Effect of apolipoprotein A-I on ATP binding cassette transporter A1 degradation and cholesterol efflux in THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells |
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Authors: | Tang Chao-Ke Tang Guo-Hua Yi Guang-Hui Wang Zuo Liu Lu-Shan Wan Shuang Yuan Zhong-Hua He Xiu-Sheng Yang Jun-Hao Ruan Chang-Geng Yang Yong-Zong |
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Institution: | Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of Nanhua University, Hengyang 421001, China. |
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Abstract: | Cholesterol-loaded macrophage foam cells are a central componentof atherosclerotic lesions. ATP binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), the defective molecule inTangier disease, mediates the efflux of phospholipid and cholesterolfrom cells to apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), reversing foam cell formation. This study investigated the effect of apoA-I on ABCA1 degradation and cholesterol efflux in THP-1 macrophage- derived foam cells. After exposure of the cultured THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells to apoA-I for different time, cholesterol efflux, ABCA1 mRNA and protein levels were determined by FJ-2107P type liquid scintillator, RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. The mean ABCA1 fluorescence intensity on THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells was detected by flow cytometry. Results showed that apoA-I markedly increased ABCA1-mediated cholesterol efflux from THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells. This was accompanied by an increase in the content of ABCA1. ApoA-I did not alter ABCA1 mRNA abundance. Significantly, thiol protease inhibitors increased the level of ABCA1 protein and slowed its decay in THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells, whereas none of the proteosome-specific inhibitor lactacystin, other protease inhibitors, or the lysosomal inhibitor NH4Cl showed such effects. The apoA-I-mediated cellular cholesterol efflux was enhanced by thiol protease inhibitors. Our results suggested that thiol protease inhibitors mightprovide an alternative way to upregulate ABCA1 protein. Thisstrategy is especially appealing since it may mimic the stabilizingeffect of the natural ligands apoA-I. |
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Keywords: | ATP binding cassette transporter A1 apoA-I flow cytometry cholesterol lipoproteins |
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