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Lu R, Sugimoto T, Tsuboi T, Sekikawa T, Tanaka M, Lyu X, Yokoyama S. Sichuan dark tea improves lipid metabolism and prevents aortic lipid deposition in diet-induced atherosclerosis model rats. Front Nutr 2022; 9:1014883. [PMID: 36505232 PMCID: PMC9729532 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1014883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background and aims Sichuan dark tea (ST), Zangcha, is a traditional fermented Chinese tea found in Sichuan and Tibet and claimed for beneficial effects against lifestyle-related metabolic disorders. We examined the effects of ST on lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis. Methods and results Sichuan dark tea was given to fat-rich diet-induced atherosclerosis model rats in comparison with dark-fermented Chinese Pu-erh tea (PT) and Japanese green tea (GT). After 8 weeks of feeding, ST and PT induced an increase in high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol and a decrease in glucose, and ST decreased triglyceride in plasma. ST also induced low pH in the cecum. There was no significant change in their body weight among the fat-feeding groups but a decrease was found in the visceral fat and liver weight in the ST group. Accordingly, ST reduced lipid deposition in the aorta in comparison with PT and GT. ST increased mRNA of LXRα, PPARα, PPARγ, and ABCA1 in the rat liver. The extract of ST stimulated the AMPK pathway to increase the expression of ABCA1 in J774 cells and increased expression of lipoprotein lipase and hormone-sensitive lipase in 3T3L1 cells, consistent with its anti-atherogenic effects in rats. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis showed unique spectra of original specific compounds of caffeine and catechins in each tea extract, but none of them was likely responsible for these effects. Conclusion Sichuan dark tea increases plasma HDL and reduces plasma triglyceride to decrease atherosclerosis through AMPK activation. Further study is required to identify specific components for the effects of this tea preparation.
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- Rui Lu
- Food and Nutritional Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai, Japan
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- Food and Nutritional Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai, Japan
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- Food and Nutritional Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai, Japan
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- Food and Nutritional Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Food and Nutritional Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai, Japan,*Correspondence: Shinji Yokoyama,
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Yano K, Hirayama S, Misawa N, Furuta A, Ueno T, Motoi Y, Seino U, Ebinuma H, Ikeuchi T, Schneider WJ, Bujo H, Miida T. Soluble LR11 competes with amyloid β in binding to cerebrospinal fluid-high-density lipoprotein. Clin Chim Acta 2018; 489:29-34. [PMID: 30448281 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2018.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND LR11 is a member of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor family with high expression in neurons. Some cell surface LR11 is cleaved and secreted into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as soluble LR11 (sLR11). Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), particularly apolipoprotein E4 carriers, have high CSF-sLR11 and low CSF-amyloid β (Aβ) concentrations. Therefore, we assessed whether sLR11 is bound to CSF-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and whether sLR11 competes with Aβ in binding to apoE in CSF-HDL. METHODS We measured CSF-sLR11 concentrations (50 controls and 16 patients with AD) using enzyme immunoassay. sLR11 and apoE distribution in the CSF was evaluated using non-denaturing two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (N-2DGE). ApoE bound to sLR11 or Aβ was identified using co-immunoprecipitation assay. RESULTS CSF-sLR11 concentrations were higher in patients with AD than controls (adjusted for sLR11 using phospholipid). N-2DGE analysis showed that sLR11 and Aβ comigrated with a large apoE-containing CSF-HDL. Moreover, fewer apoE was bound to Aβ when a higher amount of apoE was bound to sLR11 in patients with AD who presented with ε4/4. CONCLUSION sLR11 binds to CSF-HDL and competes with Aβ in binding to apoE in CSF-HDL, indicating that sLR11 affects Aβ clearance via CSF-HDL.
