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Dalen KT, Li Y. Regulation of lipid droplets and cholesterol metabolism in adrenal cortical cells. Vitam Horm 2023; 124:79-136. [PMID: 38408810 DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2023.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The adrenal gland is composed of two distinctly different endocrine moieties. The interior medulla consists of neuroendocrine chromaffin cells that secrete catecholamines like adrenaline and noradrenaline, while the exterior cortex consists of steroidogenic cortical cells that produce steroid hormones, such as mineralocorticoids (aldosterone), glucocorticoids (cortisone and cortisol) and androgens. Synthesis of steroid hormones in cortical cells requires substantial amounts of cholesterol, which is the common precursor for steroidogenesis. Cortical cells may acquire cholesterol from de novo synthesis and uptake from circulating low- and high-density lipoprotein particles (LDL and HDL). As cholesterol is part of the plasma membrane in all mammalian cells and an important regulator of membrane fluidity, cellular levels of free cholesterol are tightly regulated. To ensure a robust supply of cholesterol for steroidogenesis and to avoid cholesterol toxicity, cortical cells store large amounts of cholesterol as cholesteryl esters in intracellular lipid droplets. Cortical steroidogenesis relies on both mobilization of cholesterol from lipid droplets and constant uptake of circulating cholesterol to replenish lipid droplet stores. This chapter will describe mechanisms involved in cholesterol uptake, cholesteryl ester synthesis, lipid droplet formation, hydrolysis of stored cholesteryl esters, as well as their impact on steroidogenesis. Additionally, animal models and human diseases characterized by altered cortical cholesteryl ester storage, with or without abnormal steroidogenesis, will be discussed.
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- Knut Tomas Dalen
- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway; The Norwegian Transgenic Center, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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Suarez-Zamora DA, Rojas-Rojas MM, Ordoñez-Guerrero F, Mugnier-Quijano J, Lopez-Panqueva R. Pediatric patients with lysosomal acid lipase deficiency. Rev Esp Patol 2023; 56:113-118. [PMID: 37061237 DOI: 10.1016/j.patol.2021.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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Lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the LIPA gene, which produces cholesteryl ester and triglyceride accumulation predominantly in hepatocytes, adrenal glands, and gastrointestinal tract. We describe two new cases occurring in siblings, aged 5 and 7 years, who presented with hepatomegaly, dyslipidemia, and abnormal liver function. Percutaneous liver biopsy revealed portal inflammation, hypertrophic Kupffer cells with a foamy appearance and microvesicular steatosis with fibrosis. Immunostaining for lysosomal markers, cathepsin D and LAMP1 reflected the lysosomal nature of the lipid vacuoles. After enzymatic confirmation, enzyme replacement therapy was initiated for both siblings. Follow-up transaminase levels and lipid profiles showed a notable decrease in AST and ALT and a slight increase in HDL cholesterol. It is crucial to increase awareness of this rare condition among clinicians and pathologists. The expression of lysosomal markers around the lipid vacuoles might help diagnose LAL deficiency in pediatric patients.
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- David A Suarez-Zamora
- Department of Pathology and Laboratories, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, DC, Colombia
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, DC, Colombia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratories, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, DC, Colombia; School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, DC, Colombia.
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Zipinotti Dos Santos D, Santos Guimaraes ID, Hakeem-Sanni MF, Cochran BJ, Rye KA, Grewal T, Hoy AJ, Rangel LBA. Atorvastatin improves cisplatin sensitivity through modulation of cholesteryl ester homeostasis in breast cancer cells. Discov Oncol 2022; 13:135. [PMID: 36481936 PMCID: PMC9732177 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-022-00598-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Acquired treatment resistance is a significant problem in breast cancer management, and alterations in lipid metabolism have been proposed to contribute to the development of drug resistance as well as other aspects of tumor progression. The present study aimed to identify the role of cholesterol metabolism in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell response to cisplatin (CDDP) treatment in the acute setting and in a model of CDDP resistance. METHODS MCF-7 (luminal A), MDA-MB-231 (triple-negative) and CDDP-resistant MDA-MB-231 (MDACR) cell lines were grown in the presence or absence of CDDP in combination with atorvastatin (ATV), lipid depletion or low-density lipoprotein loading and were analyzed by a variety of biochemical and radiometric techniques. RESULTS Co-administration of CDDP and ATV strongly reduced cell proliferation and viability to a greater extent than CDDP alone, especially in MDA-MB-231 cells. These findings were associated with reduced cholesteryl ester synthesis and storage in MDA-MB-231 cells. In MDACR cells, acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1 (ACAT-1) was upregulated compared to naïve MDA-MB-231 cells and ATV treatment restored CDDP sensitivity, suggesting that aberrant ACAT-1 expression and associated changes in cholesterol metabolism contribute to CDDP resistance in MDA-MB-231 cells. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that the elevated susceptibility of MDA-MB-231 cells to co-administration of CDDP and ATV, is associated with an increased reliance on cholesteryl ester availability. Our data from these cell culture-based studies identifies altered cholesterol homeostasis as an adaptive response to CDDP treatment that contributes to aggressiveness and chemotherapy resistance.
