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Shehnaz SI, Roy A, Vijayaraghavan R, Sivanesan S. Luteolin Mitigates Diabetic Dyslipidemia in Rats by Modulating ACAT-2, PPARα, SREBP-2 Proteins, and Oxidative Stress. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s12010-023-04544-4. [PMID: 37103741 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04544-4] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Diabetic dyslipidemia is a crucial link between type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD). Natural biologically active substances have been advocated as complementary remedies for ASCVD and T2DM. Luteolin, a flavonoid, exhibits antioxidant, hypolipidemic, and antiatherogenic effects. Hence, we aimed to determine influence of luteolin on lipid homeostasis and hepatic damage in rats with T2DM induced by high-fat-diet (HFD) and streptozotocin (STZ). After being fed HFD for 10 days, male Wistar rats received 40 mg/kg STZ intraperitoneal injection on 11th day. Seventy-two hours later, hyperglycemic rats (fasting glucose > 200 mg/dL) were randomized into groups, and oral hydroxy-propyl-cellulose, atorvastatin (5 mg/kg), or luteolin (50 mg/kg or 100 mg/kg) administered daily, while continuing HFD for 28 days. Luteolin significantly ameliorated dyslipidemia levels and concomitantly improved atherogenic index of plasma in a dose-dependent manner. Increased levels of malondialdehyde and diminished levels of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione in HFD-STZ-diabetic rats were significantly regulated by luteolin. Luteolin significantly intensified PPARα expression while decreasing expression of acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase-2 (ACAT-2) and sterol regulatory element binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) proteins. Moreover, luteolin effectively alleviated hepatic impairment in HFD-STZ-diabetic rats to near-normal control levels. The findings of the present study expound mechanisms by which luteolin mitigated diabetic dyslipidemia and alleviated hepatic impairment in HFD-STZ-diabetic rats by amelioration of oxidative stress, modulation of PPARα expression, and downregulation of ACAT-2 and SREBP-2. In conclusion, our results imply that luteolin may be efficacious in management of dyslipidemia in T2DM, and future research may be essential to substantiate our findings.
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- Syed Ilyas Shehnaz
- Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Centre for Transdisciplinary Research, Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 600077, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Research and Development, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Research and Development, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, Tamil Nadu, India
- Department of Biosciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, Tamil Nadu, India
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Essalmani R, Andréo U, Evagelidis A, Le Dévéhat M, Pereira Ramos OH, Fruchart Gaillard C, Susan-Resiga D, Cohen ÉA, Seidah NG. SKI-1/S1P Facilitates SARS-CoV-2 Spike Induced Cell-to-Cell Fusion via Activation of SREBP-2 and Metalloproteases, Whereas PCSK9 Enhances the Degradation of ACE2. Viruses 2023; 15:v15020360. [PMID: 36851576 PMCID: PMC9959508 DOI: 10.3390/v15020360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Proprotein convertases activate various envelope glycoproteins and participate in cellular entry of many viruses. We recently showed that the convertase furin is critical for the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, which requires cleavage of its spike protein (S) at two sites: S1/S2 and S2'. This study investigates the implication of the two cholesterol-regulating convertases SKI-1 and PCSK9 in SARS-CoV-2 entry. The assays used were cell-to-cell fusion in HeLa cells and pseudoparticle entry into Calu-3 cells. SKI-1 increased cell-to-cell fusion by enhancing the activation of SREBP-2, whereas PCSK9 reduced cell-to-cell fusion by promoting the cellular degradation of ACE2. SKI-1 activity led to enhanced S2' formation, which was attributed to increased metalloprotease activity as a response to enhanced cholesterol levels via activated SREBP-2. However, high metalloprotease activity resulted in the shedding of S2' into a new C-terminal fragment (S2″), leading to reduced cell-to-cell fusion. Indeed, S-mutants that increase S2″ formation abolished S2' and cell-to-cell fusion, as well as pseudoparticle entry, indicating that the formation of S2″ prevents SARS-CoV-2 cell-to-cell fusion and entry. We next demonstrated that PCSK9 enhanced the cellular degradation of ACE2, thereby reducing cell-to-cell fusion. However, different from the LDLR, a canonical target of PCSK9, the C-terminal CHRD domain of PCSK9 is dispensable for the PCSK9-induced degradation of ACE2. Molecular modeling suggested the binding of ACE2 to the Pro/Catalytic domains of mature PCSK9. Thus, both cholesterol-regulating convertases SKI-1 and PCSK9 can modulate SARS-CoV-2 entry via two independent mechanisms.
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- Rachid Essalmani
- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, SI-MoS, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, SI-MoS, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Université de Montréal, 110 Pine Ave West, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-514-987-5609
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Hwang HJ, Lee KH, Cho JY. ABCA9, an ER cholesterol transporter, inhibits breast cancer cell proliferation via SREBP-2 signaling. Cancer Sci 2022; 114:1451-1463. [PMID: 36576228 PMCID: PMC10067411 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15710] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The association between cholesterol metabolism and cancer development and progression has been recently highlighted. However, the role and function of many cholesterol transporters remain largely unknown. Here, we focused on the ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 9 (ABCA9) transporter given that its expression is significantly downregulated in both canine mammary tumors and human breast cancers, which in breast cancer patients correlates with poor prognosis. We found that ABCA9 is mainly present in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and is responsible for promoting cholesterol accumulation in this structure. Accordingly, ABCA9 inhibited sterol-regulatory element binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) translocation from the ER to the nucleus, a crucial step for cholesterol synthesis, resulting in the downregulation of cholesterol synthesis gene expression. ABCA9 expression in breast cancer cells attenuated cell proliferation and reduced their colony-forming abilities. We identified ABCA9 expression to be regulated by Forkhead box O1 (FOXO1). Inhibition of PI3K induced enhanced ABCA9 expression through the activation of the PI3K-Akt-FOXO1 pathway in breast cancer cells. Altogether, our study suggests that ABCA9 functions as an ER cholesterol transporter that suppresses cholesterol synthesis via the inhibition of SREBP-2 signaling and that its restoration halts breast cancer cell proliferation. Our findings provide novel insight into the vital role of ABCA9 in breast cancer progression.
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- Hyeon-Ji Hwang
- Department of Biochemistry, BK21 Plus and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, BK21 Plus and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, BK21 Plus and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Comparative Medicine Disease Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Bridgeman S, Woo HC, Newsholme P, Mamotte C. Butyrate Lowers Cellular Cholesterol through HDAC Inhibition and Impaired SREBP-2 Signalling. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23. [PMID: 36555149 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In animal studies, HDAC inhibitors such as butyrate have been reported to reduce plasma cholesterol, while conferring protection from diabetes, but studies on the underlying mechanisms are lacking. This study compares the influence of butyrate and other HDAC inhibitors to that of statins on cholesterol metabolism in multiple cell lines, but primarily in HepG2 hepatic cells due to the importance of the liver in cholesterol metabolism. Sodium butyrate reduced HepG2 cholesterol content, as did sodium valproate and the potent HDAC inhibitor trichostatin A, suggesting HDAC inhibition as the exacting mechanism. In contrast to statins, which increase SREBP-2 regulated processes, HDAC inhibition downregulated SREBP-2 targets such as HMGCR and the LDL receptor. Moreover, in contrast to statin treatment, butyrate did not increase cholesterol uptake by HepG2 cells, consistent with its failure to increase LDL receptor expression. Sodium butyrate also reduced ABCA1 and SRB1 protein expression in HepG2 cells, but these effects were not consistent across all cell types. Overall, the underlying mechanism of cell cholesterol lowering by sodium butyrate and HDAC inhibition is consistent with impaired SREBP-2 signalling, and calls into question the possible use of butyrate for lowering of serum LDL cholesterol in humans.
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Saito H, Tachiura W, Nishimura M, Shimizu M, Sato R, Yamauchi Y. Hydroxylation site-specific and production-dependent effects of endogenous oxysterols on cholesterol homeostasis: Implications for SREBP-2 and LXR. J Biol Chem 2022; 299:102733. [PMID: 36423680 PMCID: PMC9792893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The cholesterol metabolites, oxysterols, play central roles in cholesterol feedback control. They modulate the activity of two master transcription factors that control cholesterol homeostatic responses, sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) and liver X receptor (LXR). Although the role of exogenous oxysterols in regulating these transcription factors has been well established, whether endogenously synthesized oxysterols similarly control both SREBP-2 and LXR remains poorly explored. Here, we carefully validate the role of oxysterols enzymatically synthesized within cells in cholesterol homeostatic responses. We first show that SREBP-2 responds more sensitively to exogenous oxysterols than LXR in Chinese hamster ovary cells and rat primary hepatocytes. We then show that 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC), 27-hydroxycholesterol, and 24S-hydroxycholesterol endogenously synthesized by CH25H, CYP27A1, and CYP46A1, respectively, suppress SREBP-2 activity at different degrees by stabilizing Insig (insulin-induced gene) proteins, whereas 7α-hydroxycholesterol has little impact on SREBP-2. These results demonstrate the role of site-specific hydroxylation of endogenous oxysterols. In contrast, the expression of CH25H, CYP46A1, CYP27A1, or CYP7A1 fails to induce LXR target gene expression. We also show the 25-HC production-dependent suppression of SREBP-2 using a tetracycline-inducible CH25H expression system. To induce 25-HC production physiologically, murine macrophages are stimulated with a Toll-like receptor 4 ligand, and its effect on SREBP-2 and LXR is examined. The results also suggest that de novo synthesis of 25-HC preferentially regulates SREBP-2 activity. Finally, we quantitatively determine the specificity of the four cholesterol hydroxylases in living cells. Based on our current findings, we conclude that endogenous side-chain oxysterols primarily regulate the activity of SREBP-2, not LXR.
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- Hodaka Saito
- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nutri-Life Science Laboratory, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan,Nutri-Life Science Laboratory, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan,AMED-CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan,Nutri-Life Science Laboratory, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan,AMED-CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Tokyo, Japan,For correspondence: Yoshio Yamauchi
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Li J, Bollati C, Bartolomei M, Mazzolari A, Arnoldi A, Vistoli G, Lammi C. Hempseed ( Cannabis sativa) Peptide H3 (IGFLIIWV) Exerts Cholesterol-Lowering Effects in Human Hepatic Cell Line. Nutrients 2022; 14:1804. [PMID: 35565772 PMCID: PMC9101684 DOI: 10.3390/nu14091804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Hempseed (Cannabis sativa) protein is an important source of bioactive peptides. H3 (IGFLIIWV), a transepithelial transported intestinal peptide obtained from the hydrolysis of hempseed protein with pepsin, carries out antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in HepG2 cells. In this study, the main aim was to assess its hypocholesterolemic effects at a cellular level and the mechanisms behind this health-promoting activity. The results showed that peptide H3 inhibited the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl co-enzyme A reductase (HMGCoAR) activity in vitro in a dose-dependent manner with an IC50 value of 59 μM. Furthermore, the activation of the sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBP)-2 transcription factor, followed by the increase of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (LDLR) protein levels, was observed in human hepatic HepG2 cells treated with peptide H3 at 25 µM. Meanwhile, peptide H3 regulated the intracellular HMGCoAR activity through the increase of its phosphorylation by the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-pathways. Consequently, the augmentation of the LDLR localized on the cellular membranes led to the improved ability of HepG2 cells to uptake extracellular LDL with a positive effect on cholesterol levels. Unlike the complete hempseed hydrolysate (HP), peptide H3 can reduce the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) protein levels and its secretion in the extracellular environment via the decrease of hepatic nuclear factor 1-α (HNF1-α). Considering all these evidences, H3 may represent a new bioactive peptide to be used for the development of dietary supplements and/or peptidomimetics for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (J.L.); (C.B.); (M.B.); (A.M.); (A.A.); (G.V.)
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Patel KK, Kashfi K. Lipoproteins and cancer: The role of HDL-C, LDL-C, and cholesterol-lowering drugs. Biochem Pharmacol 2022; 196:114654. [PMID: 34129857 PMCID: PMC8665945 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cholesterol is an amphipathic sterol molecule that is vital for maintaining normal physiological homeostasis. It is a relatively complicated molecule with 27 carbons whose synthesis starts with 2-carbon units. This in itself signifies the importance of this molecule. Cholesterol serves as a precursor for vitamin D, bile acids, and hormones, including estrogens, androgens, progestogens, and corticosteroids. Although essential, high cholesterol levels are associated with cardiovascular and kidney diseases and cancer initiation, progression, and metastasis. Although there are some contrary reports, current literature suggests a positive association between serum cholesterol levels and the risk and extent of cancer development. In this review, we first present a brief overview of cholesterol biosynthesis and its transport, then elucidate the role of cholesterol in the progression of some cancers. Suggested mechanisms for cholesterol-mediated cancer progression are plentiful and include the activation of oncogenic signaling pathways and the induction of oxidative stress, among others. The specific roles of the lipoprotein molecules, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL), in this pathogenesis, are also reviewed. Finally, we hone on the potential role of some cholesterol-lowering medications in cancer.
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- Kush K Patel
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City University of New York School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City University of New York School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Graduate Program in Biology, City University of New York Graduate Center, NY, USA.
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Huang J, Xiao J, Peng Z, Shao P, Sun M, Long Y, Wang X, Shen M, Kang D, Yang Y, Peng X, Wang W, Xie P, Shao T, Zhao J, Wu R. PCSK9 mediates dyslipidemia induced by olanzapine treatment in schizophrenia patients. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2022; 239:83-91. [PMID: 35029705 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-021-06042-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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RATIONALE It is controversial whether dyslipidemia induced by antipsychotics in schizophrenia patients is due to weight gain or direct effects of drug treatment. However, recent evidence showed that olanzapine can cause acute dyslipidemia independent of weight change, and the underlying mechanism remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To study the role of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) in olanzapine-induced dyslipidemia, we analyzed in schizophrenic patients and in experimental models involving mice and cells to understand the mechanism. METHODS Disturbances in lipid homeostasis caused by 8-week olanzapine treatment were prospectively evaluated in first-episode schizophrenic patients. Additionally, mice were administered olanzapine for 5 or 8 weeks to delineate liver actions for PCSK9 contributing to olanzapine-induced dyslipidemia. RESULTS Olanzapine directly affected lipid metabolism, suggesting dyslipidemia is independent of weight gain in schizophrenia patients. Olanzapine administration significantly increased plasma PCSK9, which was positively correlated with the increment in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (r=0.77, p<0.001). Increased expression of PCSK9 in liver tissue of olanzapine-treated mice occurred prior to olanzapine-induced LDL-C abnormality. Hepatic sterol regulatory element binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) protein levels increased in mice treated with olanzapine but largely declined in olanzapine (10μM) treated HepG2 cells, which suggested high concentration of olanzapine-induced PCSK9 increase was not SREBP-2-dependent. However, expressions of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) significantly increased in the higher dose treated groups, which was consistent with PCSK9 increases. Activation of SREBP-1c after high-dose olanzapine treatment promotes PSCK9 expression, and consequently the degradation of low-density lipoprotein receptors results in LDL-C increase. CONCLUSIONS Lipid disturbances caused by olanzapine are independent of weight gain. The study explored the relationship between SREBP-1c and PCSK9 in regulating lipoprotein metabolism after olanzapine treatment in vitro and in vivo. Further exploration of olanzapine-induced PCSK9 regulatory mechanisms may help identify control points for inhibition of olanzapine-mediated dyslipidemia.
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SIRT-1 is a potent energy regulator that has been implicated in the aging of different tissues, and cholesterol synthesis demands high amounts of cellular adenosine triphosphate. An efficient synaptic transmission depends on processes that are highly influenced by cholesterol levels, like endocytosis, exocytosis and membrane lateral diffusion of neurotransmitter receptors. We set out to investigate whether SIRT-1 activity affects brain cholesterol metabolism. We found that pharmacological inhibition of SIRT-1 with EX-527 reduces the mRNA amounts of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR), Cytochrome P450 46A1 (CYP46A1) and Apolipoprotein E (APO-E) in rat primary cortical cultures. The decreased expression of these genes was paralleled by a significant reduction of the cholesterol levels in this type of neuronal culture. Interestingly, a cholesterol decrease of similar extent was observed in mouse astroglial cultures after EX-527 treatment. In agreement, mice administered with EX-527 for 5 days showed a down-regulation of cholesterol synthesis in the cortex, with significant reductions in the mRNA amounts of the transcription factor Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2 (SREBP-2) and the enzyme HMGCR, two key regulators of the cholesterol synthesis. These transcriptional changes were paralleled by reduced cholesterol levels at cortical synapses. SIRT-1 inhibition also reduced the amount of cholesterol in the hippocampus but without affecting the HMGCR expression levels. Altogether, these results uncover a role for SIRT-1 in the regulation of cholesterol metabolism, and demonstrate that SIRT-1 is required to sustain adequate levels of cholesterol synthesis in the adult brain.
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- María A Paulazo
- Institute of Biomedical Research (BIOMED), Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) and National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), C1107AFF Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Biomedical Research (BIOMED), Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) and National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), C1107AFF Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Wang J, Wang YS, Huang YP, Jiang CH, Gao M, Zheng X, Yin ZQ, Zhang J. Gypenoside LVI improves hepatic LDL uptake by decreasing PCSK9 and upregulating LDLR expression. Phytomedicine 2021; 91:153688. [PMID: 34380071 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUNDS Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) is defined as ischemic or endothelial dysfunction-various inflammatory diseases, which is mainly caused by excessive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in circulating blood. Gynostemma pentaphyllum is a traditional Chinese medicine, and total Gypenosides are used for the treatment of hyperlipidemia and to reduce circulating proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) level. However, which gypenoside involved in the modulation of PCSK9 expression is still unknown. PURPOSE This study aimed to discover effective PCSK9 inhibitors from Gypenosides in accordance with the 2019 ESC/EAS guidelines. METHODS HPLC was employed to determine major six components of Gypenosides. The inhibitory activity on secreted PCSK9 in HepG2 of six major compounds from Gypenosides were screened by ELISA. The level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (LDLR) was determined by Flow cytometry and Immunofluorescence. The expression levels of PCSK9, LDLR and Sterol-regulatory element binding proteins-2 (SREBP-2) were analyzed by qPCR and Western blot. DiI-LDL was added to evaluated LDL uptake into HepG2. RESULTS The results suggested that the mRNA and protein levels of PCSK9 were down-regulated by Gypenoside LVI and the LDLR degradation in lysosomes system was inhibited, thereby leading to an increasing in LDL uptake into HepG2 cells. Furthermore, Gypenoside LVI decreased PCSK9 expression induced by stains. Altogether, Gypenoside LVI enhances LDL uptake into HepG2 cells by increased LDLR level on cell-surface and suppressed PCSK9 expression. CONCLUSION This indicates that Gypenoside LVI can be used as a useful supplement for statins in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. This is firstly reported that monomeric compound of G. pentaphyllum planted in Hunan province has the effect of increasing LDL-C uptake in hepatocytes via inhibiting PCSK9 expression.
