; 35:1793-800. [PMID: 17923246 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2007.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2007] [Revised: 07/19/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE P-glycoprotein (pgp) is a membrane transporter encoded by the multidrug resistance (MDR1, ABCB1) gene. Pgp is a poor prognostic factor in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In addition to its role in drug efflux, pgp has been implicated in cellular cholesterol homeostasis. We investigated the effects of exogenous cholesterol removal on pgp expression and function. METHODS KG1a drug-naïve, primitive leukemia cells were cultured in serum-free medium with or without the addition of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. After 72 hours, pgp expression and function was assessed by flow cytometry and total cholesterol content of the KG1a cells was determined by the Amplex Red cholesterol assay. The addition of clinically available cholesterol-lowering agents, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors to KG1a cells was also assessed. RESULTS There was a 39% (SEM = 8.3%; p = 0.03) decrease in pgp protein expression after 3 days of serum-free culture. The decrease was also observed at the message and functional levels. In the presence of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, pgp expression was restored to 86% of the basal value. Addition of a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor to KG1a cells resulted in an additional 26% (lovastatin, p = 0.03) and 16% (pravastatin, p = 0.05) reduction in pgp, respectively. Furthermore, toxicity of the pgp substrate drug daunorubicin was enhanced following lovastatin preculture (p = 0.04). CONCLUSION LDL cholesterol contributes to pgp expression and chemoresistance in primitive leukemia cells. Use of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors may be of clinical value in lowering pgp expression in AML.
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Pani A, Norfo C, Abete C, Mulas C, Putzolu M, Laconi S, Orrù CD, Cannas MD, Vascellari S, La Colla P, Dessì S. Antiprion activity of cholesterol esterification modulators: a comparative study using ex vivo sheep fibroblasts and lymphocytes and mouse neuroblastoma cell lines. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007; 51:4141-7. [PMID: 17709472 PMCID: PMC2151450 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00524-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Our studies on the role of cholesterol homeostasis in the pathogenesis of scrapie revealed abnormal accumulation of cholesterol esters in ex vivo peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and skin fibroblasts from healthy and scrapie-affected sheep carrying a scrapie-susceptible genotype compared to sheep with a resistant genotype. Similar alterations were observed in mouse neuroblastoma N2a cell lines persistently infected with mouse-adapted 22L and RML strains of scrapie that showed up to threefold-higher cholesterol ester levels than parental N2a cells. We now report that proteinase K-resistant prion protein (PrPres)-producing cell populations of subclones from scrapie-infected cell lines were characterized by higher cholesterol ester levels than clone populations not producing PrPres. Treatments with a number of drugs known to interfere with different steps of cholesterol metabolism strongly reduced the accumulation of cholesterol esters in ex vivo PBMCs and skin fibroblasts from scrapie-affected sheep but had significantly less or no effect in their respective scrapie-resistant or uninfected counterparts. In scrapie-infected N2a cells, inhibition of cholesterol esters was associated with selective antiprion activity. Effective antiprion concentrations of cholesterol modulators (50% effective concentration [EC(50)] range, 1.4 to 40 microM) were comparable to those of antiprion reference compounds (EC(50) range, 0.6 to 10 microM). These data confirm our hypothesis that abnormal accumulation of cholesterol esters may represent a biological marker of susceptibility to prion infection/replication and a novel molecular target of potential clinical importance.
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- Alessandra Pani
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, University of Cagliari, 09042-Monserrato, Italy.