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- Diandra Zipinotti Dos Santos
- Biotechnology Program/RENORBIO, Health Sciences Center, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Biotechnology Program/RENORBIO, Health Sciences Center, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil.
- Biochemistry Program, Health Sciences Center, Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil.
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Sen Sarma M, Tripathi PR. Natural history and management of liver dysfunction in lysosomal storage disorders. World J Hepatol 2022; 14:1844-1861. [PMID: 36340750 PMCID: PMC9627439 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v14.i10.1844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Lysosomal storage disorders (LSD) are a rare group of genetic disorders. The major LSDs that cause liver dysfunction are disorders of sphingolipid lipid storage [Gaucher disease (GD) and Niemann-Pick disease] and lysosomal acid lipase deficiency [cholesteryl ester storage disease and Wolman disease (WD)]. These diseases can cause significant liver problems ranging from asymptomatic hepatomegaly to cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Abnormal storage cells initiate hepatic fibrosis in sphingolipid disorders. Dyslipidemia causes micronodular cirrhosis in lipid storage disorders. These disorders must be keenly differentiated from other chronic liver diseases and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis that affect children and young adults. GD, Niemann-Pick type C, and WD also cause neonatal cholestasis and infantile liver failure. Genotype and liver phenotype correlation is variable in these conditions. Patients with LSD may survive up to 4-5 decades except for those with neonatal onset disease. The diagnosis of all LSD is based on enzymatic activity, tissue histology, and genetic testing. Enzyme replacement is possible in GD and Niemann-Pick types A and B though there are major limitations in the outcome. Those that progress invariably require liver transplantation with variable outcomes. The prognosis of Niemann-Pick type C and WD is universally poor. Enzyme replacement therapy has a promising role in cholesteryl ester storage disease. This review attempts to outline the natural history of these disorders from a hepatologist’s perspective to increase awareness and facilitate better management of these rare disorders.
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- Moinak Sen Sarma
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Ankura Hospital for Women and Children, Hyderabad 500072, India
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Yıldırım A, Avcı C. A simple and efficient approach for the synthesis of cholesterol esters of long-chain saturated fatty acids by using Ph 3P·SO 3 as a versatile organocatalyst. Steroids 2022; 183:109011. [PMID: 35381272 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2022.109011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cholesteryl esters are more nonpolar compounds formed by the conjugation of cholesterol with fatty acids containing a long hydrocarbon chain. These ester molecules do not participate in the composition of the cell membranes and are found in lipid droplets. Because this form of cholesterol can be packaged in a larger amount in lipoproteins, the transport of cholesterol is more effective, and also, these esters play an important role in cholesterol metabolism. Moreover, some of their hydroperoxide derivatives are biologically active components of minimally modified low-density lipoprotein (mmLDL). In recent years, these esters have attracted attention in many industrial and medical applications. In this study, a triphenylphosphine-sulfur trioxide adduct efficiently catalyzed the esterification reactions between homologous long-chain saturated monocarboxylic or dicarboxylic fatty acids and cholesterol molecule in toluene. In these reactions, the triphenylphosphine-based adduct acts as a source of sulfur trioxide. Reactions were performed at 110 °C with equimolar amounts of the reagents except in the case of dicarboxylic acids, and two equimolar of cholesterol was used to afford the corresponding homologous cholesteryl esters in good to excellent yields. The present developed method has advantages such as being simpler, practical, and less toxic than the existing ones as well as enabling the synthesis of the related esters with higher yields.
