title: Failure of exogenous apoprotein E-3 to enhance cholesterol egress from J-774 murine macrophages in culture.
abstract: HDL has been shown to enhance the removal of cholesterol from cultured fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells and macrophages, but fails to stimulate cholesterol removal from J-774 macrophages. Since J-774 macrophages do not synthesize or secrete apolipoprotein E, the effect of exogenous apolipoprotein E on HDL-mediated cellular cholesterol efflux was studied in this cell line. In cholesterol loaded J-774 macrophages total cellular cholesterol increased up to 6-7-fold, mainly cholesteryl esters. HDL3 removed up to 30% of total cellular cholesterol with a decrease in cholesteryl ester levels while free cholesterol levels remained unchanged. HDL3 was slightly superior to albumin in promoting cellular cholesterol removal. Exogenous apo E, over a wide range of apo E concentrations, did not enhance the ability of HDL3 to remove cellular cholesterol from cholesterol loaded J-774 cells. Exogenous apo E did not promote HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux from cells, thus suggesting a possible role for the intracellular route of newly synthesized apo E in these processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Granot
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
mesh_terms: D000418:Albumins / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D053318:Apolipoprotein E3; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000378:metabolism; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D053318:Apolipoprotein E3; D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D011994:Recombinant Proteins