title: Parameters of cholesterol metabolism in the human hepatoma cell line, Hep-G2.
abstract: The human hepatoma cell line Hep-G2 has been shown to express the major enzymes of intra- and extracellular cholesterol metabolism. These include lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase, acyl coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, and cholesterol-7 alpha-hydroxylase. Regulatory mechanisms that have been described in other hepatic systems also appear to be active in Hep-G2 cells: perturbations of cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism affected the enzyme activities and the accumulation of specific apolipoproteins in the culture media. The results indicate that studies of Hep-G2 cells may provide useful information for the elucidation of mechanisms of regulation of human hepatocyte cholesterol, lipoprotein, and biliary metabolism.
mesh_terms: D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D008861:Microsomes / Q000378:metabolism; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D002785:Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D003470:Culture Media; D002784:Cholesterol; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases; D002785:Sterol O-Acyltransferase; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase