scholarly journals Lipoprotein lipase stimulates the binding and uptake of moderately oxidized low-density lipoprotein by J774 macrophages

1996 ◽  
Vol 314 (2) ◽  
pp. 563-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy L. HENDRIKS ◽  
Hans van der BOOM ◽  
Leonie C. van VARK ◽  
Louis M. HAVEKES

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) stimulates the uptake of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) in different cell types, including macrophages, through bridging of LPL between lipoproteins and extracellular heparan sulphate proteoglycans (HSPG). Because macrophages produce LPL and because modified lipoproteins are present in the arterial wall in vivo, we wondered whether LPL also enhances the uptake of oxidized LDL by J774 macrophages. LDL samples with different degrees of oxidation, as evaluated by relative electrophoretic mobility (REM) as compared with native LDL are used, as well as native and acetylated LDL. Addition of 5 μg/ml LPL to the J774 cell culture medium stimulated the binding of both native LDL and moderately oxidized LDL (REM < 3.5) 50–100-fold, and their uptake was stimulated approx. 20-fold. The LPL-mediated binding of native LDL and moderately oxidized LDL was dose-dependent. Preincubation of the cells with heparinase (2.4 units/ml) inhibited the stimulatory effect of LPL, indicating that this LPL-mediated stimulation was due to bridging between the lipoproteins and HSPG. The binding to J774 macrophages of severely oxidized LDL (REM = 4.3) was stimulated less than 3-fold by LPL, whereas its uptake was not stimulated significantly. The binding and uptake of acetylated LDL (AcLDL) were not stimulated by LPL, although the LPL-molecule itself does bind to AcLDL. Measurements of the cellular lipid content showed that addition of LPL also stimulated the accumulation in the cells of cholesteryl ester derived from both native LDL and moderately oxidized LDL in a dose-dependent manner. We conclude that our results present experimental evidence for the hypothesis that LPL serves as an atherogenic component in the vessel wall.

1997 ◽  
Vol 328 (3) ◽  
pp. 745-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Miek JONG ◽  
E. H. Vivian DAHLMANS ◽  
H. Marten HOFKER ◽  
M. Louis HAVEKES

In the present study it was investigated whether apolipoprotein (apoE) can inhibit the lipoprotein lipase (LPL)-mediated hydrolysis of very-low-density-lipoprotein (VLDL) triacylglycerols (TAGs). Previous studies have suggested such an inhibitory role for apoE by using as a substrate for LPL either plasma VLDL or artificial TAG emulsions. To mimic the in vivo situation more fully, we decided to investigate the effect of apoE on the LPL-mediated TAG hydrolysis by using VLDL from apoE-deficient mice that had been enriched with increasing amounts of apoE. Furthermore, since plasma VLDL isolated from apoE-deficient mice was relatively poor in TAGs and strongly enriched in cholesterol as compared with VLDL from wild-type mice, we used nascent VLDL obtained by liver perfusions. Nascent VLDL (d < 1.006) isolated from the perfusate of the apoE-deficient mouse liver was rich in TAGs. Addition of increasing amounts of apoE to apoE-deficient nascent VLDL effectively decreased TAG lipolysis as compared with that of apoE-deficient nascent VLDL without the addition of apoE (63.1±6.3 and 20.8±1.8% of the control value at 2.7 μg and 29.6 μg of apoE/mg of TAG added respectively). Since, in vivo, LPL is attached to heparan sulphate proteoglycans (HSPG) at the endothelial matrix, we also performed lipolysis assays with LPL bound to HSPG in order to preserve the interaction of the lipoprotein particle with the HSPG-LPL complex. In this lipolysis system a concentration-dependent decrease in the TAG lipolysis was also observed with increasing amounts of apoE on nascent VLDL, although to a lesser extent than with LPL in solution (72.3±3.6% and 56.6±1.7% of control value at 2.7μg and 29.6 μg of apoE/mg TAGs added respectively). In conclusion, the enrichment of the VLDL particle with apoE decreases its suitability as a substrate for LPL in a dose-dependent manner.


1996 ◽  
Vol 316 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min YANG ◽  
David S. LEAKE ◽  
Catherine A. RICE-EVANS

The oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, although little is known as yet about the precise mechanism of oxidation in vivo. The studies presented here demonstrate that, in the absence of cells or transition metals, oxidized LDL can modify native LDL through co-incubation in vitro such as to increase its net negative charge, in a concentration-dependent manner. The interaction is not inhibited by peroxyl radical scavengers or metal chelators, precluding the possibility that the modification of native LDL by oxidized LDL is through an oxidative process. Studies with radioiodinated oxidized LDL showed no transfer of radioactivity to the native LDL, demonstrating that fragmentation of protein and the transfer of some of the fragments does not account for the modified charge on the native LDL particle. The adjacency of native to oxidized LDL in the arterial wall may be a potential mechanism by which the altered recognition properties of the apolipoprotein B-100 may arise rapidly without oxidation or extensive modification of the native LDL lipid itself.