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- Kouji Yano
- Center for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Dementia, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Bioscience Medical Research Center, Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital, Asahimachi-Tohri 1-754, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Sekisui Medical Tsukuba Research Institute, Yoshiwara 3262-12, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki 301-1155, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Asahimachi-Tohri 1-757, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Department of Clinical-Laboratory and Experimental-Research Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu 564-1, Sakura, Chiba 285-8741, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-dependent uptake of Gram-positive lipoteichoic acid and Gram-negative lipopolysaccharide occurs through LDL receptor. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10496. [PMID: 30002483 PMCID: PMC6043579 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28777-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are bacterial lipids that stimulate pro-inflammatory cytokine production, thereby exacerbating sepsis pathophysiology. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) negatively regulates uptake of cholesterol by downregulating hepatic lipoprotein receptors, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (LDLR) and possibly LDLR-related protein-1 (LRP1). PCSK9 also negatively regulates Gram-negative LPS uptake by hepatocytes, however this mechanism is not completely characterized and mechanisms of Gram-positive LTA uptake are unknown. Therefore, our objective was to elucidate the mechanisms through which PCSK9 regulates uptake of LTA and LPS by investigating the roles of lipoproteins and lipoprotein receptors. Here we show that plasma PCSK9 concentrations increase transiently over time in septic and non-septic critically ill patients, with highly similar profiles over 14 days. Using flow cytometry, we demonstrate that PCSK9 negatively regulates LDLR-mediated uptake of LTA and LPS by HepG2 hepatocytes through an LDL-dependent mechanism, whereas LRP1 and high-density lipoprotein do not contribute to this uptake pathway. Bacterial lipid uptake by hepatocytes was not associated with cytokine production or hepatocellular injury. In conclusion, our study characterizes an LDL-dependent and LDLR-mediated bacterial lipid uptake pathway regulated by PCSK9, and provides evidence in support of PCSK9 inhibition as a potential therapeutic strategy for sepsis.
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Ishibashi R, Takemoto M, Tsurutani Y, Kuroda M, Ogawa M, Wakabayashi H, Uesugi N, Nagata M, Imai N, Hattori A, Sakamoto K, Kitamoto T, Maezawa Y, Narita I, Hiroi S, Furuta A, Miida T, Yokote K. Immune-mediated acquired lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency: A case report and literature review. J Clin Lipidol 2018; 12:888-897.e2. [PMID: 29937398 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recessive inherited disorder lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency causes severe hypocholesterolemia and nephrotic syndrome. Characteristic lipoprotein subfractions have been observed in familial LCAT deficiency (FLD) with renal damage. OBJECTIVE We described a case of acquired LCAT deficiencies with literature review. METHODS The lipoprotein profiles examined by gel permeation-high-performance liquid chromatography (GP-HPLC) and native 2-dimensional electrophoresis before and after prednisolone (PSL) treatment. RESULTS Here we describe the case of a 67-year-old man with severely low levels of cholesterol. The serum LCAT activity was undetectable, and autoantibodies against it were detected. The patient developed nephrotic syndrome at the age of 70 years. Renal biopsy revealed not only membranous glomerulonephritis but also lesions similar to those seen in FLD. We initiated PSL treatment, which resulted in remission of the nephrotic syndrome. In GP-HPLC analysis, lipoprotein profile was similar to that of FLD although lipoprotein X level was low. Acquired LCAT deficiencies are extremely rare with only 7 known cases including ours. Patients with undetectable LCAT activity levels develop nephrotic syndrome that requires PSL treatment; cases whose LCAT activity levels can be determined may also develop nephrotic syndrome, but spontaneously recover. CONCLUSION Lipoprotein X may play a role in the development of renal impairment in individuals with FLD. However, the effect might be less significant in individuals with acquired LCAT deficiency.
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- Ryoichi Ishibashi
- Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan; Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Kimitsu Chuo Hospital, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan; Department of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Nartita, Chiba, Japan.
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- Center for Advanced Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Chiba Prefectural University of Health Science, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Kidney and Vascular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Kidney and Vascular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan; Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Kimitsu Chuo Hospital, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Nitobebunka College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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