Sites and mechanisms of uptake and degradation of high density and low density lipoproteins

In spite of much progress in understanding the mechanisms of lipoprotein metabolism at the cellular level, much less is known quantitatively about what actually occurs in vivo. A new tool for understanding the catabolic fates of lipoproteins in vivo is the use of noncatabolizable ligands for labelin...

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Main Authors: R C Pittman, D Steinberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1984-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520344357
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description In spite of much progress in understanding the mechanisms of lipoprotein metabolism at the cellular level, much less is known quantitatively about what actually occurs in vivo. A new tool for understanding the catabolic fates of lipoproteins in vivo is the use of noncatabolizable ligands for labeling proteins. These ligands are incorporated into cells with the labeled protein. The protein is catabolized but the ligand remains intact and trapped at the sites of hydrolysis as a cumulative marker of the extent of protein uptake. This tool was first applied to LDL in pigs, rats, and rabbits. In all three, hepatic catabolism predominated. Adrenal gland was the most active per unit wet weight. The trapped label methodology was also applied to the apoA-I component of HDL in rats. [3H]Cholesteryl ethers were also incorporated as noncatabolized, intracellularly trapped tracers of cholesteryl esters. Liver was the predominant site of HDL cholesteryl ether uptake, consistent with a role of HDL in reverse cholesterol transport; adrenal was the most active per unit wet weight. In adrenal, ovary, and liver, the cholesteryl ether tracer was taken up at a much greater rate than apoA-I, suggesting a mechanism for cholesteryl ester uptake independent of holo-particle uptake. Such a mechanism was verified in primary cultures of rat adrenal cells and hepatocytes.
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spelling doaj.art-6e25f3fd93314df08d2302e2db3522252022-12-21T21:24:55ZengElsevierJournal of Lipid Research0022-22751984-12-01251315771585Sites and mechanisms of uptake and degradation of high density and low density lipoproteinsR C PittmanD SteinbergIn spite of much progress in understanding the mechanisms of lipoprotein metabolism at the cellular level, much less is known quantitatively about what actually occurs in vivo. A new tool for understanding the catabolic fates of lipoproteins in vivo is the use of noncatabolizable ligands for labeling proteins. These ligands are incorporated into cells with the labeled protein. The protein is catabolized but the ligand remains intact and trapped at the sites of hydrolysis as a cumulative marker of the extent of protein uptake. This tool was first applied to LDL in pigs, rats, and rabbits. In all three, hepatic catabolism predominated. Adrenal gland was the most active per unit wet weight. The trapped label methodology was also applied to the apoA-I component of HDL in rats. [3H]Cholesteryl ethers were also incorporated as noncatabolized, intracellularly trapped tracers of cholesteryl esters. Liver was the predominant site of HDL cholesteryl ether uptake, consistent with a role of HDL in reverse cholesterol transport; adrenal was the most active per unit wet weight. In adrenal, ovary, and liver, the cholesteryl ether tracer was taken up at a much greater rate than apoA-I, suggesting a mechanism for cholesteryl ester uptake independent of holo-particle uptake. Such a mechanism was verified in primary cultures of rat adrenal cells and hepatocytes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520344357
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title Sites and mechanisms of uptake and degradation of high density and low density lipoproteins
title_full Sites and mechanisms of uptake and degradation of high density and low density lipoproteins
title_fullStr Sites and mechanisms of uptake and degradation of high density and low density lipoproteins
title_full_unstemmed Sites and mechanisms of uptake and degradation of high density and low density lipoproteins
title_short Sites and mechanisms of uptake and degradation of high density and low density lipoproteins
title_sort sites and mechanisms of uptake and degradation of high density and low density lipoproteins
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