1998 ◽  
Vol 336 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lothar GORETZKI ◽  
Barbara M. MUELLER

The low-density-lipoprotein-receptor-related protein (LRP) binds and internalizes numerous ligands, including lipoproteins, proteinase–inhibitor complexes and others. We have shown previously that LRP-mediated ligand internalization is dependent on cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) activity. Here, we investigated whether ligation of LRP increases the intracellular cAMP level and PKA activity via a stimulatory GTP-binding protein. Treatment of LRP-expressing cell lines with the LRP ligands lactoferrin or urokinase-type plasminogen activator caused a significant elevation in cAMP and stimulated PKA activity in a dose-dependent manner. Addition of the 39 kDa receptor-associated protein (RAP), an antagonist for ligand interactions with LRP, blocked the lactoferrin-induced increase in PKA activity, demonstrating a requirement for ligand binding to LRP. Incubation of cell membrane fractions with lactoferrin increased GTPase activity in a time- and dose-dependent manner, and treatment with LRP ligands suppressed cholera-toxin-mediated ADP-ribosylation of the Gsα subunit of a heterotrimeric G-protein. Affinity precipitation of LRP with RAP resulted in co-precipitation of two isoforms of Gsα from detergent extracts. We thus conclude that LRP is a signalling receptor that associates directly with a stimulatory heterotrimeric G-protein and activates a downstream PKA-dependent pathway.


1991 ◽  
Vol 278 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
V M Darley-Usmar ◽  
A Severn ◽  
V J O'Leary ◽  
M Rogers

Macrophages derived from the human monocyte cell line THP-1 or isolated from the peritoneum of C3H/HEJ mice were incubated with oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and the total glutathione content (oxidized plus reduced) was measured. An initial depletion of glutathione was followed by an increase, such that after a period of 24 h the glutathione content has approximately doubled. This response required the oxidation of the lipid phase of the LDL molecule, since both native LDL and acetylated LDL had little effect on glutathione levels. The response of the cells to oxidized LDL was dependent on the extent of oxidative modification of the protein. It was also found that 4-hydroxynonenal had a similar effect on THP-1 cells, and we suggest that this or other aldehydes present in oxidized LDL causes the induction of glutathione synthesis in response to an initial oxidative stress and consequent glutathione depletion. In addition, we found that both cell types possess transferases and peroxidases capable of detoxifying aldehydes and peroxides. However, treatment of cells with oxidized LDL or 4-hydroxynonenal for a period of 24 h had no effect on the activities of these enzymes.


1999 ◽  
Vol 343 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaosong WANG ◽  
Joachim GREILBERGER ◽  
Sanja LEVAK-FRANK ◽  
Robert ZIMMERMANN ◽  
Rudolf ZECHNER ◽  
...  

It has been well established that purified lipoprotein lipase (LPL) can facilitate the cellular uptake of various native and modified lipoproteins when added exogenously to macrophages. Because activated macrophages express LPL endogenously, it was the aim of this study to investigate the effect of macrophage-produced LPL on the uptake of native low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and LDL that has been modified to various degrees by Cu2+-mediated oxidation. Cell binding and uptake of Eu3+-labelled native and oxidized LDL was determined in mouse peritoneal macrophages (MPM) from normal mice and induced mutant mice that lack LPL expression in MPM. We found that LPL expressed by MPM was able to increase cell binding and association of native LDL (by 121% and 101% respectively), mildly oxidized LDL (by 47% and 43%) and moderately oxidized LDL (by 30% and 22%). With increased levels of lipoprotein oxidation, the relative proportion of LPL-mediated LDL uptake decreased. This decrease was not due to weakened binding of LPL to oxidized LDL. The drastically increased uptake of highly oxidized LDL in MPM by scavenger-receptor-mediated pathways might dominate the simultaneous exogenous or endogenous LPL-mediated uptake of this lipoprotein. Competition experiments with positively charged poly(amino acids) furthermore suggested that histidine, arginine and lysine residues in LPL are important for the interaction between LDL and LPL. Our results imply that physiological levels of LPL produced by macrophages facilitate the uptake of native LDL as well as mildly and moderately oxidized LDL. This process might, in the micro-environment of arteries, contribute to the accumulation of macrophage lipids and the formation of foam cells.