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Orlowski S, Coméra C, Tercé F, Collet X. Lipid rafts: dream or reality for cholesterol transporters? EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2007; 36:869-85. [PMID: 17576551 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0193-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2007] [Revised: 05/11/2007] [Accepted: 05/15/2007] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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As a key constituent of the cell membranes, cholesterol is an endogenous component of mammalian cells of primary importance, and is thus subjected to highly regulated homeostasis at the cellular level as well as at the level of the whole body. This regulation requires adapted mechanisms favoring the handling of cholesterol in aqueous compartments, as well as its transfer into or out of membranes, involving membrane proteins. A membrane exhibits functional properties largely depending on its lipid composition and on its structural organization, which very often involves cholesterol-rich microdomains. Then there is the appealing possibility that cholesterol may regulate its own transmembrane transport at a purely functional level, independently of any transcriptional regulation based on cholesterol-sensitive nuclear factors controling the expression level of lipid transport proteins. Indeed, the main cholesterol "transporters" presently believed to mediate for instance the intestinal absorption of cholesterol, that are SR-BI, NPC1L1, ABCA1, ABCG1, ABCG5/G8 and even P-glycoprotein, all present privileged functional relationships with membrane cholesterol-containing microdomains. In particular, they all more or less clearly induce membrane disorganization, supposed to facilitate cholesterol exchanges with the close aqueous medium. The actual lipid substrates handled by these transporters are not yet unambiguously determined, but they likely concern the components of membrane microdomains. Conversely, raft alterations may provide specific modulations of the transporter activities, as well as they can induce indirect effects via local perturbations of the membrane. Finally, these cholesterol transporters undergo regulated intracellular trafficking, with presumably some relationships to rafts which remain to be clarified.
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- Stéphane Orlowski
- SB2SM/IBTS and URA 2096 CNRS, CEA, Centre de Saclay, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France.
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Kusel JR, Al-Adhami BH, Doenhoff MJ. The schistosome in the mammalian host: understanding the mechanisms of adaptation. Parasitology 2007; 134:1477-526. [PMID: 17572930 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182007002971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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SUMMARYIn this review, we envisage the host environment, not as a hostile one, since the schistosome thrives there, but as one in which the relationship between the two organisms consists of constant communication, through signalling mechanisms involving sense organs, surface glycocalyx, surface membrane and internal organs of the parasite, with host fluids and cells. The surface and secretions of the schistosome egg have very different properties from those of other parasite stages, but adapted for the dispersal of the eggs and for the preservation of host liver function. We draw from studies of mammalian cells and other organisms to indicate how further work might be carried out on the signalling function of the surface glycocalyx, the raft structure of the surface and existence of pores in the surface membrane, the repair of the surface membrane, the role of the membrane structure in ion channel function (including recent work on the actin cytoskeleton and calcium channels) and the possible role of P-glycoproteins in the adaptation of the parasite to its environment. We are speculative in some areas, such as the suggestions that variability in surface properties of schistosomes may relate to the existence of membrane rafts and that parasite communities may exhibit quorum sensing. This speculative approach is adopted with the hope that future work on the whole organisms and their interactions will be encouraged.
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- J R Kusel
- Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK.
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Pusl T, Beuers U. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007; 2:26. [PMID: 17535422 PMCID: PMC1891276 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2007] [Accepted: 05/29/2007] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a cholestatic disorder characterized by (i) pruritus with onset in the second or third trimester of pregnancy, (ii) elevated serum aminotransferases and bile acid levels, and (iii) spontaneous relief of signs and symptoms within two to three weeks after delivery. ICP is observed in 0.4–1% of pregnancies in most areas of Central and Western Europe and North America, while in Chile and Bolivia as well as Scandinavia and the Baltic states roughly 5–15% and 1–2%, respectively, of pregnancies are associated with ICP. Genetic and hormonal factors, but also environmental factors may contribute to the pathogenesis of ICP. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy increases the risk of preterm delivery (19–60%), meconium staining of amniotic fluid (27%), fetal bradycardia (14%), fetal distress (22–41%), and fetal loss (0.4–4.1%), particularly when associated with fasting serum bile acid levels > 40 μmol/L. The hydrophilic bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid (10–20 mg/kg/d) is today regarded as the first line treatment for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Delivery has been recommended in the 38th week when lung maturity has been established.
