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  • Title: Lipoxin A4 promotes ABCA1 expression and cholesterol efflux through the LXRα signaling pathway in THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells.
    Author: Sha YH, Hu YW, Gao JJ, Wang YC, Ma X, Qiu YR, Li SF, Zhao JY, Huang C, Zhao JJ, Lu JB, Kang CM, Zheng L, Wang Q.
    Journal: Int J Clin Exp Pathol; 2015; 8(6):6708-15. PubMed ID: 26261553.
    Abstract:
    Adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) is a crucial cholesterol transporter and plays a central role in the high density lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol metabolism and lipid clearance from the foam cell. Lipoxin A4 (LXA4) is an endogenous lipid mediator that requires cell-cell interaction or cell-platelet interaction for its synthesis. The roles of LXA4 on inflammatory responses are well described, while its effects on mediating ABCA1 and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we showed that LXA4 significantly increases expression of ABCA1 and LXRα in a dose-dependent manner in THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells. Cellular cholesterol content was decreased while cholesterol efflux was increased by LXA4 treatment. However, after short interfering RNA of LXRα, the effects of LXA4 on ABCA1 expression and cholesterol metabolism were significantly abolished. These results provide evidence that LXA4 increases ABCA1 expression and promotes cholesterol efflux through LXRα pathway in THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells.
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