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  • Title: Phospholipase A(2)-modified low-density lipoprotein activates liver X receptor in human macrophages.
    Author: Morbitzer D, Namgaladze D, Brüne B.
    Journal: Cell Biochem Biophys; 2012 Jun; 63(2):143-9. PubMed ID: 22367754.
    Abstract:
    Macrophages respond to cholesterol accumulation by increasing cholesterol efflux, which is mediated by activation of the nuclear liver X receptor (LXR) and ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters. In the present study, we investigated whether foam cell formation induced by phospholipase A(2)-modified low-density lipoprotein (PLA-LDL) influences LXR activity and cholesterol efflux in primary human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs). Macrophages were treated with PLA-LDL and expression of the LXR target genes ABCA1 and ABCG1 was analyzed by quantitative PCR and western blot. PLA-LDL time-dependently up-regulated ABCA1 and ABCG1 mRNA and protein. Removal of non-esterified fatty acids from PLA-LDL particles did not influence the induction of ABC transporters. A role of LXR in PLA-LDL-stimulated ABCG1 expression was verified by LXR-knockdown and luciferase reporter assays using a construct containing a LXR response element from the ABCG1 gene. Functionally, cholesterol efflux to apolipoprotein A-I and high-density lipoprotein was higher in PLA-LDL treated cells compared to controls. Together, these results demonstrate that in primary human MDMs PLA-LDL induces ABC transporter expression via LXR activation. A concomitantly increased cholesterol efflux may prevent excessive cholesterol accumulation and thus, attenuate foam cell formation.
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