Niemann-pick protein C1(NPC1) is a large integral membrane glycoprotein that resides in late endosomes,whereas niemann-pick protein C2(NPC2) is a small soluble protein found in the lumen of lysosomes.NPC1 protein is b...Niemann-pick protein C1(NPC1) is a large integral membrane glycoprotein that resides in late endosomes,whereas niemann-pick protein C2(NPC2) is a small soluble protein found in the lumen of lysosomes.NPC1 protein is believed to facilitate the transport of lipids,particularly cholesterol,from late endosomes/lysosomes to the Golgi apparatus,endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane.NPC2 primarily plays a role in the egress of cholesterol and glycolipids from lysosomes.Mutations in either NPC1 or NPC2 result in aberrant lipid transport from endocytic compartments,which results in lysosomal storage of a complex mixture of lipids,primarily cholesterol and glycosphingolipids.The NPC proteins regulate sterol homeostasis through production of LDL cholesterol-derived oxysterols.Oxysterols are endogenous ligands for the liver X receptors(LXRs),which can upregulate ATP binding cassette transporter A1(ABCA1) expression.ABCA1 may have antiatherogenic effects through the efflux of it-mediated cholesterol.Meanwhile,NPC1 heterozygote mutation confers substantial resistance to lesional necrosis and lesional macrophage apoptosis.Study of the NPC proteins will help us for further understanding of the mechanisms involved in atherogenesis.展开更多
文摘目的观察肠道胆固醇吸收抑制剂依泽替米贝(ezetimibe)对RAW264.7细胞源性荷脂细胞脂质蓄积的影响并对其机制进行初步探讨。方法采用油红O染色、高效液相色谱法检测细胞内脂滴数量和细胞内脂质含量,Western blot对NPC1L1(Niemann-Pick type C1Like-1)进行定性和半定量检测。结果RAW264.7细胞中有NPC1L1蛋白表达。不同浓度(0、0.003、0.01和0.03mol.L-1)依泽替米贝预先孵育RAW264.7细胞24h或最佳浓度(0.03mol.L-1)预先孵育不同时间(0、6、12和24h)后,换50mg.L-1oxLDL继续孵育24h,结果显示不同浓度ezetimibe预先孵育后,细胞内脂滴数量与面积随着浓度的增加而逐渐减少;Ezetimibe预先孵育可减少细胞内脂质蓄积,并呈浓度和时间依赖性。其中0.03mol.L-1ezetimibe预先孵育24h组作用最明显,CE百分比较oxLDL单独孵育组减少了约47%±0.1%。结论小鼠源性巨噬细胞RAW264.7中存在NPC1L1蛋白表达;依泽替米贝能够减少RAW264.7细胞中NPC1L1蛋白表达;依泽替米贝抑制RAW264.7细胞中脂质蓄积。
文摘Niemann-pick protein C1(NPC1) is a large integral membrane glycoprotein that resides in late endosomes,whereas niemann-pick protein C2(NPC2) is a small soluble protein found in the lumen of lysosomes.NPC1 protein is believed to facilitate the transport of lipids,particularly cholesterol,from late endosomes/lysosomes to the Golgi apparatus,endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane.NPC2 primarily plays a role in the egress of cholesterol and glycolipids from lysosomes.Mutations in either NPC1 or NPC2 result in aberrant lipid transport from endocytic compartments,which results in lysosomal storage of a complex mixture of lipids,primarily cholesterol and glycosphingolipids.The NPC proteins regulate sterol homeostasis through production of LDL cholesterol-derived oxysterols.Oxysterols are endogenous ligands for the liver X receptors(LXRs),which can upregulate ATP binding cassette transporter A1(ABCA1) expression.ABCA1 may have antiatherogenic effects through the efflux of it-mediated cholesterol.Meanwhile,NPC1 heterozygote mutation confers substantial resistance to lesional necrosis and lesional macrophage apoptosis.Study of the NPC proteins will help us for further understanding of the mechanisms involved in atherogenesis.
