High density lipoprotein phospholipid composition is a major determinant of the bi-directional flux and net movement of cellular free cholesterol mediated by scavenger receptor BI |
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Authors: | Yancey P G de la Llera-Moya M Swarnakar S Monzo P Klein S M Connelly M A Johnson W J Williams D L Rothblat G H |
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Affiliation: | Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. |
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Abstract: | The role of high density lipoprotein (HDL) phospholipid in scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI)-mediated free cholesterol flux was examined by manipulating HDL(3) phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin content. Both phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin enrichment of HDL enhanced the net efflux of cholesterol from SR-BI-expressing COS-7 cells but by two different mechanisms. Phosphatidylcholine enrichment of HDL increased efflux, whereas sphingomyelin enrichment decreased influx of HDL cholesterol. Although similar trends were observed in control (vector-transfected) COS-7 cells, SR-BI overexpression amplified the effects of phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin enrichment of HDL 25- and 2.8-fold, respectively. By using both phosphatidylcholine-enriched and phospholipase A(2)-treated HDL to obtain HDL with a graded phosphatidylcholine content, we showed that SR-BI-mediated cholesterol efflux was highly correlated (r(2) = 0.985) with HDL phosphatidylcholine content. The effects of varying HDL phospholipid composition on SR-BI-mediated free cholesterol flux were not correlated with changes in either the K(d) or B(max) values for high affinity binding to SR-BI. We conclude that SR-BI-mediated free cholesterol flux is highly sensitive to HDL phospholipid composition. Thus, factors that regulate cellular SR-BI expression and the local modification of HDL phospholipid composition will have a large impact on reverse cholesterol transport. |
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