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An improved method for quantification of cholesterol and cholesteryl esters in human monocyte-derived macrophages by high performance liquid chromatography with identification of unassigned cholesteryl ester species by means of secondary ion mass spectrometry.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9162758     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The measurement of cholesteryl esters in human monocyte-derived macrophages using previously described high performance liquid chromatography methods is hampered by the presence in these cells of large amounts of triglycerides. We present a simple reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography protocol for quantification of cholesterol and cholesteryl esters in human monocyte/macrophages or other triglyceride-rich cells. Our method requires only lipid extraction and hydrolysis of triglycerides using a solution of ethanolic potassium hydroxide and is of sufficient sensitivity to allow measurement in 10(5) cells. Use of this protocol led to the isolation of eight previously unassigned cholesteryl ester peaks comprising 16% of the total cholesteryl ester content of human monocyte-derived macrophages. Using time-of-light secondary ion mass spectrometry and synthesized authentic standards, seven of these peaks were found to comprise cholesterol esterified with polyunsaturated n-3 (omega 3) (cholesteryl eicosapentaenoate, docosatrienoate, docosapentaenoate, and docosahexaenoate) and n-6 (omega 6) (cholesteryl docosatetraenoate, eicosadienoate, and eicosatrienoate) fatty acids. The remaining peak was shown to be the cholesteryl ester of n-7 (omega 7) palmitoleic acid by comparison with a commercially available standard. The identification of all the cholesteryl esters in cholesterol-loaded human monocyte-derived macrophages will assist future studies of lipid metabolism in these cells.
Authors:
P Cullen; M Fobker; K Tegelkamp; K Meyer; F Kannenberg; A Cignarella; A Benninghoven; G Assmann
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of lipid research     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0022-2275     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Lipid Res.     Publication Date:  1997 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-05-27     Completed Date:  1997-05-27     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376606     Medline TA:  J Lipid Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  401-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institut für Arterioskleroseforschung, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Line
Cells, Cultured
Cholesterol / analysis*,  chemistry
Cholesterol Esters / analysis*,  chemistry
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Ethanol / chemistry
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Humans
Hydroxides / chemistry
Linear Models
Macrophages / chemistry*
Mice
Monocytes / chemistry*
Potassium Compounds / chemistry
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Spectrometry, Mass, Secondary Ion
Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol Esters; 0/Hydroxides; 0/Potassium Compounds; 1310-58-3/potassium hydroxide; 57-88-5/Cholesterol; 64-17-5/Ethanol
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
J Lipid Res 1998 May;39(5):1132

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