LIPOPROTEIN-X FAILS TO INHIBIT HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME-A REDUCTASE IN HEPG2 CELLS

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EDWARDS, CM [1 ]
OTAL, MP [1 ]
STACPOOLE, PW [1 ]
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[1] UNIV FLORIDA,COLL MED,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL,GAINESVILLE,FL 32610
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METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL | 1993年 / 42卷 / 07期
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10.1016/0026-0495(93)90051-O
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Abnormalities of lipid composition and metabolism are frequently observed in patients with cholestatic liver disease. Both elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels and the appearance of lipoprotein-X (LP-X) in plasma underlie the high incidence of hypercholesterolemia in this population. We tested the hypothesis that the hypercholesterolemia of cholestasis may reflect a failure of normal feedback regulation of hepatic cholesterolgenesis by determining the influence of LP-X on the rate-limiting enzyme of cholesterol synthesis, hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase. Cultured human hepatoma (HepG2) cells were incubated in purified lipoprotein for 24 hours, harvested, and then assayed for HMG CoA reductase activity and mass. LDL isolated from either normal controls or patients with cholestasis decreased reductase activity in a dose-dependent fashion (2 to 30 μg cholesterol/mL media) to a level approximately 50% of that measured in cells incubated in lipid-deficient serum. LP-X failed to downregulate enzyme activity compared with LDL, with little change in reductase activity at cholesterol concentrations (30 μg/mL media) that produced maximal reductase inhibition by LDL. Three distinct LP-X subspecies were purified from the plasma of a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and tested in an analogous manner. All LP-X subspecies were similar in their inability to decrease reductase activity as compared with LDL. HMG CoA reductase mass was increased approximately twofold in cells incubated with LP-X, as estimated by Western blot analysis. These results suggest that LP-X may contribute to hypercholesterolemia in the cholestatic patient by not effectively downregulating hepatic cholesterol synthesis. © 1993.
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