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- Thomas Pusl
- Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, AMC, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sai K, Itoda M, Saito Y, Kurose K, Katori N, Kaniwa N, Komamura K, Kotake T, Morishita H, Tomoike H, Kamakura S, Kitakaze M, Tamura T, Yamamoto N, Kunitoh H, Yamada Y, Ohe Y, Shimada Y, Shirao K, Minami H, Ohtsu A, Yoshida T, Saijo N, Kamatani N, Ozawa S, Sawada J. Genetic variations and haplotype structures of the ABCB1 gene in a Japanese population: an expanded haplotype block covering the distal promoter region, and associated ethnic differences. Ann Hum Genet 2006; 70:605-22. [PMID: 16907707 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2006.00260.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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As functional ABCB1 haplotypes were recently reported in the promoter region of the gene, we resequenced the ABCB1 distal promoter region, along with other regions (the enhancer and proximal promoter regions, and all 28 exons), in a total of 533 Japanese subjects. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis based on 92 genetic variations revealed 4 LD blocks with the same make up as previously described (Blocks -1, 1, 2 and 3), except that Block 1 was expanded to include the distal promoter region, and that a new linkage between polymorphisms -1,789G>A in the distal promoter region and IVS5 + 123A>G in intron 5 was identified. We re-assigned Block 1 haplotypes, and added novel haplotypes to the other 3 blocks. The reported promoter haplotypes were further classified into several types according to tagging variations within Block 1 coding or intronic regions. Our current data reconfirm the haplotype profiles of the other three blocks, add more detailed information on functionally-important haplotypes in Block 1 and 2 in the Japanese population, and identified differences in haplotype profiles between ethnic groups. Our updated analysis of ABCB1 haplotype blocks will assist pharmacogenetic and disease-association studies carried out using Asian subjects.
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- K Sai
- Project Team for Pharmacogenetics, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, 158-8501, USA.
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Pennings M, Meurs I, Ye D, Out R, Hoekstra M, Van Berkel TJC, Van Eck M. Regulation of cholesterol homeostasis in macrophages and consequences for atherosclerotic lesion development. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:5588-96. [PMID: 16935283 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2006] [Revised: 07/28/2006] [Accepted: 08/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Foam cell formation due to excessive accumulation of cholesterol by macrophages is a pathological hallmark of atherosclerosis. Macrophages cannot limit the uptake of cholesterol and therefore depend on cholesterol efflux pathways for preventing their transformation into foam cells. Several ABC-transporters, including ABCA1 and ABCG1, facilitate the efflux of cholesterol from macrophages. These transporters, however, also affect membrane lipid asymmetry which may have important implications for cellular endocytotic pathways. We propose that in addition to the generally accepted role of these ABC-transporters in the prevention of foam cell formation by induction of cholesterol efflux from macrophages, they also influence the macrophage endocytotic uptake.
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- Marieke Pennings
- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Batetta B, Sanna F. Cholesterol metabolism during cell growth: Which role for the plasma membrane? EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200600015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Wilcox LJ, Borradaile NM, Huff MW. Antiatherogenic Properties of Naringenin, a Citrus Flavonoid. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-3466.1999.tb00011.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Beuers U, Pusl T. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy--a heterogeneous group of pregnancy-related disorders? Hepatology 2006; 43:647-9. [PMID: 16557565 DOI: 10.1002/hep.21156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ohshiro T, Namatame I, Lee EW, Kawagishi H, Tomoda H. Molecular Target of Decursins in the Inhibition of Lipid Droplet Accumulation in Macrophages. Biol Pharm Bull 2006; 29:981-4. [PMID: 16651731 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.29.981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During screening for inhibitors of lipid droplet accumulation in mouse peritoneal macrophages, two coumarins identified as decursin and decursinol angelate were isolated from the roots of Angelicae gigantis. The cellular molecular target of these inhibitors in macrophages was studied. Decursin and decursinol angelate inhibited cholesteryl ester (CE) synthesis with IC50 values of 9.7 and 10.1 microM, respectively, whereas they enhanced triacylglycerol (TG) synthesis. Lysosomal metabolism of cholesterol to CE was inhibited by the compounds, indicating that the site of inhibition is one of the steps between the exiting of cholesterol from the lysosomes and CE synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum. Therefore, acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity in the microsomal fractions prepared from mouse macrophages was studied, and the results showed inhibition of this activity by decursin and decursinol angelate with IC50 values of 43 and 22 microM, respectively. Thus, it was concluded that the compounds inhibit macrophage ACAT activity to decrease CE synthesis, leading to a reduction of lipid droplets in macrophages.
