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Free cholesterol alters macrophage morphology and mobility by an ABCA1 dependent mechanism.
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PMID:  21215399     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the morphological and functional changes typical of cell immobilization induced by free cholesterol (FC) accumulation in macrophages is related to the activity of the ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABCA1). METHODS AND RESULTS: FC loading induced actin rearrangement with ruffling and cell spreading in macrophages that normally express ABCA1, but to a significant lesser extent in ABCA1-KO mouse peritoneal macrophages (MPMs) and in normal cells upon pharmacological inhibition of ABCA1 with probucol. In ABCA1-KO MPMs and in probucol-treated J774 cell migration was inhibited to a lower extent by FC as compared to control cells. Similar results were found in stably ABCA1 knocked down J774 (ABCA1-KD-J774) obtained by RNA interference. FC accessible to cholesterol oxidase, a measure of plasma membrane FC content, was significantly higher in FC-loaded WT MPMs and control J774 than in FC-loaded ABCA1-KO MPMs, ABCA1-KD-J774 or probucol-treated J774. In parallel plasma membrane total phospholids and sphingomyelin increased after cholesterol loading in control J774 but not in ABCA1-KD-J774. In addition, apoA-I, that removes FC from ABCA1 specific pool, partially restored chemotactic response in FC-loaded control J774. No effect was observed with HDL(2) that does not interact with ABCA1. Finally, FC-induced Rac activation was more efficient in control J774 than in ABCA1-KD-J774. and was prevented by probucol and apoA-I in control J774. CONCLUSION: In macrophages ABCA1 activity mediates FC ability to alter plasma membrane organization, to inhibit cell migration, and to activate a Rac-mediated signaling pathway.
Authors:
Maria Pia Adorni; Elda Favari; Nicoletta Ronda; Agnese Granata; Stefano Bellosta; Lorenzo Arnaboldi; Alberto Corsini; Rita Gatti; Franco Bernini
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2010-12-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Atherosclerosis     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1879-1484     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-1-10     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0242543     Medline TA:  Atherosclerosis     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Department of Pharmacological and Biological Sciences, and Applied Chemistries, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, University of Parma, Italy.
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