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Murine bone marrow-derived macrophages differentiated with GM-CSF become foam cells by PI3Kγ-dependent fluid-phase pinocytosis of native LDL.
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PMID:  22058424     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Accumulation of cholesterol by macrophage uptake of LDL is a key event in the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. Previous research has shown that GM-CSF is present in atherosclerotic plaques and promotes aortic lipid accumulation. However, it has not been determined if murine GM-CSF-differentiated macrophages take up LDL to become foam cells. GM-CSF-differentiated macrophages from LDL receptor-null mice were incubated with LDL resulting in massive macrophage cholesterol accumulation. Incubation of LDL receptor-null or wild-type macrophages with increasing concentrations of (125)I-LDL showed non-saturable macrophage LDL uptake that was linearly-related to the amount of LDL added, indicating that LDL uptake was mediated by fluid-phase pinocytosis. Previous studies suggest that phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) mediate macrophage fluid-phase pinocytosis, though the isoform mediating this process has not been determined. Because PI3Kγ is known to promote aortic lipid accumulation, we investigated its role in mediating macrophage fluid-phase pinocytosis of LDL. Wild-type macrophages incubated with LDL and the PI3Kγ inhibitor AS605240 or PI3Kγ-null macrophages incubated with LDL showed an ~50% reduction in LDL uptake and cholesterol accumulation compared with wild-type macrophages incubated with LDL only. These results show that GM-CSF-differentiated murine macrophages become foam cells by fluid-phase pinocytosis of LDL and identify PI3Kγ as contributing to this process.
Authors:
Joshua J Anzinger; Janet Chang; Qing Xu; Manoj K Barthwal; Thomas Bohnacker; Matthias P Wymann; Howard S Kruth
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-4
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of lipid research     Volume:  -     ISSN:  0022-2275     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-7     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376606     Medline TA:  J Lipid Res     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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NHLBI, United States;
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