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- Taichi Ohshiro
- Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences and Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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Le Goff W, Settle M, Greene DJ, Morton RE, Smith JD. Reevaluation of the role of the multidrug-resistant P-glycoprotein in cellular cholesterol homeostasis. J Lipid Res 2005; 47:51-8. [PMID: 16215259 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m500255-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein (P-gp) was recently proposed to redistribute cholesterol in the plasma membrane, suggesting that P-gp could modulate cholesterol efflux to cholesterol acceptors. To address this hypothesis and to reevaluate the role of P-gp in cholesterol homeostasis, we first analyzed the role of P-gp expression on cholesterol efflux in P-gp stably transfected drug-selected LLC-MDR1 cells. Cholesterol efflux to methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (CD) was 4-fold higher in LLC-MDR1 cells compared with control LLC-PK1 cells, indicating that the accessible pool of plasma membrane cholesterol was increased by P-gp expression. However, using the P-gp-inducible cells lines HeLa MDR-Tet and 77.1 MDR-Tet, cholesterol efflux to CD, apolipoprotein A-I, or HDL was not associated with P-gp expression. In addition, we did not observe any effect of P-gp expression on cellular free and esterified cholesterol content, cholesteryl ester uptake from LDL and HDL particles, or acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase activity. Therefore, we conclude that P-gp expression does not play a major role in cholesterol homeostasis in P-gp-inducible cells and that the effects of P-gp on cholesterol homeostasis previously described in drug-selected cells might result from non-P-gp pathways that were also induced by selection for drug resistance.
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- Wilfried Le Goff
- Department of Cell Biology NC10, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Dietary polyphenols have been shown to possess cardioprotective effects. For example, the most noted role of grape polyphenols is in the French Paradox, in which a diet high in saturated fat accompanied by regular consumption of red wine is associated with a low risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Initially, the paradox was thought to be driven by the postulated major action of grape polyphenols in inhibiting LDL oxidation. Although many studies have shown inhibitory effects of polyphenols on LDL oxidation, there have been an equal number of studies that showed a null effect on this variable. Although there are contrasting viewpoints on the effects of polyphenols on LDL oxidation variables, there is increasing evidence that these compounds possess additional cardioprotective functions including altering hepatic cholesterol absorption, triglyceride assembly and secretion, the processing of lipoproteins in plasma, and inflammation. It is the purpose of this review to examine recent information on the multiple functions of dietary polyphenols, with an emphasis on grape polyphenols, in decreasing the risk of CHD by improving plasma lipid profiles and reducing inflammation.
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- Tosca L Zern
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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Sieveking DP, Woo KS, Fung KP, Lundman P, Nakhla S, Celermajer DS. Chinese herbs Danshen and Gegen modulate key early atherogenic events in vitro. Int J Cardiol 2005; 105:40-5. [PMID: 16207543 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2004] [Accepted: 10/22/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) and Gegen (Radix puerariae) are two herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, most commonly for their putative cardioprotective and anti-atherosclerotic effects. In this study, we investigated the effect of a preparation of these herbs on two key processes in the early stages of atherosclerosis; macrophage lipid loading and monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells. Human monocyte derived macrophages (HMDMs) were treated with 0.1-1.0 mg/ml of the herbal mixture in aqueous buffers and loaded with acetylated LDL (AcLDL) (50 microg/ml) for 72 h, and analyzed for cholesterol (C) and cholesteryl esters (CE), via HPLC. Human endothelial cell monolayers were also treated with 0.1-1.0 mg/ml of the herbal mixture and monocyte adhesion measured. Cell adhesion molecules E-selectin, ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 were assessed via ELISA. Compared to control conditions, the herbal mixture induced a significant dose-related decrease in the total cholesterol (free and esterified) in the HMDMs (p<0.001 by ANOVA). By contrast, the herbs also induced an increase in ICAM-1 expression (p<0.001) and monocyte adhesion at higher concentrations (p<0.05). In conclusion, treatment of cells with this preparation of Danshen and Gegen, a commonly used Chinese health supplement, results in a dose-related suppression of AcLDL uptake by human macrophages, and an increase in the level of ICAM-1 expression and adhesion of monocytes to endothelial cells. These herbs therefore show the ability to modulate key early events in atherosclerosis.
