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LXR Agonism Upregulates the Macrophage ABCA1/Syntrophin Protein Complex That Can Bind ApoA‑I and Stabilized ABCA1 Protein, but Complex Loss Does Not Inhibit Lipid Efflux
Macrophage
ABCA1 effluxes lipid and has anti-inflammatory activity.
The syntrophins, which are cytoplasmic PDZ protein scaffolding factors,
can bind ABCA1 and modulate its activity. However, many of the data
assessing the function of the ABCA1–syntrophin interaction
are based on overexpression in nonmacrophage cells. To assess endogenous
complex function in macrophages, we derived immortalized macrophages
from <i>Abca1</i><sup><i>+/+</i></sup> and <i>Abca1</i><sup><i>–/–</i></sup> mice
and show their phenotype recapitulates primary macrophages. <i>Abca1</i><sup><i>+/+</i></sup> lines express the CD11B
and F4/80 macrophage markers and markedly upregulate cholesterol efflux
in response to LXR nuclear hormone agonists. In contrast, immortalized <i>Abca1</i><sup><i>–/–</i></sup> macrophages
show no efflux to apoA-I. In response to LPS, <i>Abca1</i><sup><i>–/–</i></sup> macrophages display
pro-inflammatory changes, including an increased level of expression
of cell surface CD14, and 11–26-fold higher levels of IL-6
and IL-12 mRNA. Given recapitulation of phenotype, we show with these
lines that the ABCA1–syntrophin protein complex is upregulated
by LXR agonists and can bind apoA-I. Moreover, in immortalized macrophages,
combined α1/β2-syntrophin loss modulated ABCA1 cell surface
levels and induced pro-inflammatory gene expression. However, loss
of all three syntrophin isoforms known to bind ABCA1 did not impair
lipid efflux in immortalized or primary macrophages. Thus, the ABCA1–syntrophin
protein complex is not essential for ABCA1 macrophage lipid efflux
but does directly interact with apoA-I and can modulate the pool of
cell surface ABCA1 stabilized by apoA-I
LXR Agonism Upregulates the Macrophage ABCA1/Syntrophin Protein Complex That Can Bind ApoA‑I and Stabilized ABCA1 Protein, but Complex Loss Does Not Inhibit Lipid Efflux
Macrophage
ABCA1 effluxes lipid and has anti-inflammatory activity.
The syntrophins, which are cytoplasmic PDZ protein scaffolding factors,
can bind ABCA1 and modulate its activity. However, many of the data
assessing the function of the ABCA1–syntrophin interaction
are based on overexpression in nonmacrophage cells. To assess endogenous
complex function in macrophages, we derived immortalized macrophages
from <i>Abca1</i><sup><i>+/+</i></sup> and <i>Abca1</i><sup><i>–/–</i></sup> mice
and show their phenotype recapitulates primary macrophages. <i>Abca1</i><sup><i>+/+</i></sup> lines express the CD11B
and F4/80 macrophage markers and markedly upregulate cholesterol efflux
in response to LXR nuclear hormone agonists. In contrast, immortalized <i>Abca1</i><sup><i>–/–</i></sup> macrophages
show no efflux to apoA-I. In response to LPS, <i>Abca1</i><sup><i>–/–</i></sup> macrophages display
pro-inflammatory changes, including an increased level of expression
of cell surface CD14, and 11–26-fold higher levels of IL-6
and IL-12 mRNA. Given recapitulation of phenotype, we show with these
lines that the ABCA1–syntrophin protein complex is upregulated
by LXR agonists and can bind apoA-I. Moreover, in immortalized macrophages,
combined α1/β2-syntrophin loss modulated ABCA1 cell surface
levels and induced pro-inflammatory gene expression. However, loss
of all three syntrophin isoforms known to bind ABCA1 did not impair
lipid efflux in immortalized or primary macrophages. Thus, the ABCA1–syntrophin
protein complex is not essential for ABCA1 macrophage lipid efflux
but does directly interact with apoA-I and can modulate the pool of
cell surface ABCA1 stabilized by apoA-I
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High-Density Lipoprotein-Mediated Cholesterol Efflux Capacity Is Improved by Treatment With Antiretroviral Therapy in Acute Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Background: Individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol and increased cardiovascular disease (CVD). Reverse cholesterol transport from macrophages may be inhibited by HIV and contribute to increased CVD. Human studies have not investigated longitudinal effects of HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART) on cholesterol efflux. Methods: Subjects with acute HIV infection were randomized to ART or not. Cholesterol efflux capacity was determined ex vivo after exposure of murine macrophages to apolipoprotein B-depleted patient sera obtained at baseline and after 12 weeks. Results: After 12 weeks, HIV RNA decreased most in subjects randomized to ART. Available data on cholesterol demonstrated that efflux capacity from Abca1+/+ macrophages was increased most by sera obtained from ART-treated subjects (20.5% ± 5.0% to 24.3 % ± 6.9%, baseline to 12 weeks, P = .007; ART group [n = 6] vs 18.0 % ± 3.9% to 19.1 % ± 2.9%, baseline to 12 weeks, P = .30; untreated group [n = 6] [P = .04 ART vs untreated group]). Change in HIV RNA was negatively associated with change in Abca1+/+ macrophage cholesterol efflux (r = − 0.62, P = .03), and this finding remained significant (P = .03) after controlling for changes in HDL-cholesterol, CD4+ cells, and markers of monocyte or macrophage activation. Conclusions: In subjects acutely infected with HIV, ATP-binding cassette transporter A1-mediated cholesterol efflux was stimulated to a greater degree over time by apolipoprotein B-depleted serum from subjects randomized to ART. The improvement in cholesterol efflux capacity is independently related to reduction in viral load
Cyclodextrin promotes atherosclerosis regression via macrophage reprogramming
Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease linked to elevated blood cholesterol concentrations. Despite ongoing advances in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Continuous retention of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins in the subendothelial space causes a local overabundance of free cholesterol. Because cholesterol accumulation and deposition of cholesterol crystals (CCs) trigger a complex inflammatory response, we tested the efficacy of the cyclic oligosaccharide 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (CD), a compound that increases cholesterol solubility in preventing and reversing atherosclerosis. We showed that CD treatment of murine atherosclerosis reduced atherosclerotic plaque size and CC load and promoted plaque regression even with a continued cholesterol-rich diet. Mechanistically, CD increased oxysterol production in both macrophages and human atherosclerotic plaques and promoted liver X receptor (LXR)- mediated transcriptional reprogramming to improve cholesterol efflux and exert anti-inflammatory effects. In vivo, this CD-mediated LXR agonism was required for the antiatherosclerotic and anti-inflammatory effects of CD as well as for augmented reverse cholesterol transport. Because CD treatment in humans is safe and CD beneficially affects key mechanisms of atherogenesis, it may therefore be used clinically to prevent or treat human atherosclerosis