title: Complete down-regulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor activity in human liver parenchymal cells by beta-very-low-density lipoprotein.
abstract: The effect of LDL and beta-VLDL on the expression of the LDL receptor is studied in cultured human parenchymal cells. The high affinity binding of [125I]LDL to cultured human parenchymal cells was down regulated to 37.3 +/- 2.9% and 24.0 +/- 2.6% of the control value, after preincubation with LDL or beta-VLDL for 22 h, respectively. When LDL receptor synthesis was blocked at 22 h a residual receptor activity of 29% is noticed, indicating a half-life of LDL receptors in human parenchymal cells of 12 h. It is concluded that LDL receptor expression on human liver parenchymal cells is subject to complete down-regulation by beta-VLDL, which may be held responsible for the cholesterol-rich diet induced down-regulation of LDL receptors, in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biopharmaceutics, Sylvius Laboratories, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kamps
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuiper
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kruijt
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: van Berkel
mesh_terms: D001667:Binding, Competitive; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000378:metabolism; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011973:Receptors, LDL / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL; D011973:Receptors, LDL