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- Ayhan Yıldırım
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Bursa Uludağ University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Bursa Uludağ University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey
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De La Torre AL, Smith C, Granger J, Anderson FL, Harned TC, Havrda MC, Chang CCY, Chang TY. Facile method to incorporate high-affinity ACAT/SOAT1 inhibitor F12511 into stealth liposome-based nanoparticle and demonstration of its efficacy in blocking cholesteryl ester biosynthesis without overt toxicity in neuronal cell culture. J Neurosci Methods 2022; 367:109437. [PMID: 34890698 PMCID: PMC8775100 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitors have been considered as potential therapeutic agents to treat several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, and cancer. While many ACAT inhibitors are readily available, methods to encapsulate them as nanoparticles have not been reported. NEW METHOD We report a simple method to encapsulate ACAT inhibitors, using the potent hydrophobic ACAT inhibitor F12511 as an example. By mixing DSPE-PEG2000, egg phosphatidylcholine (PC), and F12511 in ethanol, followed by drying, resuspension and sonication in buffer, we show that F12511 can be encapsulated as stealth liposomes at high concentration. RESULTS We successfully incorporated F12511 into nanoparticles and found that increasing PC in the nanoparticles markedly increased the amount of F12511 incorporated in stealth liposomes. The nanoparticles containing F12511 (Nanoparticle F) exhibit average size of approximately 200 nm and are stable at 4 ºC for at least 6 months. Nanoparticle F is very effective at inhibiting ACAT in human and mouse neuronal and microglial cell lines. Toxicity tests using mouse primary neuronal cells show that F12511 alone or Nanoparticle F added at concentrations from 2 to 10 µM for 24-, 48-, and 72-hours produces minimal, if any, toxicity. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHOD(S) Unlike existing methods, the current method is simple, cost effective, and can be expanded to produce tagged liposomes to increase specificity of delivery. This also offers opportunity to embrace water soluble agent(s) within the aqueous compartment of the nanoparticles for potential combinatorial therapy. CONCLUSIONS This method shows promise for delivery of hydrophobic ACAT inhibitors at high concentration in vivo.
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- Adrianna L. De La Torre
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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Raftopulos NL, Washaya TC, Niederprüm A, Egert A, Hakeem-Sanni MF, Varney B, Aishah A, Georgieva ML, Olsson E, Dos Santos DZ, Nassar ZD, Cochran BJ, Nagarajan SR, Kakani MS, Hastings JF, Croucher DR, Rye KA, Butler LM, Grewal T, Hoy AJ. Prostate cancer cell proliferation is influenced by LDL-cholesterol availability and cholesteryl ester turnover. Cancer Metab 2022; 10:1. [PMID: 35033184 PMCID: PMC8760736 DOI: 10.1186/s40170-021-00278-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Prostate cancer growth is driven by androgen receptor signaling, and advanced disease is initially treatable by depleting circulating androgens. However, prostate cancer cells inevitably adapt, resulting in disease relapse with incurable castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Androgen deprivation therapy has many side effects, including hypercholesterolemia, and more aggressive and castrate-resistant prostate cancers typically feature cellular accumulation of cholesterol stored in the form of cholesteryl esters. As cholesterol is a key substrate for de novo steroidogenesis in prostate cells, this study hypothesized that castrate-resistant/advanced prostate cancer cell growth is influenced by the availability of extracellular, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-derived, cholesterol, which is coupled to intracellular cholesteryl ester homeostasis. METHODS C4-2B and PC3 prostate cancer cells were cultured in media supplemented with fetal calf serum (FCS), charcoal-stripped FCS (CS-FCS), lipoprotein-deficient FCS (LPDS), or charcoal-stripped LPDS (CS-LPDS) and analyzed by a variety of biochemical techniques. Cell viability and proliferation were measured by MTT assay and Incucyte, respectively. RESULTS Reducing lipoprotein availability led to a reduction in cholesteryl ester levels and cell growth in C4-2B and PC3 cells, with concomitant reductions in PI3K/mTOR and p38MAPK signaling. This reduced growth in LPDS-containing media was fully recovered by supplementation of exogenous low-density lipoprotein (LDL), but LDL only partially rescued growth of cells cultured with CS-LPDS. This growth pattern was not associated with changes in androgen receptor signaling but rather increased p38MAPK and MEK1/ERK/MSK1 activation. The ability of LDL supplementation to rescue cell growth required cholesterol esterification as well as cholesteryl ester hydrolysis activity. Further, growth of cells cultured in low androgen levels (CS-FCS) was suppressed when cholesteryl ester hydrolysis was inhibited. CONCLUSIONS Overall, these studies demonstrate that androgen-independent prostate cancer cell growth can be influenced by extracellular lipid levels and LDL-cholesterol availability and that uptake of extracellular cholesterol, through endocytosis of LDL-derived cholesterol and subsequent delivery and storage in the lipid droplet as cholesteryl esters, is required to support prostate cancer cell growth. This provides new insights into the relationship between extracellular cholesterol, intracellular cholesterol metabolism, and prostate cancer cell growth and the potential mechanisms linking hypercholesterolemia and more aggressive prostate cancer.