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- Daniel P Sieveking
- Heart Research Institute, 145 Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
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Rodrigues AC, Rebecchi IMM, Bertolami MC, Faludi AA, Hirata MH, Hirata RDC. High baseline serum total and LDL cholesterol levels are associated with MDR1 haplotypes in Brazilian hypercholesterolemic individuals of European descent. Braz J Med Biol Res 2005; 38:1389-97. [PMID: 16138223 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2005000900014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The MDR1 gene encodes the P-glycoprotein, an efflux transporter with broad substrate specificity. P-glycoprotein has raised great interest in pharmacogenetics because it transports a variety of structurally divergent drugs, including lipid-lowering drugs. The synonymous single-nucleotide polymorphism C3435T and the nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphism G2677T/A in MDR1 have been indicated as potential determinants of variability in drug disposition and efficacy. In order to evaluate the effect of G2677T/A and C3435T MDR1 polymorphisms on serum levels of lipids before and after atorvastatin administration, 69 unrelated hypercholesterolemic individuals from São Paulo city, Brazil, were selected and treated with 10 mg atorvastatin orally once daily for four weeks. MDR1 polymorphisms were analyzed by PCR-RFLP. C3435T and G2677T polymorphisms were found to be linked. The allelic frequencies for C3435T polymorphism were 0.536 and 0.464 for the 3435C and 3435T alleles, respectively, while for G2677T/A polymorphism allele frequencies were 0.580 for the 2677G allele, 0.384 for the 2677T allele and 0.036 for the 2677A allele. There was no significant relation between atorvastatin response and MDR1 polymorphisms (repeated measures ANOVA; P > 0.05). However, haplotype analysis revealed an association between T/T carriers and higher basal serum total (TC) and LDL cholesterol levels (TC: 303 +/- 56, LDL-C: 216 +/- 57 mg/dl, respectively) compared with non-T/T carriers (TC: 278 +/- 28, LDL-C: 189 +/- 24 mg/dl; repeated measures ANOVA/Tukey test; P < 0.05). These data indicate that MDR1 polymorphism may have an important contribution to the control of basal serum cholesterol levels in Brazilian hypercholesterolemic individuals of European descent.
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- A C Rodrigues
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Mulas MF, Demuro G, Mulas C, Putzolu M, Cavallini G, Donati A, Bergamini E, Dessi S. Dietary restriction counteracts age-related changes in cholesterol metabolism in the rat. Mech Ageing Dev 2005; 126:648-54. [PMID: 15888318 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2004.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2004] [Revised: 11/11/2004] [Accepted: 11/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The effects of ageing on the metabolism of cholesterol were examined in three different organs (liver, aorta and brain) of 6-, 12- and 24-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats. Ageing was associated with a significant increase in intracellular cholesterol esters in all three organs. Steady state mRNA levels of multidrug resistance protein (MDR) and acylCoA:cholesterol acyl transferase (ACAT), enzymes involved in cholesterol import and esterification, were also increased. By contrast, expression of mRNA for neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase (nCEH) and caveolin-1, proteins involved in cholesterol ester hydrolysis and export, were significantly reduced. Dietary restriction is the only intervention shown to extend lifespan and retard age-related declines in function in mammals. To further explore the possible correlation between changes in cholesterol esterification and ageing, we analysed cholesterol metabolism in liver, aorta, and brain of aged rats exposed to two dietary restriction regimens: intermittent (alternate-day) fasting (IF) and food intake restriction (60% of ad libitum feeding). Both dietary regimens attenuated the age-related changes in cholesterol esters and in the expression of genes involved in cholesterol metabolism. These results provide evidence that distinctive age-associated changes in intracellular cholesterol metabolism occur in rats. Furthermore, these modifications can be partially reversed by dietary restriction, a condition known to affect the ageing process. Age-related changes in cholesterol metabolism may play a role in triggering and/or aggravating senescence-related disorders characterized by altered cholesterol homeostasis.
