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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
Cholesterylphosphoserine (CPHS) is a synthetic ester of cholesterol showing immunosuppressive activity. In the present study, we have used the T cell line Jurkat to investigate its mechanism of action. CPHS incorporates into cells reaching a molar ratio of 0.23 and 3.9 with the total phospholipid and cholesterol content, without inducing necrosis or apoptosis. CPHS incorporation elicits a dose-dependent binding of fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled annexin V, suggesting that the steroid distributes in the external leaflet of plasma membrane exposing the phosphoserine group to the external cell environment and inserting the steroid ring into the phospholipid bilayer. In agreement with a preferential steroid association with sphingolipids, CPHS is included in a Triton X-100-insoluble complex when mixed with sphingomyelin and cholesterol. CPHS incorporation inhibits the esterification of low density lipoprotein (LDL)-derived cholesterol, producing a minor influence on the endogenous synthesis of cholesterol and on the acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase activity. In this effect, CPHS is as potent as progesterone (IC50 of 3.5 microM). It is concluded that the insertion of cholesterylphosphoserine (CPHS) in the Jurkat plasma membrane neutralizes the asymmetric distribution of the phosphoserine group and inhibits the movement of cholesterol to the endoplasmic reticulum. As CPHS is a negatively charged steroid, this last effect may be linked to the perturbation of sphingolipid/cholesterol-based microdomains, proposed to play a role in cholesterol trafficking.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adjuvants, Immunologic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Annexin A5, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol, LDL, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol Esters, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fluorescent Dyes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Immunosuppressive Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Octoxynol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphoserine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sphingomyelins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/cholesterylphosphorylserine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-2275
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1844-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Adjuvants, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Annexin A5, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Biological Transport, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Cholesterol, LDL, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Cholesterol Esters, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Endoplasmic Reticulum, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Fluorescent Dyes, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Jurkat Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Octoxynol, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Phosphoserine, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:9741697-Sphingomyelins
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Loss of phosphoserine polar group asymmetry and inhibition of cholesterol transport in Jurkat cells treated with cholesterylphosphoserine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Padova, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article