title: Differential effects of HDL subpopulations on cellular ABCA1- and SR-BI-mediated cholesterol efflux.
abstract: Our objective was to evaluate the associations of individual apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I)-containing HDL subpopulation levels with ABCA1- and scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI)-mediated cellular cholesterol efflux. HDL subpopulations were measured by nondenaturing two-dimensional gel electrophoresis from 105 male subjects selected with various levels of apoA-I in pre-beta-1, alpha-1, and alpha-3 HDL particles. ApoB-containing lipoprotein-depleted serum was incubated with [(3)H]cholesterol-labeled cells to measure efflux. The difference in efflux between control and ABCA1-upregulated J774 macrophages was taken as a measure of ABCA1-mediated efflux. SR-BI-mediated efflux was determined using cholesterol-labeled Fu5AH hepatoma cells. Fractional efflux values obtained from these two cell systems were correlated with the levels of individual HDL subpopulations. A multivariate analysis showed that two HDL subspecies correlated significantly with ABCA1-mediated efflux: small, lipid-poor pre-beta-1 particles (P=0.0022) and intermediate-sized alpha-2 particles (P=0.0477). With regard to SR-BI-mediated efflux, multivariate analysis revealed significant correlations with alpha-2 (P=0.0004), alpha-1 (P=0.0030), pre-beta-1 (P=0.0056), and alpha-3 (P=0.0127) HDL particles. These data demonstrate that the small, lipid-poor pre-beta-1 HDL has the strongest association with ABCA1-mediated cholesterol even in the presence of all other HDL subpopulations. Cholesterol efflux via the SR-BI pathway is associated with several HDL subpopulations with different apolipoprotein composition, lipid content, and size.
authors.affiliation: Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA. bela.asztalos@tufts.edu
authors.forename: Bela F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Asztalos
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de la Llera-Moya
authors.forename: Gerard E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Dallal
authors.forename: Katalin V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Horvath
authors.forename: Ernst J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: George H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Rothblat
mesh_terms: D064286:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D051381:Rats; D012044:Regression Analysis; D051122:Scavenger Receptors, Class B / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C577836:ABCA1 protein, human; D064286:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; C495124:SCARB1 protein, human; D051122:Scavenger Receptors, Class B; D002784:Cholesterol