Accumulation of serum lipids by vascular smooth muscle cells involves a macropinocytosis-like uptake pathway and is associated with the downregulation of the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
Copyright policy )Accumulation of serum lipids by vascular smooth muscle cells involves a macropinocytosis-like uptake pathway and is associated with the downregulation of the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) are present in arterial intima before atherosclerotic plaques develop and are likely to be exposed to unmodified serum lipids as they enter the vessel wall. We examined the effects of sera from mice on the morphology and function of mouse VSMC. Incubation of a mouse VSMC line (MOVAS) with sera from normocholesterolemic (C57BL/6J) or hypercholesterolemic (APOE(-/-)) mice caused concentration-dependent increases in lipid accumulation as measured by AdipoRed, with the extent of lipid uptake significantly greater with the latter sera type. Inhibition of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (SP600125), Src kinases (AG1879), and clathrin-dependent endocytosis (monodansylcadaverine) to disrupt scavenger receptor-mediated uptake of lipids had no effect on serum-induced lipid accumulation by VSMC. By contrast, inhibition of macropinocytosis with antagonists of PI-3 kinase (LY294002) and actin (cytochalasin D) markedly reduced lipid accumulation. Serum exposure reduced the expression of the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1, consistent with impaired cholesterol efflux, but had no effect on the expression of markers of VSMC differentiation. Moreover, the expression of several inflammation and foam cell markers was unchanged (CCL2, CCL5, and CD68) by mouse sera. The accumulation of unmodified serum lipids by VSMC involves a macropinocytosis-like uptake pathway and is associated with the downregulation of the ATP-binding cassette transporter. We speculate that VSMC may play an atheroprotective role in arterial intima by acting as a "sink" for unmodified lipids.
- Monash University Australia
- University of Melbourne Australia
- UNSW Sydney Australia
Mice, Knockout, Hypercholesterolemia, Myocytes, Smooth Muscle, 610, Down-Regulation, Lipids, Actins, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, Cell Line, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Apolipoproteins E, 616, Animals, Pinocytosis, Inflammation Mediators, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Biomarkers, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1, Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
Mice, Knockout, Hypercholesterolemia, Myocytes, Smooth Muscle, 610, Down-Regulation, Lipids, Actins, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, Cell Line, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Apolipoproteins E, 616, Animals, Pinocytosis, Inflammation Mediators, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Biomarkers, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1, Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
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