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- Jie Wang
- Laboratories of Translational Medicine, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China; Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Laboratories of Translational Medicine, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China; Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Laboratories of Translational Medicine, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China; Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Laboratories of Translational Medicine, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China.
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- Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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Amor F, Vu Hong A, Corre G, Sanson M, Suel L, Blaie S, Servais L, Voit T, Richard I, Israeli D. Cholesterol metabolism is a potential therapeutic target in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2021; 12:677-693. [PMID: 34037326 PMCID: PMC8200436 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal muscle disease detected in approximately 1:5000 male births. DMD is caused by mutations in the DMD gene, encoding a critical protein that links the cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix in skeletal and cardiac muscles. The primary consequence of the disrupted link between the extracellular matrix and the myofibre actin cytoskeleton is thought to involve sarcolemma destabilization, perturbation of Ca2+ homeostasis, activation of proteases, mitochondrial damage, and tissue degeneration. A recently emphasized secondary aspect of the dystrophic process is a progressive metabolic change of the dystrophic tissue; however, the mechanism and nature of the metabolic dysregulation are yet poorly understood. In this study, we characterized a molecular mechanism of metabolic perturbation in DMD. METHODS We sequenced plasma miRNA in a DMD cohort, comprising 54 DMD patients treated or not by glucocorticoid, compared with 27 healthy controls, in three groups of the ages of 4-8, 8-12, and 12-20 years. We developed an original approach for the biological interpretation of miRNA dysregulation and produced a novel hypothesis concerning metabolic perturbation in DMD. We used the mdx mouse model for DMD for the investigation of this hypothesis. RESULTS We identified 96 dysregulated miRNAs (adjusted P-value <0.1), of which 74 were up-regulated and 22 were down-regulated in DMD. We confirmed the dysregulation in DMD of Dystro-miRs, Cardio-miRs, and a large number of the DLK1-DIO3 miRNAs. We also identified numerous dysregulated miRNAs yet unreported in DMD. Bioinformatics analysis of both target and host genes for dysregulated miRNAs predicted that lipid metabolism might be a critical metabolic perturbation in DMD. Investigation of skeletal muscles of the mdx mouse uncovered dysregulation of transcription factors of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism (SREBP-1 and SREBP-2), perturbation of the mevalonate pathway, and the accumulation of cholesterol in the dystrophic muscles. Elevated cholesterol level was also found in muscle biopsies of DMD patients. Treatment of mdx mice with Simvastatin, a cholesterol-reducing agent, normalized these perturbations and partially restored the dystrophic parameters. CONCLUSIONS This investigation supports that cholesterol metabolism and the mevalonate pathway are potential therapeutic targets in DMD.
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- Fatima Amor
- GénéthonEvryFrance
- Université Paris‐Saclay, Univ Evry, Inserm, Genethon, Integrare research unit UMR_S951EvryFrance
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- GénéthonEvryFrance
- Université Paris‐Saclay, Univ Evry, Inserm, Genethon, Integrare research unit UMR_S951EvryFrance
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- GénéthonEvryFrance
- Université Paris‐Saclay, Univ Evry, Inserm, Genethon, Integrare research unit UMR_S951EvryFrance
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- GénéthonEvryFrance
- Université Paris‐Saclay, Univ Evry, Inserm, Genethon, Integrare research unit UMR_S951EvryFrance
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- GénéthonEvryFrance
- Université Paris‐Saclay, Univ Evry, Inserm, Genethon, Integrare research unit UMR_S951EvryFrance
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- MDUK Oxford Neuromuscular Center, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, UK & Division of Child Neurology, Centre de Référence des Maladies Neuromusculaires, Department of PaediatricsUniversity Hospital of Liège & University of LiègeLiègeBelgium
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- NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre and Great Ormond Street Institute of Child HealthUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- GénéthonEvryFrance
- Université Paris‐Saclay, Univ Evry, Inserm, Genethon, Integrare research unit UMR_S951EvryFrance
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- GénéthonEvryFrance
- Université Paris‐Saclay, Univ Evry, Inserm, Genethon, Integrare research unit UMR_S951EvryFrance
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Charles KN, Shackelford JE, Faust PL, Fliesler SJ, Stangl H, Kovacs WJ. Functional Peroxisomes Are Essential for Efficient Cholesterol Sensing and Synthesis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:560266. [PMID: 33240873 PMCID: PMC7677142 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.560266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Cholesterol biosynthesis is a multi-step process involving several subcellular compartments, including peroxisomes. Cells adjust their sterol content by both transcriptional and post-transcriptional feedback regulation, for which sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) are essential; such homeostasis is dysregulated in peroxisome-deficient Pex2 knockout mice. Here, we compared the regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) cells and in three isogenic peroxisome-deficient CHO cell lines harboring Pex2 gene mutations. Peroxisome deficiency activated expression of cholesterogenic genes, however, cholesterol levels were unchanged. 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) protein levels were increased in mutant cells, whereas HMGCR activity was significantly decreased, resulting in reduced cholesterol synthesis. U18666A, an inhibitor of lysosomal cholesterol export, induced cholesterol biosynthetic enzymes; yet, cholesterol synthesis was still reduced. Interestingly, peroxisome deficiency promoted ER-to-Golgi SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP) trafficking even when cells were cholesterol-loaded. Restoration of functional peroxisomes normalized regulation of cholesterol synthesis and SCAP trafficking. These results highlight the importance of functional peroxisomes for maintaining cholesterol homeostasis and efficient cholesterol synthesis.
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- Khanichi N. Charles
- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry and Gradate Program in Neuroscience, University at Buffalo-The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY, United States
- Research Service, Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Xue L, Qi H, Zhang H, Ding L, Huang Q, Zhao D, Wu BJ, Li X. Targeting SREBP-2-Regulated Mevalonate Metabolism for Cancer Therapy. Front Oncol 2020; 10:1510. [PMID: 32974183 PMCID: PMC7472741 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [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: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Recently, targeting metabolic reprogramming has emerged as a potential therapeutic approach for fighting cancer. Sterol regulatory element binding protein-2 (SREBP-2), a basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factor, mainly regulates genes involved in cholesterol biosynthesis and homeostasis. SREBP-2 binds to the sterol regulatory elements (SREs) in the promoters of its target genes and activates the transcription of mevalonate pathway genes, such as HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR), mevalonate kinase and other key enzymes. In this review, we first summarized the structure of SREBP-2 and its activation and regulation by multiple signaling pathways. We then found that SREBP-2 and its regulated enzymes, including HMGCR, FPPS, SQS, and DHCR4 from the mevalonate pathway, participate in the progression of various cancers, including prostate, breast, lung, and hepatocellular cancer, as potential targets. Importantly, preclinical and clinical research demonstrated that fatostatin, statins, and N-BPs targeting SREBP-2, HMGCR, and FPPS, respectively, alone or in combination with other drugs, have been used for the treatment of different cancers. This review summarizes new insights into the critical role of the SREBP-2-regulated mevalonate pathway for cancer and its potential for targeted cancer therapy.
