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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
Although a large amount of cholesterol is known to be needed for brain maturation and differentiation, cholesterol metabolism during these periods remains unclear. To elucidate the developmental regulation of cholesterol metabolism in the brain, we investigated the expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methyglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase (EC 1.1.1.34), low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) receptor and very-low-density-lipoprotein (VLDL)/apolipoprotein E (apo E) receptor (VLDL receptor) using RNase protection assay (RPA) to quantitate mRNA levels in mouse brain, liver and kidney during development. Messenger RNA levels of HMG-CoA reductase in the brain decreased with age, and those levels at -5 (5 days before birth) and 5 days after birth were significantly higher than the control level of adult mice. The period from -5 to 5 days might correspond to stages of active biogenesis of the membranes of brain cells. The mRNA level of HMG-CoA reductase in the liver was also high at -5 days; a finding that correlated with cell proliferation. On the other hand, mRNA levels of the LDL and VLDL receptors in the brain did not change markedly during development. These results suggest that de novo cholesterol biosynthesis in brain cells plays a major role in the supply of cholesterol to the developing brain, rather than the uptake of cholesterol from serum lipoproteins through lipoprotein receptors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0387-7604
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
321-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-1, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Organ Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Receptors, LDL, pubmed-meshheading:10891640-Receptors, Lipoprotein
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Gene expression related to cholesterol metabolism in mouse brain during development.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, 173-8605, Tokyo, Japan. shanaka@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't