Cholesterol-mediated changes of neutral cholesterol esterase activity in macrophages. Mechanism for mobilization of cholesteryl esters in lipid droplets by HDL. 1997

S Miura, and T Chiba, and N Mochizuki, and H Nagura, and K Nemoto, and I Tomita, and M Ikeda, and T Tomita
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan.

Cholesteryl esters (CE) in lipid droplets undergo a continual cycle of hydrolysis and reesterification by neutral cholesterol esterase (N-CEase) and acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), respectively. The mechanism by which HDL mobilizes CE from lipid droplets in J774 A.1 cells was investigated, focusing on N-CEase activity. We asked whether HDL enhances the activity and, if so, what signals induce the change of the activity. An incubation of cells with HDL enhanced the decline of cholesteryl-[l-14C]-oleate in foam cells and increased N-CEase activity in the supernatant of cell homogenate in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas incubation with LDL decreased the activity. In addition, N-CEase activity was fivefold higher when cells were cultured in 10% lipoprotein-deficient serum (LPDS) medium (2 micrograms cholesterol/mL) than when cultured in 10% fetal calf serum medium (31 micrograms cholesterol/mL), suggesting that changes in N-CEase activity are mediated by cholesterol. An addition of cholesterol (0 to 30 micrograms/mL) in LPDS medium markedly inhibited N-CEase activity with a concomitant increase in cellular cholesterol concentration. This inhibitory effect of cholesterol was also observed in mouse peritoneal macrophages. In vitro addition of cholesterol did not affect N-CEase activity. Treatment of cells with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors enhanced N-CEase activity, whereas ACAT inhibitor decreased the activity. Northern blot analysis of N-CEase mRNA showed that the expression was not altered by the presence of cholesterol in LPDS medium. These results suggest that cholesterol downregulates N-CEase activity, probably through cholesterol-dependent appearance of some factors.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008075 Lipoproteins, HDL A class of lipoproteins of small size (4-13 nm) and dense (greater than 1.063 g/ml) particles. HDL lipoproteins, synthesized in the liver without a lipid core, accumulate cholesterol esters from peripheral tissues and transport them to the liver for re-utilization or elimination from the body (the reverse cholesterol transport). Their major protein component is APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I. HDL also shuttle APOLIPOPROTEINS C and APOLIPOPROTEINS E to and from triglyceride-rich lipoproteins during their catabolism. HDL plasma level has been inversely correlated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases. High Density Lipoprotein,High-Density Lipoprotein,High-Density Lipoproteins,alpha-Lipoprotein,alpha-Lipoproteins,Heavy Lipoproteins,alpha-1 Lipoprotein,Density Lipoprotein, High,HDL Lipoproteins,High Density Lipoproteins,Lipoprotein, High Density,Lipoprotein, High-Density,Lipoproteins, Heavy,Lipoproteins, High-Density,alpha Lipoprotein,alpha Lipoproteins
D008813 Mice, Inbred ICR An inbred strain of mouse that is used as a general purpose research strain, for therapeutic drug testing, and for the genetic analysis of CARCINOGEN-induced COLON CANCER. Mice, Inbred ICRC,Mice, ICR,Mouse, ICR,Mouse, Inbred ICR,Mouse, Inbred ICRC,ICR Mice,ICR Mice, Inbred,ICR Mouse,ICR Mouse, Inbred,ICRC Mice, Inbred,ICRC Mouse, Inbred,Inbred ICR Mice,Inbred ICR Mouse,Inbred ICRC Mice,Inbred ICRC Mouse
D002784 Cholesterol The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Epicholesterol
D002785 Sterol O-Acyltransferase An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cholesterol esters by the direct transfer of the fatty acid group from a fatty acyl CoA derivative. This enzyme has been found in the adrenal gland, gonads, liver, intestinal mucosa, and aorta of many mammalian species. EC 2.3.1.26. Acyl-CoA-Cholesterol Acyltransferase,Cholesterol Acyltransferase,Cholesterol Esterifying Enzyme,Acyl CoA Cholesterol Acyltransferase,Acyltransferase, Acyl-CoA-Cholesterol,Acyltransferase, Cholesterol,Enzyme, Cholesterol Esterifying,Esterifying Enzyme, Cholesterol,O-Acyltransferase, Sterol,Sterol O Acyltransferase
D002787 Sterol Esterase An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of CHOLESTEROL ESTERS and some other sterol esters, to liberate cholesterol plus a fatty acid anion. Cholesterol Esterase,15-Ketosteryl Oleate Hydrolase,Acylcholesterol Lipase,Cholesterol Ester Hydrolase,Cholesteryl Oleate Hydrolase,Cholesterylester Hydrolase,Hormone-Sensitive Lipase,Lipase A (Lysosomal Acid Cholesterol Esterase),Lipoidal Steroid Esterase,Lysosomal Acid Cholesterol Esterase,Lysosomal Acid Lipase,Steroid Hormone Esterase,Sterol Ester Acylhydrolase,15 Ketosteryl Oleate Hydrolase,Acid Lipase, Lysosomal,Acylhydrolase, Sterol Ester,Esterase, Cholesterol,Esterase, Lipoidal Steroid,Esterase, Steroid Hormone,Esterase, Sterol,Hormone Sensitive Lipase,Hydrolase, 15-Ketosteryl Oleate,Hydrolase, Cholesterol Ester,Hydrolase, Cholesteryl Oleate,Hydrolase, Cholesterylester,Lipase, Acylcholesterol,Lipase, Hormone-Sensitive,Steroid Esterase, Lipoidal
D002788 Cholesterol Esters Fatty acid esters of cholesterol which constitute about two-thirds of the cholesterol in the plasma. The accumulation of cholesterol esters in the arterial intima is a characteristic feature of atherosclerosis. Cholesterol Ester,Cholesteryl Ester,Cholesteryl Esters,Ester, Cholesterol,Ester, Cholesteryl,Esters, Cholesterol,Esters, Cholesteryl
D004790 Enzyme Induction An increase in the rate of synthesis of an enzyme due to the presence of an inducer which acts to derepress the gene responsible for enzyme synthesis. Induction, Enzyme
D005487 Foam Cells Lipid-laden macrophages originating from monocytes or from smooth muscle cells. Cell, Foam,Cells, Foam,Foam Cell
D006888 Hydroxycholesterols Cholesterol which is substituted by a hydroxy group in any position.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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