title: Characterisation of the binding of low-density lipoproteins to cultured rat mesangial cells.
abstract: Mesangial cell lipid accumulation is a recognised feature of glomerular disease and has been implicated as a factor in the pathogenesis of renal injury. To investigate possible mechanisms of such accumulation, binding of 125I-labelled human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) to rat mesangial cells was studied in vitro. Experiments were performed at 4 degrees C to prevent ligand internalisation. LDL remained associated with the cells after repeated washing. Binding was time-dependent, was inhibited by addition of an excess of unlabelled LDL, but to a much lesser extent by apoprotein-A-rich high-density lipoprotein particles devoid of apoprotein E (HDL-A). Specific binding reached saturation at an LDL concentration of 21 micrograms/ml, required the presence of calcium, and was inhibited by heparin and dextran sulphate. Scatchard analysis suggested a single class of binding site (Kd 22.7 micrograms protein/ml). Higher binding affinities were obtained when rat LDL was substituted for human LDL (Kd 1.3 micrograms/ml) and when human fibroblasts were exposed to human LDL under identical experimental conditions (Kd 3.0 micrograms/ml). Further experiments at 37 degrees C demonstrated degradation of LDL by cells. These results suggest that mesangial cells possess apoprotein B, E receptors. Mesangial cell lipid accumulation may therefore result from receptor-mediated endocytosis of LDL particles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gillett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zaruba
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Persaud
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kingstone
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Moorhead
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D005920:Glomerular Mesangium / Q000378:metabolism*; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011973:Receptors, LDL / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D011973:Receptors, LDL; D004492:Edetic Acid