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- Nikki L Raftopulos
- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Biotechnology Program/RENORBIO, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Adelaide Medical School and Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,St Vincent's Hospital Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Khanal S, Bai Y, Ngo W, Nichols KK, Wilson L, Barnes S, Nichols JJ. Human meibum and tear film derived cholesteryl and wax esters in meibomian gland dysfunction and tear film structure. Ocul Surf 2022; 23:12-23. [PMID: 34774809 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2021.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE This study evaluated the presence and roles of cholesteryl esters (CEs) and wax esters (WEs) from human tear film and meibum in meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). METHODS Out of 195 enrolled subjects, 164 and 179 subjects provided tear and meibum samples, respectively. Subjects were classified into normal, asymptomatic MGD, MGD, and mixed (MGD & aqueous deficient). The precorneal tear film (PCTF) thinning rate (evaporation) was measured using optical coherence tomography. Lipids extracted from tear and meibum samples were infused into a SCIEX 5600 TripleTOF mass spectrometer. CE and WE intensities quantified with Analyst 1.7 TF and LipidView 1.3 were compared across disease groups in MetaboAnalyst 5.0 and correlated with PCTF thinning rates. RESULTS The numbers of unique CEs and WEs identified in the samples were 125 and 86, respectively. Unsupervised Principal Component (PC) analysis and supervised Partial Least Square Discriminant analysis exhibited little separation among groups for both CEs and WEs in tears and meibum. Spearman's correlation analyses showed no association between either the first or second PC scores with PCTF thinning rates. CONCLUSION The abundances of human PCTF and meibum-derived CEs and WEs were independent of MGD disease status and PCTF thinning (evaporation). CEs and WEs alterations do not contribute to alterations in tear film dynamics in MGD, such as has been demonstrated by the (O-acyl) ω-hydroxy fatty acids (OAHFAs).
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Wang X, Li H, Zou X, Yan X, Cong P, Li H, Wang H, Xue C, Xu J. Deep mining and quantification of oxidized cholesteryl esters discovers potential biomarkers involved in breast cancer by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1663:462764. [PMID: 34954533 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Oxidized cholesteryl ester (OxCE) is produced by the oxidation of cholesteryl ester (CE) in the cores of lipoproteins. OxCE production and oxidative stress have been largely associated with breast cancer. Herein, we developed a novel reverse-phase liquid chromatography coupling quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (RPLC‒Q-TOF‒MS) method based on the iterative acquisition mode and used the MS/MS mode for deep mining and simultaneous quantification of cholesterol (Chol), CEs and OxCEs in human serum. A mathematical model was used to globally profile 57 molecular species of both CEs and OxCEs in the serum of both healthy volunteers and patients with breast cancer, and the qualitative results were verified based on the retention regularity. An abnormal elevation of OxCEs was found in serum samples of breast cancer patients, where OxCEs were produced by the oxidation of the fatty acyl chain of CE (20:4), such as CE (20:1)+3O, CE (20:2)+2O and CE (20:3)+O, which could be regarded as biomarkers. This comprehensive method for the global profiling of Chol, OxCEs and CEs sheds light on the role OxCEs and CEs play in breast cancer and has enabled the discovery of breast cancer biomarkers.
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- Xincen Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Qingdao Central Hospital, No. 127, Siliu Nan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266500, China
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- Qingdao Central Hospital, No. 127, Siliu Nan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266500, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China; College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Agilent Technologies Co. Ltd., No. 9 Hongkong Zhong Road, Qingdao Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), No. 1, Wenhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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Shi W, Wu H, Liu S, Wu Z, Wu H, Liu J, Hou Y. Progesterone Suppresses Cholesterol Esterification in APP/PS1 mice and a cell model of Alzheimer's Disease. Brain Res Bull 2021; 173:162-173. [PMID: 34044033 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2021.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS Cholesteryl ester(CE), generated from the mitochondria associated membrane (MAM), is involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). In theory, the different neuroprotective effects of progesterone in AD are all linked to MAM, yet the effect on cholesterol esterification has not been reported. Therefore, this study was aimed to investigate the regulation of progesterone on intracerebral CE in AD models and the underlying mechanism. METHODS APP/PS1 mice and AD cell model induced by Aβ 25-35 were selected as the research objects. APP/PS1 mice were daily administrated intragastrically with progesterone and The Morris Water Maze test was performed to detect the learning and memory abilities. Intracellular cholesterol was measured by Cholesterol/Cholesteryl Ester Quantitation Assay. The structure of MAMs were observed with transmission electron microscopy. The expression of acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase 1 (ACAT1), ERK1/2 and p-ERK1/2 were detected with western blotting, immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence. RESULTS Progesterone suppressed the accumulation of intracellular CE, shortened the length of abnormally prolonged MAM in cortex of APP/PS1 mice. Progesterone decreased the expression of ACAT1, which could be blocked by progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) inhibitor AG205. The ERK1/2 pathway maybe involved in the progesterone mediated regulation of ACAT1 in AD models, rather than the PI3K/Akt and the P38 MEPK pathways. SIGNIFICANCE The results supported a line of evidence that progesterone regulates CE level and the structure of MAM in neurons of AD models, providing a promising treatment against AD on the dysfunction of cholesterol metabolism.
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- Wenjing Shi
- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China; Department of Pharmacy, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, Hebei Province, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Heze University, Heze 274000, Shandong Province, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Third Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hebei North University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Zhangjiakou 075000, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050082, Hebei Province, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050082, Hebei Province, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China; Department of Pharmacy, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050082, Hebei Province, China.