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- M F Mulas
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologie, Università di Cagliari, Italy
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Gayet L, Dayan G, Barakat S, Labialle S, Michaud M, Cogne S, Mazane A, Coleman AW, Rigal D, Baggetto LG. Control of P-Glycoprotein Activity by Membrane Cholesterol Amounts and Their Relation to Multidrug Resistance in Human CEM Leukemia Cells†. Biochemistry 2005; 44:4499-509. [PMID: 15766280 DOI: 10.1021/bi048669w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is the most well-known ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter involved in unidirectional substrate translocation across the membrane lipid bilayer, thereby causing the typical multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype expressed in many cancers. We observed that in human CEM acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells expressing various degrees of chemoresistance and where P-gp was the sole MDR-related ABC transporter detected, the amount of esterified cholesterol increased linearly with the level of resistance to vinblastine while the amounts of total and free cholesterol increased in a nonlinear way. Membrane cholesterol controlled the ATPase activity of P-gp in a linear manner, whereas the P-gp-induced daunomycin efflux decreased nonlinearly with the depletion of membrane cholesterol. All these elements suggest that cholesterol controls both the ATPase and the drug efflux activities of P-gp. In addition, in CEM cell lines that expressed increasing levels of elevated chemoresistance, the amount of P-gp increases to a plateau value of 40% of the total membrane proteins and remained unvaried while the amount of membrane cholesterol increased with the elevation of the MDR level, strongly suggesting that cholesterol may be directly involved in the typical MDR phenotype. Finally, we showed that the decreased daunomycin efflux by P-gp due to the partial depletion of membrane cholesterol was responsible for the efficient chemosensitization of resistant CEM cells, which could be totally reversed after cholesterol repletion.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/chemistry
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/metabolism
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/physiology
- Adenosine Triphosphatases/metabolism
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Biological Transport/drug effects
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cholesterol/chemistry
- Cholesterol/metabolism
- Cholesterol/physiology
- Daunorubicin/metabolism
- Daunorubicin/pharmacology
- Drug Resistance, Multiple/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects
- Humans
- Membrane Lipids/chemistry
- Membrane Lipids/metabolism
- Membrane Lipids/physiology
- Membrane Microdomains/chemistry
- Membrane Microdomains/enzymology
- Membrane Microdomains/metabolism
- Models, Chemical
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/enzymology
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/metabolism
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology
- Proteolipids/chemistry
- Proteolipids/metabolism
- Vinblastine/metabolism
- Vinblastine/pharmacology
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- Landry Gayet
- Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines (IBCP UMR5086 CNRS UCBL), 7 Passage du Vercors, F-69367 Lyon Cedex 07, France
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Du X, Pham YH, Brown AJ. Effects of 25-Hydroxycholesterol on Cholesterol Esterification and Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein Processing Are Dissociable. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:47010-6. [PMID: 15317807 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408690200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The regulatory pool of cholesterol is located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and is key to how mammalian cells sense and respond to changes in cellular cholesterol levels. The extent of cholesterol esterification by the ER-resident protein, acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyl-transferase (ACAT), has become the standard method for monitoring cholesterol transport to the ER and is assumed to reflect the regulatory pool of ER cholesterol. The oxysterol, 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC), is thought to trigger intracellular cholesterol transport to the ER. In support of this contention, we confirmed previous reports that 25HC activates cholesterol esterification and is a potent suppressor of the sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) pathway. Processing of the ER membrane-bound SREBP into a soluble transcription factor is controlled by cholesterol levels in the ER. In this study, we addressed whether or not cholesterol esterification necessarily reflects cholesterol movement to the cholesterol homeostatic machinery in the ER as determined by SREBP processing. We found that three agents that inhibited the ability of 25HC to induce cholesterol esterification (progesterone, nigericin, and monensin) did not have a corresponding effect on 25HC suppression of SREBP processing. Moreover, ACAT inhibition did not alter the sensitivity of SREBP processing to 25HC. Therefore, cholesterol esterification by the ER-resident protein ACAT is dissociable from cholesterol transport to the cholesterol homeostatic machinery in the ER. In light of our results, we question the security of previous work that has inferred cholesterol transport to the ER regulatory pool based solely on cholesterol esterification.
