Micellar lipid composition profoundly affects LXR-dependent cholesterol transport across CaCo2 cells

Michele Petruzzelli, Albert K. Groen, Karel J. van Erpecum, Carlos Vrins, Astrid E. van der Velde, Piero Portincasa, Giuseppe Palasciano, Gerard P. van Berge Henegouwen, Giuseppe Lo Sasso, Annalisa Morgano, Antonio Moschetta

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Abstract

Intraluminal phospholipids affect micellar solubilization and absorption of cholesterol. We here study cholesterol transport from taurocholate-phospholipid-cholesterol micelles to CaCo2 cells, and associated effects on ABC-A1 mediated cholesterol efflux. Micellar incorporation of egg-yolk-phosphatidylcholine markedly increased apical retention of the sterol with decreased expression of ABC-A1, an effect that is prevented by synthetic liver X receptor (LXR) or retinoid X receptor (RXR) agonists. On the other hand, incorporation of lyso-phosphatidylcholine (LysoPC) increased ABC-A1-HDL-dependent basolateral cholesterol efflux, an effect that is abated when LXR is silenced. Thus, the modulation of cholesterol metabolism via intraluminal phospholipids is related to the activity of the oxysterol nuclear receptor LXR. (C) 2009 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1274-1280
JournalFEBS letters
Volume583
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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