1996 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Jialal ◽  
S Devaraj

Abstract Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in westernized populations. An increased concentration of plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol constitutes a major risk factor for atherosclerosis. Several lines of evidence support a role for oxidatively modified LDL in atherosclerosis and for its in vivo existence. Antioxidants have been shown to decrease atherosclerotic lesion formation in animal models and decrease LDL oxidation; the evaluation of LDL oxidation in vivo is therefore very important. However, there is a paucity of methods for direct measurement of LDL oxidation. Of the direct methods currently available, the preferred ones seem to be the measurement of F2-isoprostanes, autoantibodies to epitopes on oxidized LDL, and the assessment of antioxidant status. Of the indirect measures, the most uniformly accepted procedure is examining the oxidative susceptibility of isolated LDL by monitoring conjugated diene formation.


Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 5465-5465
Author(s):  
Xiaomiao Li ◽  
Zhongbo Hu ◽  
Marda Jorgenson ◽  
William Slayton

Abstract Background: The bone marrow contains a variety of blood vessels that have different functions in maintaining the bone marrow as the major blood producing organ in adulthood. For instance, arterioles function to control the flow of blood into bone marrow compartments, and the sinusoids serve as a conduit to the blood stream and niches for megakaryocyte development. Most current studies of the bone marrow vasculature, including studies quantifying changes in the marrow vascular by microvascular density, do not differentiate between different types of marrow vessels. Recognizing the changes in different types of blood vessels has important physiologic implications. Here we report a new method to distinguish sinusoids from arterioles in the murine bone marrow. Methods and Results: We used transgenic mice with GFP expressed downstream of the Tie-2 promoter, combined with in vivo acetylated low-density lipoprotein (Ac-LDL) uptake method to differentiate sinusoids from arterioles. We found that Ac-LDL was specifically endocytosed by sinusoids, and Tie-2 expression was more pronounced in the arteries, arterioles, and transitional capillaries. Combining these two functional endothelial markers and using confocal microscopy to obtain three dimensional images, we identified transitional zones where arterioles emptied into the sinusoids. Conclusions: These results demonstrate that the marrow vasculature and specific endothelial cell types are functionally heterogeneous. Methods to study changes in the marrow vasculature and particularly the vascular niche, a function of sinusoids, need to take into account this heterogeneity.


1993 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 1011-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Murugesan ◽  
G M Chisolm ◽  
P L Fox

Endothelial cell (EC) migration is a critical and initiating event in the formation of new blood vessels and in the repair of injured vessels. Compelling evidence suggests that oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL) is present in atherosclerotic lesions, but its role in lesion formation has not been defined. We have examined the role of oxidized LDL in regulating the wound-healing response of vascular EC in vitro. Confluent cultures of bovine aortic EC were "wounded" with a razor, and migration was measured after 18 to 24 h as the number of cells moving into the wounded area and the mean distance of cells from the wound edge. Oxidized LDL markedly reduced migration in a concentration- and oxidation-dependent manner. Native LDL or oxidized LDL with a thiobarbituric acid (TBA) reactivity &lt; 5 nmol malondialdehyde equivalents/mg cholesterol was not inhibitory; however, oxidized LDL with a TBA reactivity of 8-12 inhibited migration by 75-100%. Inhibition was half-maximal at 250-300 micrograms cholesterol/ml and nearly complete at 350-400 micrograms/ml. The antimigratory activity was not due to cell death since it was completely reversed 16 h after removal of the lipoprotein. The inhibitor molecule was shown to be a lipid; organic solvent extracts of oxidized LDL inhibited migration to nearly the same extent as the intact particle. When LDL was variably oxidized by dialysis against FeSO4 or CuSO4, or by UV irradiation, the inhibitory activity correlated with TBA reactivity and total lipid peroxides, but not with electrophoretic mobility or fluorescence (360 ex/430 em). This indicates that a lipid hydroperoxide may be the active species. These results suggest the possibility that oxidized LDL may limit the healing response of the endothelium after injury.


2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (05) ◽  
pp. 967-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bidur Bhandary ◽  
Geum-Hwa Lee ◽  
Byung-Ok So ◽  
Sun-Young Kim ◽  
Min-Gul Kim ◽  
...  

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) contributes to atherosclerosis in part by being taken up into macrophages via scavenger receptors and leading to foam cell formation. Herbal compounds that have been used to treat blood stasis (a counterpart of atherosclerosis) for centuries include extracts of medicinal plants in the Rosaceae and Leguminosae families. In this study, we investigated the effect of the unripe Rubus coreanus (Korean black raspberry) fruit extract on oxLDL uptake by murine macrophage cells. In the presence of Rubus coreanus extract (RCE), Dil-labeled oxLDL uptake was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner. SP600125, a specific JNK inhibitor, inhibited the uptake of Dil-oxLDL into macrophages. RCE also inhibited JNK phosphorylation in a time- and dose-dependent manner in macrophages treated with oxLDL. These results indicate that among the mitogen-activated protein kinases, JNK phosphorylation is inhibited by RCE, which is likely the mechanism underlying the RCE-induced inhibition of oxLDL uptake by macrophages.


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