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- Ximing Du
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Biological Sciences Building D26, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia
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Ng AWK, Lukic T, Pritchard PH, Wasan KM. Development of novel water-soluble phytostanol analogs: disodium ascorbyl phytostanyl phosphates (FM-VP4): preclinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and toxicology. CARDIOVASCULAR DRUG REVIEWS 2004; 21:151-68. [PMID: 12931251 DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-3466.2003.tb00113.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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FM-VP4 is a novel inhibitor of cholesterol absorption that has lipid lowering and body weight reducing properties. In vitro and in vivo studies were performed to investigate the lipid-lowering effects, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity of FM-VP4. FM-VP4 decreased cholesterol accumulation in Caco-2 cells by approximately 50%; its activity appeared to be independent of pancreatic lipase, p-glycoprotein, or cholesterol incorporation in micelles. In animal studies, FM-VP4 was added to the diet or drinking water and the following results were obtained. In gerbils 2% FM-VP4 produced mean 56 and 53% reduction in total cholesterol (TC) after 4 and 8 weeks, respectively. This reduction was entirely due to the loss of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) pool, which was reduced to undetectable levels at either time point. At 8 weeks, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) concentration had risen by a mean of 34% whereas total triglyceride (TG) concentrations had decreased by a mean of 60%. FM-VP4 also had a profound effect on body weight in these animals. At 8 weeks, the mean body weight was in the 4% FM-VP4 treatment group 25% lower than in the control group. No hepatic or renal toxicity was associated with these changes. In Apo E-deficient mice, after 4- and 8-week treatments FM-VP4 caused a significant decrease in both TC and TG concentrations compared to controls. After 12 weeks, the areas of atherosclerotic lesion involvement in the aortic roots were decreased by a mean of 80% in the 0.5, 1, and 2% FM-VP4 treatment groups compared to controls. Taken together, these results suggest that FM-VP4 is a potential new drug with lipid-lowering and weight loss potential, without apparent toxicity.
