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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-14
pubmed:abstractText
The ATP-binding cassette transporters, ABCA1 and ABCG1, are LXR-target genes that participate in the removal of cholesterol from lipid-laden macrophages, a crucial anti-atherogenic mechanism. Statins are currently the most efficacious therapy for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease. We and others have shown that statins decrease ABCA1 and ABCG1 expression as well as cholesterol efflux from human macrophages. However, other studies have reported that statins produce no change, or even a modest increase in these variables. In an attempt to reconcile these conflicting reports, we investigated how the effect of statins on transcription of ABCA1 and ABCG1 is modulated by cellular cholesterol status and the extent of macrophage differentiation. We showed that supplementing human macrophages with cholesterol reversed the statin-mediated down-regulation of ABC transporter expression whereas depletion of cellular cholesterol tended to accentuate the statin effect. Down-regulation of ABC transporter expression was more pronounced with increased macrophage differentiation status and already evident at statin concentrations equivalent to those present in plasma. Addition of LXR agonists, which are currently on trial as anti-atherogenic agents, reversed the effects on ABC transporter expression while PPAR alpha and PPAR gamma agonists did not. The significance of these results in light of current and future combination therapies is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1879-1484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
196
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
180-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17466310-ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Benzoic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Benzylamines, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Orphan Nuclear Receptors, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, pubmed-meshheading:17466310-Sulfonamides
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of statins on ABCA1 and ABCG1 expression in human macrophages is influenced by cellular cholesterol levels and extent of differentiation.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't