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Ewurum A, Ankem A, Georgiev G, Borchman D. A spectroscopic study of the composition and conformation of cholesteryl and wax esters purified from meibum. Chem Phys Lipids 2021; 238:105088. [PMID: 33965419 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Elucidating wax ester (WE) and cholesteryl ester (CE) compositional, structural and functional relationships is key to our understanding of how these lipids are involved in natural and pathological processes. Little is known about how CE and WE interact with one another. The focus of the present study is to bridge this gap of knowledge. CE and WE were collected from human meibum as a source of esters with complex hydrocarbon chains. MgO column chromatography was used to separate WE and CE. The esters were characterized using 1H-NMR and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The complexity of the hydrocarbon chains of native WE and CE influenced how changes in the ratio of WE and CE ester influenced some lipid phase transitional parameters but not others. Changes in CE content of WE/CE mixtures undoubtedly modifies the hydrocarbon chain conformation and packing of the mixture. The nature of the change depends on the conformation of the WE and CE. Differences in the complexity of the hydrocarbon chains are likely not to be a major influence on alterations in the order or phase transition temperature when more ordered WE is added to less ordered CE.
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- Anthony Ewurum
- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- iBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Interdisciplinary Complex, IST, University of Lisbon, 1649-004, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
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Tanno H, Sassa T, Sawai M, Kihara A. Production of branched-chain very-long-chain fatty acids by fatty acid elongases and their tissue distribution in mammals. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1866:158842. [PMID: 33069870 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Although most mammalian fatty acids (FAs) are straight-chain, there also exist branched-chain FAs such as iso- and anteiso-FAs, especially in the meibomian glands. Meibum lipids, which are secreted from the meibomian glands and are important for dry eye prevention, contain abundant branched-chain lipids, such as cholesteryl esters and wax esters with chain-lengths of ≥C21 (very-long-chain; VLC). However, the exact tissue distribution of branched-chain lipids or the enzymes involved in the production of branched-chain VLCFAs has remained poorly understood. Here, we revealed that FA elongases ELOVL1, ELOVL3, and ELOVL7, of the seven mammalian ELOVL isozymes, elongated saturated branched-chain acyl-CoAs. ELOVL3 was highly active toward iso-C17:0 and anteiso-C17:0 acyl-CoAs and elongated them up to iso-C23:0 and anteiso-C25:0 acyl-CoAs, respectively. ELOVL1 elongated both iso- and anteiso-C23:0 acyl-CoAs to C25:0 acyl-CoAs. By establishing a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method capable of separating branched- and straight-chain lipids, we showed that essentially all of the cholesteryl esters and 88% of the wax esters in the mouse meibomian glands are branched. In Elovl1 mutant mice, the levels of ≥C24:0 branched-chain cholesteryl esters and ≥C25:0 branched-chain wax esters were decreased, indicating that ELOVL1 indeed elongates branched-chain VLC acyl-CoAs in vivo. In addition, substantial amounts of ceramides containing branched-chain FAs were present in the skin, meibomian glands, and liver. Our findings provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms that create FA and lipid diversity.
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- Honoka Tanno
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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Paananen RO, Viitaja T, Olżyńska A, Ekholm FS, Moilanen J, Cwiklik L. Interactions of polar lipids with cholesteryl ester multilayers elucidate tear film lipid layer structure. Ocul Surf 2020; 18:545-553. [PMID: 32562857 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The tear film lipid layer (TFLL) covers the tear film, stabilizing it and providing a protective barrier against the environment. The TFLL is divided into polar and non-polar sublayers, but the interplay between lipid classes in these sublayers and the structure-function relationship of the TFLL remains poorly characterized. This study aims to provide insight into TFLL function by elucidating the interactions between polar and non-polar TFLL lipids at the molecular level. METHODS Mixed films of polar O-acyl-ω-hydroxy fatty acids (OAHFA) or phospholipids and non-polar cholesteryl esters (CE) were used as a model of the TFLL. The organization of the films was studied by using a combination of Brewster angle and fluorescence microscopy in a Langmuir trough system. In addition, the evaporation resistance of the lipid films was evaluated. RESULTS Phospholipids and OAHFAs induced the formation of a stable multilamellar CE film. The formation of this film was driven by the interdigitation of acyl chains between the monolayer of polar lipids and the CE multilayer lamellae. Surprisingly, the multilayer structure was destabilized by both low and high concentrations of polar lipids. In addition, the CE multilayer was no more effective in resisting the evaporation of water than a polar lipid monolayer. CONCLUSIONS Formation of multilamellar films by major tear film lipids suggest that the TFLL may have a similar structure. Moreover, in contrast to the current understanding, polar TFLL lipids may not mainly act by stabilizing the non-polar TFLL sublayer, but through a direct evaporation resistant effect.
