Short- and long-term effects of atorvastatin, lovastatin and simvastatin on the cellular metabolism of cholesteryl esters and VLDL secretion in rat hepatocytes

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作者
Isusi, E
Aspichueta, P
Liza, M
Hernández, ML
Díaz, C
Hernández, G
Martínez, MJ
Ochoa, B
机构
[1] Univ Basque Country, Sch Med, Dept Physiol, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain
[2] Parke Davis SL, R&D Dept, Barcelona, Spain
关键词
rat hepatocyte and organelles; HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; VLDL; cholesterol esterification; cholesteryl ester hydrolase; atherosclerosis;
D O I
10.1016/S0021-9150(00)00407-X
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The short- and long-term in vitro effects of the hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor atorvastatin, compared with lovastatin and simvastatin on VLDL secretion, and on the formation and the neutral and acid lysosomal hydrolysis of cholesteryl esters was investigated in rat liver hepatocytes maintained in suspension (2 or 4 h) or cultured in monolayers (24 h). All statins time-dependently reduced [C-14]oleate incorporation into cholesteryl esters, but when exogenous cholesterol was added only atorvastatin caused an immediate transient decrease in hepatocyte ACAT activity. Activity of the lysosomal, microsomal and cytosolic CEH isoforms was unaffected by the hepatocyte treatments. Statins reduced free and esterified cholesterol mass in hepatocyte microsomes after 2 h, and this was followed by a modest decline in VLDL cholesteryl esters, whilst secretion of VLDL apoB and triglycerides was unaltered. However, after 24 h of treatment, statins caused generalized 20-40% decreases in the secretion of VLDL apoB, cholesterol and triglycerides, with the reduction in apoB48 secretion being significantly superior to that caused in apoB100. The mean diameter of secreted VLDL was not modified by either duration or drug treatment. Additional studies with subcellular fractions demonstrated that statins have a direct selective effect on the enzymes governing the cholesterol-cholesteryl ester cycle, with the exception of the microsomal CEH. Atorvastatin, lovastatin and simvastatin inhibited ACAT activity in microsomes by 50% at doses of 250, 100 and 50 muM, respectively. The cytosolic CEH elicited a biphasic profile of activity with activations up to 100 muM statin and inhibitions above 250 muM, and the lysosomal CEH was only inhibited by atorvastatin at a dose of 100 muM or more. We conclude that a prolonged, but not a short, limited availability of hepatocyte cholesterol derived from the endogenous synthesis reduces VLDL secretion, and that reactivity of statins at the cellular level are more similar than reactivity at the subcellular level as regards the cholesterol-cholesteryl ester cycle. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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