title: Effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha on acyl coenzyme A: cholesteryl acyltransferase activity and ACAT1 gene expression in THP-1 macrophages.
abstract: In order to explore the effect and mechanisms of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) on the activity of the acyl coenzyme A: cholesteryl acyltransferase (ACAT), THP-1 monocytes were cultured and induced to differentiate into macrophages with phorbol ester. TNF-alpha (60 ng/mL) was added at different time points into the macrophage-containing medium and the ACAT enzyme activity was measured by quantifying the incorporation of [1-(14)C] oleoyl CoA into cholesteryl esters. The expression of ACAT-1 protein and mRNA was respectively detected by Western blotting and RT-PCR in THP-1 macrophages 24 h after treatment with TNF-alpha (60 ng/mL). The results indicated that ACAT activity in THP-1 macrophages treated with TNF-alpha was increased in a time-dependent manner. The expression levels of ACAT-1 protein and mRNA were significantly increased in THP-1 macrophages after treatment with TNF-alpha (P<0.05). It was suggested that TNF-alpha could increase the activity of ACAT in THP-1 macrophages by up-regulating the expression of ACAT-1 gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gerontology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. peace.00@263.net
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Bei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hongxing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D002785:Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D002785:Sterol O-Acyltransferase; C493492:sterol O-acyltransferase 1