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- Riku O Paananen
- Helsinki Eye Lab, Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, FI-00290, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Helsinki Eye Lab, Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, FI-00290, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 182 23, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Helsinki Eye Lab, Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, FI-00290, Helsinki, Finland
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 182 23, Prague, Czech Republic
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Davis A, Cole LK, Min KKJ, Chow S, Choy PC, Mymin D, Hatch GM. A Phytosterolemic Mixture of Sterols Inhibits Cholesterol Synthesis, Esterification, and Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor mRNA Abundance in HepG2 Cells. Lipids 2020; 55:193-198. [PMID: 32065674 DOI: 10.1002/lipd.12223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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HepG2 cells were incubated with a 16.5:1.7:1 ratio of cholesterol:sitosterol:campesterol (CSC), a ratio of the major sterols observed in the plasma of phytosterolemia patients, or with cholesterol alone in combination with [14 C]acetate for 24 h and the radioactivity incorporated into lipids determined. Cells incubated with CSC exhibited a 40% reduction in cholesterol esterification (p < 0.05) compared to cells incubated with cholesterol alone. In addition, a 17.5-fold reduction (p < 0.05) in total cholesterol (cholesterol plus cholesteryl ester) synthesis from [14 C]acetate was observed in cells incubated with CSC compared to cholesterol alone. Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) mRNA abundance was lower in cells incubated with CSC compared to cells incubated with cholesterol alone. Our results suggest that incubation of HepG2 cells with a ratio of sterols that mimic the plasma concentration seen in phytosterolemia patients reduces cholesterol esterification, total cholesterol synthesis, and inhibits LDLR mRNA abundance. We suggest that future cell and animal-based work on phytostosterolemia might employ this methodology to serve as a novel paradigm of the disease.
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- April Davis
- Departament of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,DREAM Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- DREAM Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- DREAM Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Departament of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Center for Research and Treatment of Atherosclerosis, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Center for Research and Treatment of Atherosclerosis, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Departament of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,DREAM Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Center for Research and Treatment of Atherosclerosis, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Hetman ZA, Borchman D. Concentration dependent cholesteryl-ester and wax-ester structural relationships and meibomian gland dysfunction. Biochem Biophys Rep 2020; 21:100732. [PMID: 32042930 PMCID: PMC7000810 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2020.100732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background With dry eye, the ratio of cholesteryl ester (CE) to wax ester (WE) decreases substantially in meibum, but the functional and structural consequences of this change are speculative. The aim of this study is to confirm this finding and to bridge this gap in knowledge by investigating the effect of varying CE/WE ratios on lipid structure and thermodynamics. Methods Infrared spectroscopy was use to quantify CE and WE in human meibum and to measure hydrocarbon chain conformation and thermodynamics in a cholesteryl behenate, stearyl stearate model system. Results The CE/WE molar ratio was 36% lower for meibum from donors with dry eye due to meibomian gland dysfunction compared with meibum from donors without dry eye. CE (5 mol %) dramatically increased the phase transition temperature of pure WE from -0.12 °C to 63 °C in the mixture. Above 5 mol % CB, the phase transition temperature increased linearly, from 68.5 °C to 85 °C. In the ordered state, CE caused an increase in lipid order from about 72% trans rotamers to about 86% trans rotamers. Above 10% CE, the hydrocarbon chains were arranged in a monoclinic geometry. Conclusions The CE/WE is lower in meibum from donors with dry eye due to meibomian-gland dysfunction. Major conformational changes in the hydrocarbon chains of wax and cholesteryl ester mixtures begin to occur with just 5% CB and above. General significance CE-WE interactions may be important for in understanding lipid layer structure and functional relationships on the surface of tears, skin and plants. The CE/WE is lower in meibum from donors with meibomian-gland dysfunction. CE may be important for the tear film lipid layer structure and function. CE-WE interactions may be important on the surface of tears, skin and plants. Conformational changes in WE and CE mixtures begin to occur with just 5% CE. CE, cholesteryl ester; WE, wax ester.
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- Corresponding author. The Kentucky Lions Eye Center, University of Louisville, 301 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville, KY, 40202.
