α-Tocopherol modulates the low density lipoprotein receptor of human HepG2 cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The aim of this study was to determine the effects of vitamin E (α-tocopherol) on the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor, a cell surface protein which plays an important role in controlling blood cholesterol. Human HepG2 hepatoma cells were incubated for 24 h...
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| author | Bottema Cynthia DK Thomson Andrew M Pal Sebely Roach Paul D |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>The aim of this study was to determine the effects of vitamin E (α-tocopherol) on the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor, a cell surface protein which plays an important role in controlling blood cholesterol. Human HepG2 hepatoma cells were incubated for 24 hours with increasing amounts of α, δ, or γ-tocopherol. The LDL receptor binding activity, protein and mRNA, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase mRNA, cell cholesterol and cell lathosterol were measured. The effect of α-tocopherol was biphasic. Up to a concentration of 50 μM, α-tocopherol progressively increased LDL receptor binding activity, protein and mRNA to maximum levels 2, 4 and 6-fold higher than control, respectively. The HMG-CoA reductase mRNA and the cell lathosterol concentration, indices of cholesterol synthesis, were also increased by 40% over control by treatment with 50 μM α-tocopherol. The cell cholesterol concentration was decreased by 20% compared to control at 50 μM α-tocopherol. However, at α-tocopherol concentrations higher than 50 μM, the LDL receptor binding activity, protein and mRNA, the HMG-CoA reductase mRNA and the cell lathosterol and cholesterol concentrations all returned to control levels. The biphasic effect on the LDL receptor was specific for α-tocopherol in that δ and γ-tocopherol suppressed LDL receptor binding activity, protein and mRNA at all concentrations tested despite the cells incorporating similar amounts of the three homologues. In conclusion, α-tocopherol, exhibits a specific, concentration-dependent and biphasic "up then down" effect on the LDL receptor of HepG2 cells which appears to be at the level of gene transcription. Cholesterol synthesis appears to be similarly affected and the cell cholesterol concentration may mediate these effects.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1370a559af1a48d1a4be00a70306cac42022-12-22T03:06:20ZengBMCNutrition Journal1475-28912003-05-0121310.1186/1475-2891-2-3α-Tocopherol modulates the low density lipoprotein receptor of human HepG2 cellsBottema Cynthia DKThomson Andrew MPal SebelyRoach Paul D<p>Abstract</p> <p>The aim of this study was to determine the effects of vitamin E (α-tocopherol) on the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor, a cell surface protein which plays an important role in controlling blood cholesterol. Human HepG2 hepatoma cells were incubated for 24 hours with increasing amounts of α, δ, or γ-tocopherol. The LDL receptor binding activity, protein and mRNA, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase mRNA, cell cholesterol and cell lathosterol were measured. The effect of α-tocopherol was biphasic. Up to a concentration of 50 μM, α-tocopherol progressively increased LDL receptor binding activity, protein and mRNA to maximum levels 2, 4 and 6-fold higher than control, respectively. The HMG-CoA reductase mRNA and the cell lathosterol concentration, indices of cholesterol synthesis, were also increased by 40% over control by treatment with 50 μM α-tocopherol. The cell cholesterol concentration was decreased by 20% compared to control at 50 μM α-tocopherol. However, at α-tocopherol concentrations higher than 50 μM, the LDL receptor binding activity, protein and mRNA, the HMG-CoA reductase mRNA and the cell lathosterol and cholesterol concentrations all returned to control levels. The biphasic effect on the LDL receptor was specific for α-tocopherol in that δ and γ-tocopherol suppressed LDL receptor binding activity, protein and mRNA at all concentrations tested despite the cells incorporating similar amounts of the three homologues. In conclusion, α-tocopherol, exhibits a specific, concentration-dependent and biphasic "up then down" effect on the LDL receptor of HepG2 cells which appears to be at the level of gene transcription. Cholesterol synthesis appears to be similarly affected and the cell cholesterol concentration may mediate these effects.</p>http://www.nutritionj.com/content/2/1/3vitamin Eα-tocopherolLDL receptorHepG2 cellsHMG-CoA reductasecholesterol |
| spellingShingle | Bottema Cynthia DK Thomson Andrew M Pal Sebely Roach Paul D α-Tocopherol modulates the low density lipoprotein receptor of human HepG2 cells Nutrition Journal vitamin E α-tocopherol LDL receptor HepG2 cells HMG-CoA reductase cholesterol |
| title | α-Tocopherol modulates the low density lipoprotein receptor of human HepG2 cells |
| title_full | α-Tocopherol modulates the low density lipoprotein receptor of human HepG2 cells |
| title_fullStr | α-Tocopherol modulates the low density lipoprotein receptor of human HepG2 cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | α-Tocopherol modulates the low density lipoprotein receptor of human HepG2 cells |
| title_short | α-Tocopherol modulates the low density lipoprotein receptor of human HepG2 cells |
| title_sort | α tocopherol modulates the low density lipoprotein receptor of human hepg2 cells |
| topic | vitamin E α-tocopherol LDL receptor HepG2 cells HMG-CoA reductase cholesterol |
| url | http://www.nutritionj.com/content/2/1/3 |
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