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- Linyuan Xue
- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Substances and Biological Mechanisms of Ginseng Efficacy, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Bio-Macromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.,Key Laboratory of Active Substances and Biological Mechanisms of Ginseng Efficacy, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Bio-Macromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Substances and Biological Mechanisms of Ginseng Efficacy, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Bio-Macromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Active Substances and Biological Mechanisms of Ginseng Efficacy, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Bio-Macromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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Lee KH, Jeong ES, Jang G, Na JR, Park S, Kang WS, Kim E, Choi H, Kim JS, Kim S. Unripe Rubus coreanus Miquel Extract Containing Ellagic Acid Regulates AMPK, SREBP-2, HMGCR, and INSIG-1 Signaling and Cholesterol Metabolism In Vitro and In Vivo. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12030610. [PMID: 32110925 PMCID: PMC7146129 DOI: 10.3390/nu12030610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Our previous study demonstrated that a 5% ethanol extract of unripe Rubus coreanus (5-uRCK) has hypo-cholesterolemic and anti-obesity activity. However, the molecular mechanisms of its effects are poorly characterized. We hypothesized that 5-uRCK and one of its major bioactive compounds, ellagic acid, decrease cellular and plasma cholesterol levels. Thus, we investigated the hypocholesterolemic activity and mechanism of 5-uRCK in both hepatocytes and a high-cholesterol diet (HCD)-induced rat model. Cholesterol in the liver and serum was significantly reduced by 5-uRCK and ellagic acid. The hepatic activities of HMG-CoA and CETP were reduced, and the hepatic activity of LCAT was increased by both 5-uRCK extract and ellagic acid, which also caused histological improvements. The MDA content in the aorta and serum was significantly decreased after oral administration of 5-uRCK or ellagic acid. Further immunoblotting analysis showed that AMPK phosphorylation in the liver was induced by 5-uRCK and ellagic acid, which activated AMPK, inhibiting the activity of HMGCR by inhibitory phosphorylation. In contrast, 5-uRCK and ellagic acid suppressed the nuclear translocation and activation of SREBP-2, which is a key transcription factor in cholesterol biosynthesis. In conclusion, our results suggest that 5-uRCK and its bioactive compound, ellagic acid, are useful alternative therapeutic agents to regulate blood cholesterol.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-62-528-2201; Fax: +82-62-528-2202
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Wang C, Zhao F, Shen K, Wang W, Siedlak SL, Lee HG, Phelix CF, Perry G, Shen L, Tang B, Yan R, Zhu X. The sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 is dysregulated by tau alterations in Alzheimer disease. Brain Pathol 2019; 29:530-543. [PMID: 30515907 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Disturbed neuronal cholesterol homeostasis has been observed in Alzheimer disease (AD) and contributes to the pathogenesis of AD. As the master switch of cholesterol biosynthesis, the sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP-2) translocates to the nucleus after cleavage/activation, but its expression and activation have not been studied in AD which is the focus of the current study. We found both a significant decrease in the nuclear translocation of N-terminal SREBP-2 accompanied by a significant accumulation of C-terminal SREBP-2 in NFT-containing pyramidal neurons in AD. N-terminal- SREBP-2 is also found in dystrophic neurites around plaques in AD brain. Western blot confirmed a significantly reduced nuclear translocation of mature SREBP-2 (mSREBP-2) in AD brain. Interestingly, reduced nuclear mSREBP-2 was only found in animal models of tauopathies such as 3XTg AD mice and P301L Tau Tg mice but not in CRND8 APP transgenic mice, suggesting that tau alterations likely are involved in the changes of mSREBP-2 distribution and activation in AD. Altogether, our study demonstrated disturbed SREBP-2 signaling in AD and related models, and proved for the first time that tau alterations contribute to disturbed cholesterol homeostasis in AD likely through modulation of nuclear mSREBP-2 translocation.
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- Chunyu Wang
- Department of Neurology, The second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Moon SH, Huang CH, Houlihan SL, Regunath K, Freed-Pastor WA, Morris JP, Tschaharganeh DF, Kastenhuber ER, Barsotti AM, Culp-Hill R, Xue W, Ho YJ, Baslan T, Li X, Mayle A, de Stanchina E, Zender L, Tong DR, D'Alessandro A, Lowe SW, Prives C. p53 Represses the Mevalonate Pathway to Mediate Tumor Suppression. Cell 2018; 176:564-580.e19. [PMID: 30580964 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
There are still gaps in our understanding of the complex processes by which p53 suppresses tumorigenesis. Here we describe a novel role for p53 in suppressing the mevalonate pathway, which is responsible for biosynthesis of cholesterol and nonsterol isoprenoids. p53 blocks activation of SREBP-2, the master transcriptional regulator of this pathway, by transcriptionally inducing the ABCA1 cholesterol transporter gene. A mouse model of liver cancer reveals that downregulation of mevalonate pathway gene expression by p53 occurs in premalignant hepatocytes, when p53 is needed to actively suppress tumorigenesis. Furthermore, pharmacological or RNAi inhibition of the mevalonate pathway restricts the development of murine hepatocellular carcinomas driven by p53 loss. Like p53 loss, ablation of ABCA1 promotes murine liver tumorigenesis and is associated with increased SREBP-2 maturation. Our findings demonstrate that repression of the mevalonate pathway is a crucial component of p53-mediated liver tumor suppression and outline the mechanism by which this occurs.
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- Sung-Hwan Moon
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Cell and Developmental Biology Program, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Cell and Developmental Biology Program, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
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Huang Y, Zhang J, Shao H, Liu J, Jin M, Chen J, Zhao H. miR-33a Mediates the Anti-Tumor Effect of Lovastatin in Osteosarcoma by Targeting CYR61. Cell Physiol Biochem 2018; 51:938-948. [PMID: 30466075 DOI: 10.1159/000495396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS Preventing cell metastasis is an effective therapeutic strategy to treat osteosarcoma and improve prognosis. Statins have been found to have anticancer effects in addition to their cholesterol-lowering action. As a new target of statins, cysteine-rich 61 (CYR61) was recently identified to promote cell migration and metastasis in osteosarcoma. However, the underlying mechanisms mediating the regulation of CYR61 expression by statins remain unknown. METHODS Human osteosarcoma cell lines MG63 and SaOS2 were used to clarify the effect of lovastatin on CYR61 expression. Real-time PCR was performed to detect mRNA or microRNA (miRNA) levels and western blot was performed to detect protein levels. Cell invasive ability was determined using Transwell assays. Lentivirus encoding CYR61 cDNA or sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP-2) shRNA was used to upregulate CYR61 expression or downregulate SREBP-2 expression. Binding of the CYR61 3' untranslated region (UTR) and miR-33a was analyzed by luciferase reporter assay. RESULTS We found that lovastatin treatment decreased CYR61 expression, inhibited cell invasion and altered epithelial-to-mesenchymal-transition (EMT)-related protein expression, while CYR61 overexpression abolished the effect of lovastatin. Moreover, lovastatin increased the expression of SREBP-2 and miR-33a, which were then downregulated by SREBP-2 silencing. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that the CYR61 3'UTR harbored a potential miR-33a binding site and luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that CYR61 was a target of miR-33a in osteosarcoma cells. Furthermore, miR-33a could inhibit cell invasion and alter EMT-related protein expression. SREBP-2 silencing or miR-33a inhibitor upregulated CYR61 expression and reversed the effects of lovastatin on cell invasion and EMT-related proteins. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest lovastatin suppresses osteosarcoma cell invasion through the SREBP-2/miR-33a/CYR61 pathway.
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- Yazeng Huang
- Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, .,Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou,
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Huang J, Chen S, Cai D, Bian D, Wang F. Long noncoding RNA lncARSR promotes hepatic cholesterol biosynthesis via modulating Akt/ SREBP-2/HMGCR pathway. Life Sci 2018; 203:48-53. [PMID: 29678744 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIMS Disruption of cholesterol homeostasis has been identified as a major factor in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and strokes. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as critical players in cellular cholesterol metabolism, but their functions are still largely unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS C57BL6/j mice were fed with high cholesterol diet (containing 4% cholesterol) or chow diet. Adenoviruses-lncARSR and lncARSR shRNA were used to overexpress or knockdown lncARSR expression. KEY FINDINGS The expression of lncARSR were increased both in patients with hypercholesterolemia and mice with high cholesterol diet feeding. Overexpression of lncARSR in mice resulted in elevated lipid levels in both serum and liver fragments. However, knockdown of lncARSR in mice fed with high cholesterol diet showed decreased lipid levels in serum and liver fragments compared with control mice. Furthermore, we found that the expression of HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR), the rate-limiting enzyme of cholesterol synthesis was increased with lncARSR overexpression, which was accompanied with the increase of hepatic de novo cholesterol synthesis rate. Mechanistically, we found that lncARSR increased the expression of mature SREBP-2, which is a primary transcription factor of HMGCR. And lncARSR activated the PI3K/Akt pathway. When PI3K/Akt pathway was blocked by LY294002, the inhibitor of PI3K, the effect of lncARSR on SREBP-2 and HMGCR disappeared. SIGNIFICANCE Our data indicated upregulated lncARSR promotes hepatic cholesterol biosynthesis via modulating Akt/SREBP-2/HMGCR pathway, and implied that lncARSR may serve as a therapeutic target for cholesterol disorder.
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- Jiabin Huang
- Department of Geratology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, 348 Dexiang Street, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province 154002, China.
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- Department of Geratology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, 348 Dexiang Street, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province 154002, China
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- Department of Geratology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, 348 Dexiang Street, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province 154002, China
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- Department of Geratology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, 348 Dexiang Street, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province 154002, China
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- Department of Geratology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, 348 Dexiang Street, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province 154002, China
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Li X, Wu JB, Li Q, Shigemura K, Chung LWK, Huang WC. SREBP-2 promotes stem cell-like properties and metastasis by transcriptional activation of c-Myc in prostate cancer. Oncotarget 2017; 7:12869-84. [PMID: 26883200 PMCID: PMC4914327 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [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: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) transcription factor mainly controls cholesterol biosynthesis and homeostasis in normal cells. The role of SREBP-2 in lethal prostate cancer (PCa) progression remains to be elucidated. Here, we showed that expression of SREBP-2 was elevated in advanced pathologic grade and metastatic PCa and significantly associated with poor clinical outcomes. Biofunctional analyses demonstrated that SREBP-2 induced PCa cell proliferation, invasion and migration. Furthermore, overexpression of SREBP-2 increased the PCa stem cell population, prostasphere-forming ability and tumor-initiating capability, whereas genetic silencing of SREBP-2 inhibited PCa cell growth, stemness, and xenograft tumor growth and metastasis. Clinical and mechanistic data showed that SREBP-2 was positively correlated with c-Myc and induced c-Myc activation by directly interacting with an SREBP-2-binding element in the 5′-flanking c-Myc promoter region to drive stemness and metastasis. Collectively, these clinical and experimental results reveal a novel role of SREBP-2 in the induction of a stem cell-like phenotype and PCa metastasis, which sheds light on translational potential by targeting SREBP-2 as a promising therapeutic approach in PCa.