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Miura Y, Furukawa T, Kobayashi M, Shrestha R, Takahashi R, Shimizu C, Chiba H, Hui SP. Absolute quantification of cholesteryl esters using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry uncovers novel diagnostic potential of urinary sediment. Steroids 2017; 123:43-49. [PMID: 28502858 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Urine has been utilized as a source of biomarkers in renal disease. However, urinary lipids have not attracted much attention so far. Here we studied urinary cholesteryl ester (CE) and its relevance in renal disease. METHODS Quantitative analysis of CE molecular species in serum, urinary supernatant, and urinary sediment from patients with renal disease (N=64) and non-renal disease (N=23) was carried out using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and deuterated CEs as internal standards. RESULTS Validation study showed good precision and accuracy of LC-MS/MS. Many CE species were detected in the urinary sediment and supernatant in the renal disease group, whereas only a few CE species were detected in the other group. In the renal disease group, the sum of the concentrations of all CE species showed a significant correlation between the sediment and the supernatant from urinary samples (r=0.876, p<0.001); however, the composition of CEs was significantly different between them. Further, the composition of CEs of the supernatant was similar to that of the serum. CONCLUSIONS Our LC-MS/MS analysis uncovered a distinct CE profile in urinary sediment from patients with renal disease, suggesting a possible contribution of CEs in urothelial cells to the development of renal disease.
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- Yusuke Miura
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Kita-14, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Kita-14, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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Choi SH, Sviridov D, Miller YI. Oxidized cholesteryl esters and inflammation. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2016; 1862:393-397. [PMID: 27368140 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The oxidation hypothesis of atherosclerosis proposes that oxidized LDL is a major causative factor in the development of atherosclerosis. Although this hypothesis has received strong mechanistic support and many animal studies demonstrated profound atheroprotective effects of antioxidants, which reduce LDL oxidation, the results of human clinical trials with antioxidants were mainly negative, except in selected groups of patients with clearly increased systemic oxidative stress. We propose that even if reducing lipoprotein oxidation in humans might be difficult to achieve, deeper understanding of mechanisms by which oxidized LDL promotes atherosclerosis and targeting these specific mechanisms will offer novel approaches to treatment of cardiovascular disease. In this review article, we focus on oxidized cholesteryl esters (OxCE), which are a major component of minimally and extensively oxidized LDL and of human atherosclerotic lesions. OxCE and OxCE-protein covalent adducts induce profound biological effects. Among these effects, OxCE activate macrophages via toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) and spleen tyrosine kinase and induce macropinocytosis resulting in lipid accumulation, generation of reactive oxygen species and secretion of inflammatory cytokines. Specific inhibition of OxCE-induced TLR4 activation, as well as blocking other inflammatory effects of OxCE, may offer novel treatments of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Lipid modification and lipid peroxidation products in innate immunity and inflammation edited by Christoph J. Binder.
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- Soo-Ho Choi
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Miura Y, Hui SP, Shrestha R, Hiruma T, Takeda S, Fuda H, Ikegawa S, Hirano KI, Chiba H. Synthesis of (2β,3α,6-²H₃cholesteryl linoleate and cholesteryl oleate as internal standards for mass spectrometry. Steroids 2016; 107:1-9. [PMID: 26703443 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2015.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The accurate analysis of trace component in complex biological matrices requires the use of reliable standards. For liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis, the stable isotope-labeled derivatives of the analyte molecules are the most appropriate internal standards. We report here the synthesis of (2β,3α,6-(2)H3)cholesteryl linoleate and oleate containing three non-exchangeable deuterium in the steroid ring. The principal reactions used were: (1) trans diaxial opening of 2α,3α-epoxy-6-oxo-5α-cholestane with LiAlD4 and subsequent oxidation of the resulting (2β,6α-(2)H2)-3α,6β-diol with Jones' reagent, followed by reduction of the resulting (2β-(2)H)-3,6-dione with NaBD4 leading to the (2β,3α,6α-(2)H3)-3β,6β-dihydroxy-5α-cholestane, (2) selective protection of the 3β-hydroxy group as the tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether, (3) dehydration of the 6β-hydroxy group with POCl3 and removal of tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy groups with 5M HCl in acetone, and (4) esterification of the resultant (2β,3α,6-(2)H3)cholesterol with linoleic and oleic acids using 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide. The isotopic purity was found to be satisfactory by mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance properties of the new compounds were tabulated. The labeled compounds can be used as internal standards in liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry assays for clinical and biochemical studies.
