title: Co-expression of scavenger receptor-BI and caveolin-1 is associated with enhanced selective cholesteryl ester uptake in THP-1 macrophages.
abstract: Scavenger receptor (SR)-BI mediates the selective uptake of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesteryl esters and the efflux of free cholesterol. In Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, SR-BI is predominantly associated with caveolae which we have recently demonstrated are the initial loci for membrane transfer of HDL cholesteryl esters. Because cholesterol accumulation in macrophages is a critical event in atherogenesis, we investigated the expression of SR-BI and caveolin-1 in several macrophage cell lines. Human THP-1 monocytes were examined before and after differentiation to macrophages by treatment with 200 nm phorbol ester for 72 h. Undifferentiated THP-1 cells expressed caveolin-1 weakly whereas differentiation up-regulated caveolin-1 expression greater than 50-fold. In contrast, both undifferentiated and differentiated THP-1 cells expressed similar levels of SR-BI. Differentiation of THP-1 cells increased the percent of membrane cholesterol associated with caveolae from 12% +/- 1.9% to 38% +/- 3.1%. The increase in caveolin-1 expression was associated with a 2- to 3-fold increase in selective cholesterol ether uptake from HDL. Two mouse macrophage cell lines, J774 and RAW, expressed levels of SR-BI similar to differentiated THP-1 cells but did not express detectable levels of caveolin-1. In comparison to differentiated THP-1 cells, RAW and J774 cells internalized 9- to 10-fold less cholesteryl ester. We conclude that differentiated THP-1 cells express both caveolin-1 and SR-BI and that their co-expression is associated with enhanced selective cholesteryl ester uptake.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky Medical School, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matveev
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: van der Westhuyzen
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Smart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D018955:CD36 Antigens / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016466:CHO Cells; D051242:Caveolin 1; D022461:Caveolins; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000378:metabolism*; D006224:Cricetinae; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018110:Receptors, Lipoprotein; D051116:Receptors, Scavenger; D051122:Scavenger Receptors, Class B
chemical_list: C495540:CAV1 protein, human; D018955:CD36 Antigens; C495541:Cav1 protein, mouse; D051242:Caveolin 1; D022461:Caveolins; D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018110:Receptors, Lipoprotein; D051116:Receptors, Scavenger; C454739:Scarb1 protein, mouse; D051122:Scavenger Receptors, Class B