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- Xiangyan Li
- Uro-Oncology Research Program, Department of Medicine, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Uro-Oncology Research Program, Department of Medicine, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Uro-Oncology Research Program, Department of Medicine, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Japan
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- Uro-Oncology Research Program, Department of Medicine, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Uro-Oncology Research Program, Department of Medicine, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Armengol S, Arretxe E, Enzunza L, Llorente I, Mendibil U, Navarro-Imaz H, Ochoa B, Chico Y, Martínez MJ. SREBP-2-driven transcriptional activation of human SND1 oncogene. Oncotarget 2017; 8:108181-108194. [PMID: 29296233 PMCID: PMC5746135 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Upregulation of Staphylococcal nuclease and tudor domain containing 1 (SND1) is linked to cancer progression and metastatic spread. Increasing evidence indicates that SND1 plays a role in lipid homeostasis. Recently, it has been shown that SND1-overexpressing hepatocellular carcinoma cells present an increased de novo cholesterol synthesis and cholesteryl ester accumulation. Here we reveal that SND1 oncogene is a novel target for SREBPs. Exposure of HepG2 cells to the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin or to a lipoprotein-deficient medium triggers SREBP-2 activation and increases SND1 promoter activity and transcript levels. Similar increases in SND1 promoter activity and mRNA are mimicked by overexpressing nuclear SREBP-2 through expression vector transfection. Conversely, SREBP-2 suppression with specific siRNA or the addition of cholesterol/25-hydroxycholesterol to cell culture medium reduces transcriptional activity of SND1 promoter and SND1 mRNA abundance. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays and site-directed mutagenesis show that SREBP-2 binds to the SND1 proximal promoter in a region containing one SRE and one E-box motif which are critical for maximal transcriptional activity under basal conditions. SREBP-1, in contrast, binds exclusively to the SRE element. Remarkably, while ectopic expression of SREBP-1c or -1a reduces SND1 promoter activity, knocking-down of SREBP-1 enhances SND1 mRNA and protein levels but failed to affect SND1 promoter activity. These findings reveal that SREBP-2 and SREBP-1 bind to specific sites in SND1 promoter and regulate SND1 transcription in opposite ways; it is induced by SREBP-2 activating conditions and repressed by SREBP-1 overexpression. We anticipate the contribution of a SREBPs/SND1 pathway to lipid metabolism reprogramming of human hepatoma cells.
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- Sandra Armengol
- Lipids & Liver Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Lipids & Liver Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Lipids & Liver Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Lipids & Liver Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Lipids & Liver Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Lipids & Liver Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Lipids & Liver Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Lipids & Liver Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Lipids & Liver Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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Hwang KA, Hwang YJ, Song J. Cholesterol-lowering effect of Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem via the activation of SREBP-2 and the LDL receptor. J Chin Med Assoc 2017; 80:630-635. [PMID: 28690119 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2017.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hyperlipidemia causes arteriosclerosis, a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Prevention of hyperlipidemia by improving dietary habits has recently attracted attention. In this regard, we investigated whether Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem (AE) extract inhibits hepatic cholesterol accumulation and modulate the cellular signaling pathway. METHODS To determine AE's cholesterol regulating mechanism, we measured cholesterol level, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase activity and cholesterol regulating-related gene expression in HepG2 cells and in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced mice using ELISA and RT-PCR assay. RESULTS The AE extract reduced cholesterol levels and HMG-CoA reductase activity in hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells. In addition, it also reduced the plasma cholesterol concentrations in HFD-induced mice. Furthermore, the AE extract increased the gene expression of the LDL-receptor (LDL-R); sterol-regulatory-element binding protein-2 (SREBP-2); ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A, member 1 (ABCA1); and scavenger receptor class B member 1 (SR-B1) in a dose-dependent manner. However, the AE extract did not affect the gene expression of acetyl-coenzyme A acetyltransferase (ACAT) in either the HepG2 cells or mice. CONCLUSION We demonstrated that the AE extract activated genes related to cholesterol metabolism, such as SREBP-2 and LDL-R, which resulted in hypocholesterolemic activities.
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- Kyung-A Hwang
- Department of Agrofood Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Wanju-Gun, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Agrofood Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Wanju-Gun, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agrofood Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Wanju-Gun, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
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Thangaraj MP, Furber KL, Sobchishin L, Ji S, Doucette JR, Nazarali AJ. Does Sirt2 Regulate Cholesterol Biosynthesis During Oligodendroglial Differentiation In Vitro and In Vivo? Cell Mol Neurobiol 2017; 38:329-340. [PMID: 28828594 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-017-0537-6] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Sirtuin2 (SIRT2) is a deacetylase enzyme predominantly expressed in myelinating glia of the central nervous system (CNS). We have previously demonstrated that Sirt2 expression enhances oligodendrocyte (OL) differentiation and arborization in vitro, but the molecular targets of SIRT2 in OLs remain speculative. SIRT2 has been implicated in cholesterol biosynthesis by promoting the nuclear translocation of sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP)-2. We investigated this further in CNS myelination by examining the role of Sirt2 in cholesterol biosynthesis in vivo and in vitro employing Sirt2 -/- mice, primary OL cells and CG4-OL cells. Our results demonstrate that expression of cholesterol biosynthetic genes in the CNS white matter or cholesterol content in purified myelin fractions did not differ between Sirt2 -/- and age-matched wild-type mice. Cholesterol biosynthetic gene expression profiles and total cholesterol content were not altered in primary OLs from Sirt2 -/- mice and in CG4-OLs when Sirt2 was either down-regulated with RNAi or overexpressed. In addition, Sirt2 knockdown or overexpression in CG4-OLs had no effect on SREBP-2 nuclear translocation. Our results indicate that Sirt2 does not impact the expression of genes encoding enzymes involved in cholesterol biosynthesis, total cholesterol content, or nuclear translocation of SREBP-2 during OL differentiation and myelination.
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- Merlin P Thangaraj
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. .,Neuroscience Research Cluster, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.,Neuroscience Research Cluster, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.,Neuroscience Research Cluster, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.,Neuroscience Research Cluster, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.,Neuroscience Research Cluster, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.,Cameco Multiple Sclerosis Neuroscience Research Center, City Hospital, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.,Neuroscience Research Cluster, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.,Cameco Multiple Sclerosis Neuroscience Research Center, City Hospital, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Eid W, Dauner K, Courtney KC, Gagnon A, Parks RJ, Sorisky A, Zha X. mTORC1 activates SREBP-2 by suppressing cholesterol trafficking to lysosomes in mammalian cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:7999-8004. [PMID: 28696297 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1705304114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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mTORC1 is known to activate sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) including SREBP-2, a master regulator of cholesterol synthesis. Through incompletely understood mechanisms, activated mTORC1 triggers translocation of SREBP-2, an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) resident protein, to the Golgi where SREBP-2 is cleaved to translocate to the nucleus and activate gene expression for cholesterol synthesis. Low ER cholesterol is a well-established trigger for SREBP-2 activation. We thus investigated whether mTORC1 activates SREBP-2 by reducing cholesterol delivery to the ER. We report here that mTORC1 activation is accompanied by low ER cholesterol and an increase of SREBP-2 activation. Conversely, a decrease in mTORC1 activity coincides with a rise in ER cholesterol and a decrease in SERBP-2 activity. This rise in ER cholesterol is of lysosomal origin: blocking the exit of cholesterol from lysosomes by U18666A or NPC1 siRNA prevents ER cholesterol from increasing and, consequently, SREBP-2 is activated without mTORC1 activation. Furthermore, when mTORC1 activity is low, cholesterol is delivered to lysosomes through two membrane trafficking pathways: autophagy and rerouting of endosomes to lysosomes. Indeed, with dual blockade of both pathways by Atg5-/- and dominant-negative rab5, ER cholesterol fails to increase when mTORC1 activity is low, and SREBP-2 is activated. Conversely, overexpressing constitutively active Atg7, which forces autophagy and raises ER cholesterol even when mTORC1 activity is high, suppresses SREBP-2 activation. We conclude that mTORC1 actively suppresses autophagy and maintains endosomal recycling, thereby preventing endosomes and autophagosomes from reaching lysosomes. This results in a reduction of cholesterol in the ER and activation of SREBP-2.
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Mohammadi A, Shabani M, Naseri F, Hosseni B, Soltanmohammadi E, Piran S, Najafi M. Circulating PCSK9 affects serum LDL and cholesterol levels more than SREBP-2 expression. ADV CLIN EXP MED 2017; 26:655-659. [PMID: 28691419 DOI: 10.17219/acem/62836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cholesterol homeostasis is dependent upon the sterol regulatory element binding protein 2 (SREBP-2) regulatory system and the functioning of plasma proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). Many studies have also reported that low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) levels in cellular membranes are related to the functioning of these proteins. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the association of lipid profiles with circulating PCSK9 protein values and SREBP-2 expression levels in normal subjects. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study involved 120 randomly chosen healthy subjects. Their lipid profiles were measured using routine laboratory techniques, and the plasma PCSK9 protein and SREBP-2 expression levels were determined by ELISA and real time quantitative PCR methods, respectively. A statistical analysis was carried out using a statistical software package. RESULTS Linear regression analyses showed a significant correlation between total cholesterol and PCSK9 (3.54 ± 1.31 ng/mL), as well as between total cholesterol and SREBP-2 (0.1-35.38) (p = 0.002 and p = 0.02, respectively). Furthermore, multiple regression analyses showed strict correlations between PCSK9 and cholesterol-related parameters especially the total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio (β = 3.53, p = 0.001). There was no significant correlation between circulating PCSK9 and SREBP-2 expression levels (r = 1.2, p = 0.3). CONCLUSIONS The study results revealed that serum cholesterol-related parameters are strictly associated with plasma PCSK9 values, suggesting that PCSK9 function has a greater effect on serum total cholesterol levels than SREBP-2 expression does. Furthermore, the total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio was a better indicator for evaluating PCSK9 level than total cholesterol.
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- Asghar Mohammadi
- Biochemistry Department, Medical School, Tarbiat Modares University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biochemistry Department, Medical School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biochemistry Department, Medical School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biochemistry Department, Medical School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biochemistry Department, Medical School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biochemistry Department, Medical School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biochemistry Department, Medical School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Biochemistry Department, Medical School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Soltanmohammadi E, Piran S, Mohammadi A, Hosseni B, Naseri F, Shabani M, Najafi M. Serum sdLDL-C and Cellular SREBP2-dependent Cholesterol Levels; is there a Challenge on Targeting PCSK9? J Med Biochem 2016; 35:410-415. [PMID: 28670193 PMCID: PMC5471636 DOI: 10.1515/jomb-2016-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum small dense LDL-cholesterol (sdLDL-C) value is suggested to bean important risk factor for atherosclerosis. Since sdLDL-C changes may be related to PCSK9 and SREBP-2 functions, the aim of this study was to investigate correlations between sdLDL-C, circulating PCSK9, SREBP-2 expression and some lipid parameters in serum and butty coat fraction of healthy subjects. METHODS One hundred and twenty-four subjects were randomly included in the study. The lipid profile was measured using routine laboratory methods. The serum sdLDL-C level was calculated by a heparin-related precipitation technique. The cellular LDL-C/protein and cholesterol/protein values were measured after lysing of cells with methanol/chloroform binary solvent. The circulating PCSK9 level was measured using ELISA technique. The SREBP-2 expression level was estimated using theRT-qPCR technique. RESULTS Data showed significant correlations between LDL-C, TG and sdLDL-C levels (r=0.34, p=0.001; r=0.2, p=0.04). The circulating PCSK9 level was correlated to LDL-C (r=0.29, p=0.04), but not to sdLDL-C (r=-0.08, p=0.57). Also, cellular LDL-C value was not related to serum LDL-C level (r=-0.12, p=0.39). Furthermore, there was an inverse correlation between cellular LDL-C/protein value and estimated de novo cholesterol/protein value (r= -0.5, p=0.001). Similar results were observed for cellular LDL-C/protein value and SREBP-2 expression level (r= -0.52, p=0.004). CONCLUSIONS We concluded that the serum sdLDL-C value is not related to circulating PCSK9. Furthermore, SREBP-2 regulatory system was able to elevate the cellular cholesterol level after reducing LDL influx. We suggest to investigate the cellular sdLDL fate and lipid synthesis pathways in PCSK9-targeting studies.
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- Elham Soltanmohammadi
- Iran University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine - International Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Biochemistry Department, Tehran, Iran
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- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Biochemistry Department, Tehran, Iran
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- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Biochemistry Department, Tehran, Iran
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- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Biochemistry Department, Tehran, Iran
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- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Biochemistry Department, Tehran, Iran
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- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Tehran, Iran.,Iran University of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Biochemistry Department, Tehran, Iran.,Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Biochemistry Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Tehran, Iran
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Tan YQ, Wong TY, Lin SM, Leung LK. Dietary flavones counteract phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced SREBP-2 processing in hepatic cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2017; 424:163-72. [PMID: 27778136 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-016-2851-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Consumption of fruits and vegetables is generally regarded as beneficial to plasma lipid profile. The mechanism by which the plant foods induce desirable lipid changes remains unclear. SREBP-2 is crucial in cholesterol metabolism, and it is a major regulator of the cholesterol biosynthesis enzyme HMGCR. Our lab has previously illustrated that apigenin and luteolin could attenuate the nuclear translocation of SREBP-2 through an AMPK-dependent pathway. In the present study, these two flavones were studied for their ability to deter the same in an AMPK-independent signaling route. The processing of SREBP-2 protein was promoted by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) in the hepatic cells WRL and HepG2, and the increased processing was reversed by apigenin or luteolin co-administration. EMSA results demonstrated that the PMA-induced DNA-binding activity was weakened by the flavones. The increased amount of nuclear SREBP-2 in cells was attenuated by the flavonoid as shown by immunocytochemical imaging. Quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay demonstrated that the transcription of HMGCR under both flavone treatments was reduced. However, apigenin appeared to be stronger than luteolin in restraining PMA-induced HMGCR mRNA expression. Since PMA is a diacylglycerol analog, these findings might have some physiological implications.
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Funakoshi T, Aki T, Tajiri M, Unuma K, Uemura K. Necroptosis-like Neuronal Cell Death Caused by Cellular Cholesterol Accumulation. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:25050-25065. [PMID: 27756839 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.727404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Aberrant cellular accumulation of cholesterol is associated with neuronal lysosomal storage disorders such as Niemann-Pick disease Type C (NPC). We have shown previously that l-norephedrine (l-Nor), a sympathomimetic amine, induces necrotic cell death associated with massive cytoplasmic vacuolation in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. To reveal the molecular mechanism underling necrotic neuronal cell death caused by l-Nor, we examined alterations in the gene expression profile of cells during l-Nor exposure. DNA microarray analysis revealed that the gene levels for cholesterol transport (LDL receptor and NPC2) as well as cholesterol biosynthesis (mevalonate pathway enzymes) are increased after exposure to 3 mm l-Nor for ∼6 h. Concomitant with this observation, the master transcriptional regulator of cholesterol homeostasis, SREBP-2, is activated by l-Nor. The increase in cholesterol uptake as well as biosynthesis is not accompanied by an increase in cholesterol in the plasma membrane, but rather by aberrant accumulation in cytoplasmic compartments. We also found that cell death by l-Nor can be suppressed by nec-1s, an inhibitor of a regulated form of necrosis, necroptosis. Abrogation of SREBP-2 activation by the small molecule inhibitor betulin or by overexpression of dominant-negative SREBP-2 efficiently reduces cell death by l-Nor. The mobilization of cellular cholesterol in the presence of cyclodextrin also suppresses cell death. These results were also observed in primary culture of striatum neurons. Taken together, our results indicate that the excessive uptake as well as synthesis of cholesterol should underlie neuronal cell death by l-Nor exposure, and suggest a possible link between lysosomal cholesterol storage disorders and the regulated form of necrosis in neuronal cells.
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- Takeshi Funakoshi
- From the Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- From the Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- From the Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- From the Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- From the Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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Kartawijaya M, Han HW, Kim Y, Lee SM. Genistein upregulates LDLR levels via JNK-mediated activation of SREBP-2. Food Nutr Res 2016; 60:31120. [PMID: 27211318 PMCID: PMC4876195 DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v60.31120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Genistein has been proved in vitro and in vivo to lower LDLR level. It is also widely consumed and implicated for its anti-atherogenic effects. However, the molecular mechanism by which genistein lowers the LDL level is still unknown. Objective To understand the anti-atherogenic molecular mechanism of action, genistein was investigated for its impact on the expression of LDLR, the receptor for LDL cholesterol, and related signaling pathways in a human hepatoma cell line. Design HepG2 cell was used for the experiments. Genistein with different concentrations was diluted in media and was incubated for 24 h or more as indicated. Protein levels were measured by western blotting, and mRNA expression was detected by RT-qPCR. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay (CHIP) assay was used to determine protein binding levels, and luciferase assay was used to measure promoter activity. Result Genistein increased the mRNA and protein levels of LDLR in a time-dependent manner. Genistein increased the transcriptional activity of the LDLR promoter containing the reporter gene (pLDLR-luc, −805 to +50). But the sterol regulatory element deletion mutant construct failed to be activated by genistein. Genistein increased the nuclear fraction of SREBP-2 and the DNA-binding activity of SREBP-2 to LDLR promoter, as assessed by CHIP. The genistein-phosphorylated JNK inhibitor (SP600126) abolished the genistein-stimulated levels of LDLR and the nuclear SREBP-2. The addition of cholesterol up to 5 µg/mL for 24 h did not affect the effect of genistein on LDLR protein expression. Even the addition of 40 µM genistein increased the cholesterol uptake by more than 10% in the human hepatoma cell line. Conclusion Our data support the idea that genistein may have anti-atherogenic effects by activating JNK signals and SREBP-2 processing, which is followed by the upregulation of LDLR.
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- Medicia Kartawijaya
- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea;
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Wong TY, Tan YQ, Lin SM, Leung LK. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate promotes nuclear translocation of hepatic steroid response element binding protein-2. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2016; 75:1-10. [PMID: 27032751 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2016.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP)-2 is a pivotal transcriptional factor in cholesterol metabolism. Factors interfering with the proper functioning of SREBP-2 potentially alter plasma lipid profiles. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), which is a common protein kinase C (PKC) activator, was shown to promote the post-translational processing and nuclear translocation of SREBP-2 in hepatic cells in the current study. Following SREBP-2 translocation, the transcripts of its target genes HMGCR and LDLR were upregulated as demonstrated by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) also demonstrated an induced DNA-binding activity on the sterol response element (SRE) domain under PMA treatment. The increase of activated Srebp-2 without the concurrent induced mRNA expression was also observed in an animal model. As the expression of SREBP-2 was not increased by PMA, the activation of PKC was the focus of investigation. Specific PKC isozyme inhibition and overexpression supported that PKCβ was responsible for the promoting effect. Further studies showed that the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) and c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK), but not 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), were the possible downstream signaling proteins of PKCβ. In conclusion, this study illustrated that PKCβ increased SREBP-2 nuclear translocation in a pathway mediated by MEK/ERK and JNK, rather than the one dictated by AMPK. These results revealed a novel signaling target of PKCβ in the liver cells.
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McCarty MF. The moderate essential amino acid restriction entailed by low-protein vegan diets may promote vascular health by stimulating FGF21 secretion. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2016; 30:/j/hmbci.ahead-of-print/hmbci-2015-0056/hmbci-2015-0056.xml. [PMID: 26872317 DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2015-0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The serum total and LDL cholesterol levels of long-term vegans tend to be very low. The characteristically low ratio of saturated to unsaturated fat in vegan diets, and the absence of cholesterol in such diets, clearly contribute to this effect. But there is reason to suspect that the quantity and composition of dietary protein also play a role in this regard. Vegan diets of moderate protein intake tend to be relatively low in certain essential amino acids, and as a result may increase hepatic activity of the kinase GCN2, which functions as a gauge of amino acid status. GCN2 activation boosts the liver's production of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), a factor which favorably affects serum lipids and metabolic syndrome. The ability of FGF21 to decrease LDL cholesterol has now been traced to at least two mechanisms: a suppression of hepatocyte expression of sterol response element-binding protein-2 (SREBP-2), which in turn leads to a reduction in cholesterol synthesis; and up-regulated expression of hepatocyte LDL receptors, reflecting inhibition of a mechanism that promotes proteasomal degradation of these receptors. In mice, the vascular benefits of FGF21 are also mediated by favorable effects on adipocyte function - most notably, increased adipocyte secretion of adiponectin, which directly exerts anti-inflammatory effects on the vasculature which complement the concurrent reduction in LDL particles in preventing or reversing atherosclerosis. If, as has been proposed, plant proteins preferentially stimulate glucagon secretion owing to their amino acid composition, this would represent an additional mechanism whereby plant protein promotes FGF21 activity, as glucagon acts on the liver to boost transcription of the FGF21 gene.
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Mendoza-Oliva A, Ferrera P, Fragoso-Medina J, Arias C. Lovastatin Differentially Affects Neuronal Cholesterol and Amyloid-β Production in vivo and in vitro. CNS Neurosci Ther 2015; 21:631-41. [PMID: 26096465 DOI: 10.1111/cns.12420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 01/13/2015] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Epidemiological and experimental studies indicate that high cholesterol may increase susceptibility to age-associated neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, it has been suggested that statins, which are inhibitors of the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR), may be a useful therapeutic tool to diminish the risk of AD. However, several studies that analyzed the therapeutic benefits of statins have yielded conflicting results. Herein, we investigated the role of lovastatin on neuronal cholesterol homeostasis and its effects on amyloid β protein production in vivo and in vitro. METHODS AND RESULTS Lovastatin effects were analyzed in vitro using differentiated human neuroblastoma cells and in vivo in a lovastatin-fed rat model. We demonstrated that lovastatin can differentially affect the expression of APP and Aβ production in vivo and in vitro. Lovastatin-induced HMGCR inhibition was detrimental to neuronal survival in vitro via a mechanism unrelated to the reduction of cholesterol. We found that in vivo, dietary cholesterol was associated with increased Aβ production in the cerebral cortex, and lovastatin was not able to reduce cholesterol levels. However, lovastatin induced a remarkable increase in the mature form of the sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) as well as its target gene HMGCR, in both neuronal cells and in the brain. CONCLUSIONS Lovastatin modifies the mevalonate pathway without affecting cholesterol levels in vivo and is able to reduce Aβ levels only in vitro.
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- Aydé Mendoza-Oliva
- Departamento de Medicina Genómica y Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F, México
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- Departamento de Medicina Genómica y Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F, México
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- Departmento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F, México
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- Departamento de Medicina Genómica y Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F, México
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Song Y, Xu C, Shao S, Liu J, Xing W, Xu J, Qin C, Li C, Hu B, Yi S, Xia X, Zhang H, Zhang X, Wang T, Pan W, Yu C, Wang Q, Lin X, Wang L, Gao L, Zhao J. Thyroid-stimulating hormone regulates hepatic bile acid homeostasis via SREBP-2/HNF-4α/CYP7A1 axis. J Hepatol 2015; 62:1171-9. [PMID: 25533663 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Bile acids (BAs) play a crucial role in dietary fat digestion and in the regulation of lipid, glucose, and energy metabolism. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that directly regulates several metabolic pathways. However, the impact of TSH on BA homeostasis remains largely unknown. METHODS We analyzed serum BA and TSH levels in healthy volunteers under strict control of caloric intake. Thyroidectomized rats were administered thyroxine and injected with different doses of TSH. Tshr(-/-) mice were supplemented with thyroxine, and C57BL/6 mice were injected with Tshr-siRNA via the tail vein. The serum BA levels, BA pool size, and fecal BA excretion rate were measured. The regulation of SREBP-2, HNF-4α, and CYP7A1 by TSH were analyzed using luciferase reporter, RNAi, EMSA, and CHIP assays. RESULTS A negative correlation was observed between the serum levels of TSH and the serum BA levels in healthy volunteers. TSH administration led to a decrease in BA content and CYP7A1 activity in thyroidectomized rats supplemented with thyroxine. When Tshr was silenced in mice, the BA pool size, fecal BA excretion rate, and serum BA levels all increased. Additionally, we found that HNF-4α acts as a critical molecule through which TSH represses CYP7A1 activity. We further confirmed that the accumulation of mature SREBP-2 protein could impair the capacity of nuclear HNF-4α to bind to the CYP7A1 promoter, a mechanism that appears to mediate the effects of TSH. CONCLUSIONS TSH represses hepatic BA synthesis via a SREBP-2/HNF-4α/CYP7A1 signaling pathway. This finding strongly supports the notion that TSH is an important pathophysiological regulator of liver BA homeostasis independently of thyroid hormones.
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- Yongfeng Song
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Center for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Genomic Medicine and Center for Diabetes Research, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Scientific Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Scientific Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China.
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Catry E, Pachikian BD, Salazar N, Neyrinck AM, Cani PD, Delzenne NM. Ezetimibe and simvastatin modulate gut microbiota and expression of genes related to cholesterol metabolism. Life Sci 2015; 132:77-84. [PMID: 25916803 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIMS Hypolipidemic drugs are prescribed in the most of cases for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Several studies have showed that the gut microbiota is able to regulate the host cholesterol metabolism. This study aimed to investigate the potential impact of hypolipidemic drugs on the gut microbiota in mice, and to correlate it to the regulation of cholesterol metabolism. MAIN METHODS Male C57Bl/6J mice were divided into four groups fed either a control diet alone (CT), or supplemented with simvastatin (0.1% w/w, Zocor®, MSD), or ezetimibe (0.021% w/w, Ezetrol®, MSD) or a combination of simvastatin and ezetimibe (0.1% and 0.021%, respectively) for one week. KEY FINDINGS The combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin is required to observe a drop in cholesterolemia, linked to a huge activation of hepatic SREBP-2 and the consequent increased expression of genes involved in LDL cholesterol uptake and cholesterol synthesis. The gut microbiota analysis revealed no change in total bacteria, and in major Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, but a selective significant increase in Lactobacillus spp. in mice treated with the ezetimibe and a decrease by the combination. The changes in lactobacilli level observed in ezetimibe or combination treated-mice are negatively correlated to expression of genes related to cholesterol metabolism. SIGNIFICANCE The present study showed that ezetimibe taken alone is able to modify the composition of gut microbiota in favor of Lactobacillus spp. These results suggest that members of the genus Lactobacillus play an important role in cholesterol metabolism, even in normocholesterolemic mouse model.
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Prabhu AV, Sharpe LJ, Brown AJ. The sterol-based transcriptional control of human 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7): Evidence of a cooperative regulatory program in cholesterol synthesis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2014; 1842:1431-9. [PMID: 25048193 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The enzyme 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7) catalyzes the final step of cholesterol synthesis via the Kandutsch-Russell pathway, and is crucial in maintaining cellular cholesterol levels. Its absence leads to the devastating fetal developmental disorder Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS). How this enzyme is regulated has implications in controlling not only cholesterol synthesis, but also the synthesis of Vitamin D - another product of 7-dehydrocholesterol. In this study, we look specifically at how DHCR7 is regulated by the sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) transcription factor. Sterol regulation has previously been studied in the rat DHCR7 promoter, but we have found that its regulatory elements are not all conserved in humans. Rather, the human promoter contains two binding sites for SREBP-2 (at -155 and -55) and a binding site for the nuclear factor-Y (NF-Y) cofactor (at -136). The -155 site is a particularly responsive sterol regulatory element (SRE) which is well conserved in mammals, and was possibly overlooked in the rat promoter study. The exact location of the weaker -55 site (close to the known rat SRE) may have shifted during evolution. Furthermore, we established that the two SREs that bind SREBP-2 work in cooperation to synergistically activate DHCR7. We have previously characterized the SREs in DHCR24, the final enzyme in the alternate Bloch pathway of cholesterol synthesis. Here, comparison of the sterol regulation of these terminal enzymes demonstrates the unique cooperative system that helps to control cholesterol synthesis.