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- Agatha W K Ng
- Division of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Namatame I, Tomoda H, Ishibashi S, Omura S. Antiatherogenic activity of fungal beauveriolides, inhibitors of lipid droplet accumulation in macrophages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:737-42. [PMID: 14718664 PMCID: PMC321750 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0307757100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Beauveriolides I and III, isolated from the culture broth of fungal Beauveria sp. FO-6979, showed potent inhibitory activity of lipid droplet accumulation in primary mouse peritoneal macrophages. The cellular molecular target of this inhibitory activity was studied in macrophages. Beauveriolides I and III strongly inhibited the cholesteryl ester (CE) synthesis with IC(50) values of 0.78 and 0.41 microM, respectively, without showing significant effects on the triacylglycerol and phospholipid synthesis. Furthermore, lysosomal cholesterol metabolism to CE in macrophages was inhibited by the compounds, indicating that the inhibition site lies within steps between cholesterol departure from the lysosome and CE synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum. Therefore, acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity in the membrane fractions prepared from mouse macrophages was studied, resulting in a dose-dependent inhibition by beauveriolides I and III with IC(50) values of 6.0 and 5.5 microM, respectively. Thus, we showed that the beauveriolides inhibit macrophage ACAT activity specifically, resulting in blockage of the CE synthesis, leading to a reduction of lipid droplets in macrophages. ACAT activity in the membrane fractions prepared from mouse liver and Caco-2 cells was also inhibited, indicating that the beauveriolides block both ACAT-1 and -2. Moreover, beauveriolides I and III exert antiatherogenic activity in both low-density lipoprotein receptor- and apolipoprotein E-knockout mice without any side effects such as diarrhea or cytotoxicity to adrenal tissues as observed for many synthetic ACAT inhibitors. Beauveriolides I and III are the first microbial cyclodepsipeptides having an in vivo antiatherosclerotic effect and show promise as potential lead compounds for antiatherosclerotic agents.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Apolipoproteins E/deficiency
- Apolipoproteins E/genetics
- Arteriosclerosis/drug therapy
- Arteriosclerosis/metabolism
- Cholesterol Esters/biosynthesis
- Depsipeptides
- Enzyme Inhibitors/administration & dosage
- Enzyme Inhibitors/isolation & purification
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Female
- Hypocreales/chemistry
- Hypolipidemic Agents/administration & dosage
- Hypolipidemic Agents/isolation & purification
- Hypolipidemic Agents/pharmacology
- In Vitro Techniques
- Lipid Metabolism
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/drug effects
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Mice, Knockout
- Peptides, Cyclic/administration & dosage
- Peptides, Cyclic/isolation & purification
- Peptides, Cyclic/pharmacology
- Receptors, LDL/deficiency
- Receptors, LDL/genetics
- Sterol O-Acyltransferase/antagonists & inhibitors
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Affiliation(s)
- Ichiji Namatame
- Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences and Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, and Kitasato Institute, Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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Batetta B, Mulas MF, Sanna F, Putzolu M, Bonatesta RR, Gasperi-Campani A, Roncuzzi L, Baiocchi D, Dessì S. Role of cholesterol ester pathway in the control of cell cycle in human aortic smooth muscle cells. FASEB J 2003; 17:746-8. [PMID: 12594184 DOI: 10.1096/fj.02-0396fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cholesterol esterification by acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) are key events in vascular proliferative diseases. Here we performed experiments to ascertain the role of cholesterol ester pathway in the control of human aortic VSMC cycle progression. Results showed that serum-induced VSMC proliferation was preceded by an increased ability of the cells to esterify cholesterol as well as by an increased expression of ACAT and multidrug resistance (MDR1) mRNAs and extracellular related kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2), whereas caveolin-1 levels were markedly decreased. Cell cycle analyses performed in the presence of two inhibitors of cholesterol esterification, directly inhibiting ACAT (Sandoz 58-035) or the transport of cholesterol substrate from plasma membrane to endoplasmic reticulum (progesterone), indicate that each inhibitor suppressed the serum-induced DNA synthesis by accumulation of VSMCs in the G1 phase. The effect was associated with a rapid inhibition of ERK1/2 mitogenic signaling pathway; a down-regulation of cyclin D1, ACAT, and MDR1 mRNA; and an up-regulation of caveolin-1. These data provide a plausible link between cholesterol esterification and control of cell cycle G1/S transition, supporting the hypothesis that cholesterol esterification may accelerate the progression of human vascular proliferative diseases by modulating the rate of the VSMC proliferation.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/genetics
- Amides/pharmacology
- Aorta/cytology
- Aorta/drug effects
- Aorta/physiology
- Caveolin 1
- Caveolins/genetics
- Cell Cycle/drug effects
- Cell Cycle/physiology
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Cell Division/physiology
- Cholesterol/metabolism
- Cholesterol Esters/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Humans
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Organosilicon Compounds/pharmacology
- Progesterone/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Sterol O-Acyltransferase/genetics
- Time Factors
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Affiliation(s)
- Barbara Batetta
- Department of Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, University of Cagliari, Italy
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