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- Yusuke Miura
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Novel, Non-Invasive, and Nutritional Therapeutics (CNT), Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 6-2-3, Furuedai, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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Rasmiena AA, Barlow CK, Ng TW, Tull D, Meikle PJ. High density lipoprotein efficiently accepts surface but not internal oxidised lipids from oxidised low density lipoprotein. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2015; 1861:69-77. [PMID: 26569052 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Oxidised low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) contributes to atherosclerosis, whereas high density lipoprotein (HDL) is known to be atheroprotective due, at least in part, to its ability to remove oxidised lipids from oxLDL. The molecular details of the lipid transfer process are not fully understood. We aimed to identify major oxidised lipid species of oxLDL and investigate their transfer upon co-incubation with HDL with varying levels of oxidation. APPROACH AND RESULTS A total of 14 major species of oxidised phosphatidylcholine and oxidised cholesteryl ester from oxLDL were identified using an untargeted mass spectrometry approach. HDL obtained from pooled plasma of normolipidemic subjects (N=5) was oxidised under mild and heavy oxidative conditions. Non-oxidised (native) HDL and oxidised HDL were co-incubated with oxLDL, re-isolated and lipidomic analysis was performed. Lipoprotein surface lipids, oxidised phosphatidylcholines and oxidised cholesterols (7-ketocholesterol and 7β-hydroxycholesterol), but not internal oxidised cholesteryl esters, were effectively transferred to native HDL. Saturated and monounsaturated lyso-phosphatidylcholines were also transferred from the oxLDL to native HDL. These processes were attenuated when HDL was oxidised under mild and heavy oxidative conditions. The impaired capacities were accompanied by an increase in a ratio of sphingomyelin to phosphatidylcholine and a reduction in phosphatidylserine content in oxidised HDL, both of which are potentially important regulators of the oxidised lipid transfer capacity of HDL. CONCLUSIONS Our study has revealed the differential transfer efficiency of surface and internal oxidised lipids from oxLDL and their acceptance onto HDL. These capacities were modulated when HDL was itself oxidised.
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- Aliki A Rasmiena
- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Metabolic Research Centre, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Johns DG, Chen Y, Wang SP, Castro-Perez J, Previs SF, Roddy TP. Inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein increases cholesteryl ester content of large HDL independently of HDL-to-HDL homotypic transfer: in vitro vs in vivo comparison using anacetrapib and dalcetrapib. Eur J Pharmacol 2015; 762:256-62. [PMID: 26049012 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.05.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Revised: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The increase in high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol observed with cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibition is commonly attributed to blockade of cholesteryl ester (CE) transfer from HDL to low density lipoprotein particles. In vitro, it has been observed that CETP can mediate transfer of CE between HDL particles ("homotypic transfer"), and it is postulated that this contributes to HDL remodeling and generation of anti-atherogenic pre-beta HDL. Inhibition of CETP could limit this beneficial remodeling and reduce pre-beta HDL levels. We observed that anacetrapib does not reduce pre-beta HDL in vivo, but the role of HDL homotypic transfer was not examined. This study evaluated the effects of anacetrapib on homotypic transfer from HDL3 to HDL2 in vivo using deuterium-labeled HDL3, and compared this to in vitro settings, where homotypic transfer was previously described. In vitro, both anacetrapib and dalcetrapib inhibited transfer of CE from HDL3 to HDL2 particles. In CETP transgenic mice, anacetrapib did not inhibit the appearance of labeled CE derived from HDL3 in HDL2 particles, but rather promoted the appearance of labeled CE in HDL2. We concluded that inhibition of CETP by anacetrapib promoted HDL particle remodeling, and does not impair the flux of cholesterol ester into larger HDL particles when studied in vivo, which is not consistent with in vitro observations. We further conclude, therefore, that the in vitro conditions used to examine HDL-to-HDL homotypic transfer may not recapitulate the in vivo condition, where multiple mechanisms contribute to cholesteryl ester flux into and out of the HDL pool.
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- Douglas G Johns
- Departments of Cardiovascular Diseases/Atherosclerosis, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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- Departments of Cardiovascular Diseases/Atherosclerosis, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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- Departments of Cardiovascular Diseases/Atherosclerosis, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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- Departments of Analytical Biochemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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- Departments of Analytical Biochemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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- Departments of Analytical Biochemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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Yu S, Dong J, Zhou W, Yang R, Li H, Zhao H, Zhang T, Guo H, Wang S, Zhang C, Chen W. A rapid and precise method for quantification of fatty acids in human serum cholesteryl esters by liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2014; 960:222-9. [PMID: 24820975 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.04.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
We described a rapid and precise method for simultaneous quantification of eleven fatty acids in human serum cholesteryl esters (CEFAs) by liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). After extraction of serum lipids with isopropanol, CEFAs were separated on reversed phase liquid chromatography and detected by mass spectrometry in positive ion mode with multiple reaction monitor. Individual CEFA was quantified by peak area normalization method and expressed as molar percent of total CEFAs. The run time was less than 5 min and detection limits were from 0.31 to 14.50 × 10(-5)mmol/L. Recoveries of the CEFAs ranged from 91.85% to 104.83% with a mean of 99.12%. The intra and total CVs for the measurement of CEFAs were 0.87-7.70% and 1.02-7.65%, respectively. This LC-MS/MS method required no internal standards, eliminated natural isotope interferences, and provided reproducible and reliable results for 11 major CEFAs in human serum. This method can be used in monitoring and evaluating dietary fatty acid intake. Additional studies are needed to evaluate the associations between serum CEFAs and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Songlin Yu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China; The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Hospital National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Hospital National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Hospital National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Hospital National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China; Beijing Hospital National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China.
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