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- Anika V Prabhu
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Bhattacharya BS, Sweby PK, Minihane AM, Jackson KG, Tindall MJ. A mathematical model of the sterol regulatory element binding protein 2 cholesterol biosynthesis pathway. J Theor Biol 2014; 349:150-62. [PMID: 24444765 PMCID: PMC4062966 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Revised: 12/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Cholesterol is one of the key constituents for maintaining the cellular membrane and thus the integrity of the cell itself. In contrast high levels of cholesterol in the blood are known to be a major risk factor in the development of cardiovascular disease. We formulate a deterministic nonlinear ordinary differential equation model of the sterol regulatory element binding protein 2 (SREBP-2) cholesterol genetic regulatory pathway in a hepatocyte. The mathematical model includes a description of genetic transcription by SREBP-2 which is subsequently translated to mRNA leading to the formation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR), a main regulator of cholesterol synthesis. Cholesterol synthesis subsequently leads to the regulation of SREBP-2 via a negative feedback formulation. Parameterised with data from the literature, the model is used to understand how SREBP-2 transcription and regulation affects cellular cholesterol concentration. Model stability analysis shows that the only positive steady-state of the system exhibits purely oscillatory, damped oscillatory or monotic behaviour under certain parameter conditions. In light of our findings we postulate how cholesterol homeostasis is maintained within the cell and the advantages of our model formulation are discussed with respect to other models of genetic regulation within the literature. We formulate and analyse a nonlinear ODE model of the SREBP2 pathway. The mathematical model exhibits stable limit cycles under certain parameter conditions. Negative feedbacks in the SREBP2 pathway may help regulate cholesterol homeostasis. Our model provides a more accurate formulation of genetic regulation using nonlinear ODEs.
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- Bonhi S Bhattacharya
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AX, UK
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AX, UK
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- Department of Nutrition, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, UK; Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AA, UK
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AX, UK; School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK; Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AA, UK.
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Miyata M, Hata T, Yamazoe Y, Yoshinari K. SREBP-2 negatively regulates FXR-dependent transcription of FGF19 in human intestinal cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 443:477-82. [PMID: 24321096 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.11.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) is a basic helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper transcription factor that positively regulates transcription of target genes involved in cholesterol metabolism. In the present study, we have investigated a possible involvement of SREBP-2 in human intestinal expression of fibroblast growth factor (FGF)19, which is an endocrine hormone involved in the regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism. Overexpression of constitutively active SREBP-2 decreased FGF19 mRNA levels in human colon-derived LS174T cells. In reporter assays, active SREBP-2 overexpression suppressed GW4064/FXR-mediated increase in reporter activities in regions containing the IR-1 motif (+848 to +5200) in the FGF19 gene. The suppressive effect disappeared in reporter activities in the region containing the IR-1 motif when the mutation was introduced into the IR-1 motif. In electrophoretic mobility shift assays, binding of the FXR/retinoid X receptor α heterodimer to the IR-1 motif was attenuated by adding active SREBP-2, but SREBP-2 binding to the IR-1 motif was not observed. In chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, specific binding of FXR to the IR-1-containing region of the FGF19 gene (+3214 to +3404) was increased in LS174T cells by treatment with cholesterol and 25-hydroxycholesterol. Specific binding of SREBP-2 to FXR was observed in glutathione-S-transferase (GST) pull-down assays. These results suggest that SREBP-2 negatively regulates the FXR-mediated transcriptional activation of the FGF19 gene in human intestinal cells.
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- Masaaki Miyata
- Division of Drug Metabolism and Molecular Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan; Department of Food Science and Technology, National Fisheries University, 2-7-1, Nagatahonmatch, Shimonoseki 759-6595, Japan.
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- Division of Drug Metabolism and Molecular Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Division of Drug Metabolism and Molecular Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Division of Drug Metabolism and Molecular Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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Watanabe K, Sakurai K, Tsuchiya Y, Yamazoe Y, Yoshinari K. Dual roles of nuclear receptor liver X receptor α (LXRα) in the CYP3A4 expression in human hepatocytes as a positive and negative regulator. Biochem Pharmacol 2013; 86:428-36. [PMID: 23732298 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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CYP3A4 is a major drug-metabolizing enzyme in humans, whose expression levels show large inter-individual variations and are associated with several factors such as genetic polymorphism, physiological and disease status, diet and xenobiotic exposure. Nuclear receptor pregnane X receptor (PXR) is a key transcription factor for the xenobiotic-mediated transcription of CYP3A4. In this study, we have investigated a possible involvement of liver X receptor α (LXRα), a critical regulator of cholesterol homeostasis, in the hepatic CYP3A4 expression since several recent reports suggest the involvement of CYP3A enzymes in the cholesterol metabolism in humans and mice. Reporter assays using wild-type and mutated CYP3A4 luciferase reporter plasmids and electrophoretic mobility shift assays revealed that LXRα up-regulated CYP3A4 through the known DNA elements critical for the PXR-dependent CYP3A4 transcription, suggesting LXRα as a positive regulator for the CYP3A4 expression and a crosstalk between PXR and LXRα in the expression. In fact, reporter assays showed that LXRα activation attenuated the PXR-dependent CYP3A4 transcription. Moreover, a PXR agonist treatment-dependent increase in CYP3A4 mRNA levels was suppressed by co-treatment with an LXRα agonist in human primary hepatocytes and HepaRG cells. The suppression was not observed when LXRα expression was knocked-down in HepaRG cells. In conclusion, the present results suggest that sterol-sensitive LXRα positively regulates the basal expression of CYP3A4 but suppresses the xenobiotic/PXR-dependent CYP3A4 expression in human hepatocytes. Therefore, nutritional, physiological and disease conditions affecting LXRα might be one of the determinants for the basal and xenobiotic-responsive expression of CYP3A4 in human livers.
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- Keisuke Watanabe
- Division of Drug Metabolism and Molecular Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan
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Wu N, Sarna LK, Hwang SY, Zhu Q, Wang P, Siow YL, O K. Activation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase during high fat diet feeding. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2013; 1832:1560-8. [PMID: 23651731 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The liver plays a central role in regulating cholesterol homeostasis. High fat diets have been shown to induce obesity and hyperlipidemia. Despite considerable advances in our understanding of cholesterol metabolism, the regulation of liver cholesterol biosynthesis in response to high fat diet feeding has not been fully addressed. The aim of the present study was to investigate mechanisms by which a high fat diet caused activation of liver 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase) leading to increased cholesterol biosynthesis. Mice were fed a high fat diet (60% kcal fat) for 5weeks. High fat diet feeding induced weight gain and elevated lipid levels (total cholesterol and triglyceride) in both the liver and serum. Despite cholesterol accumulation in the liver, there was a significant increase in hepatic HMG-CoA reductase mRNA and protein expression as well as enzyme activity. The DNA binding activity of sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP)-2 and specific protein 1 (Sp1) were also increased in the liver of mice fed a high fat diet. To validate the in vivo findings, HepG2 cells were treated with palmitic acid. Such a treatment activated SREBP-2 as well as increased the mRNA and enzyme activity of HMG-CoA reductase leading to intracellular cholesterol accumulation. Inhibition of Sp1 by siRNA transfection abolished palmitic acid-induced SREBP-2 and HMG-CoA reductase mRNA expression. These results suggest that Sp1-mediated SREBP-2 activation contributes to high fat diet induced HMG-CoA reductase activation and increased cholesterol biosynthesis. This may play a role in liver cholesterol accumulation and hypercholesterolemia.
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Lee S, Lee MS, Kim CT, Kim IH, Kim Y. Ginsenoside Rg3 reduces lipid accumulation with AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) activation in HepG2 cells. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:5729-5739. [PMID: 22754327 PMCID: PMC3382760 DOI: 10.3390/ijms13055729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Revised: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the main causes of mortality worldwide, and dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for CVD. Ginseng has been widely used in the clinic to treat CVD. Ginsenoside Rg3, one of the major active components of ginseng, has been reported to exhibit antiobesity, antidiabetic, and cardioprotective effects. However, the effect of ginsenoside Rg3 on hepatic lipid metabolism remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated whether ginsenoside Rg3 would regulate hepatic lipid metabolism with AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation in HepG2 cells. Ginsenoside Rg3 significantly reduced hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Furthermore, ginsenoside Rg3 inhibited expression of sterol regulatory element binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) and 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR). Ginsenoside Rg3 increased activity of AMPK, a major regulator of energy metabolism. These results suggest that ginsenoside Rg3 reduces hepatic lipid accumulation with inhibition of SREBP-2 and HMGCR expression and stimulation of AMPK activity in HepG2 cells. Therefore, ginsenoside Rg3 may be beneficial as a food ingredient to lower the risk of CVD by regulating dyslipidemia.
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- Seohyun Lee
- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea; E-Mails: (S.L.); (M.-S.L.)
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea; E-Mails: (S.L.); (M.-S.L.)
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- Food Bio-Nano Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute, Seongnam, Gyeonggi 463-746, Korea; E-Mail:
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 136-703, Korea; E-Mail:
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea; E-Mails: (S.L.); (M.-S.L.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.:+82-2-3277-3101; Fax: +82-2-3277-4425
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