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  • Title: Stimulation of HMG-CoA reductase as a consequence of phenobarbital-induced primary stimulation of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase in rat liver.
    Author: Sudjana-Sugiaman E, Eggertsen G, Björkhem I.
    Journal: J Lipid Res; 1994 Feb; 35(2):319-27. PubMed ID: 7513337.
    Abstract:
    Among nine strains of rat, two were found that responded to phenobarbital treatment with increased activity of hepatic cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase. This effect was maximal after 2-3 days of treatment and was then reduced. Interestingly the increased cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase activity was associated with increased activity of hepatic HMG-CoA reductase in the two responding strains but not in the non-responding strains. In tissues other than the liver, HMG-CoA reductase activity was unaffected in responding rats. Most of the above stimulation occurred at a pretranslatory level and the mRNA levels corresponding to the two enzymes paralleled the activities. The phenobarbital treatment resulted in decreased content of free cholesterol in liver microsomes in a strain of rat that responded with increased cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase activity. It was shown that depletion of cholesterol in the responding strain of rats by lymph fistulation also was associated with a parallel increase in levels of HMG-CoA reductase activity and mRNA. The findings are discussed in relation to the link between HMG-CoA reductase and cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase. A primary upregulation of the cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase by the cytochrome P450 inducer phenobarbital can be expected to lead to increased consumption of cholesterol substrate. This consumption may result in a compensatory increase in the activity of the HMG-CoA reductase. It is suggested that such a mechanism is responsible for part of the covariation of the two enzyme systems under different conditions.
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