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Regulation of phospholipid biosynthesis during cholesterol influx and high density lipoprotein-mediated cholesterol efflux in macrophages

G Schmitz, M Beuck, H Fischer, G Nowicka and H Robenek
Institut fur Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Munster, FRG.

We have studied the rate of phospholipid synthesis and turnover in mouse peritoneal macrophages in reaction to cholesterol influx and high density lipoprotein (HDL)-mediated cholesterol efflux, using three different radioactive precursors, 32PO4(3-), [3H]choline, and [14C]oleic acid. The cells were loaded with cholesterol for up to 18 h with acetyl-low density lipoprotein (LDL), and phospholipid synthesis was measured at various time intervals and compared with nonloaded macrophages. In the first 2 h of cholesterol loading, a twofold increase in the rate of synthesis for sphingomyelin, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine-inositol, and phosphatidylethanolamine was observed. After this initial up- regulation, the rate of phospholipid synthesis continuously declined upon further cholesterol loading, while the turnover rate of cellular phospholipids was not affected under the same conditions. The lysosomal inhibitor chloroquine abolished the down-regulation, revealing a strong correlation between phospholipid synthesis and lysosomal enzyme activity which was presumably dependent on the release of cholesterol from the lysosome. The reduction in phospholipid synthesis induced by cholesterol loading is reversible by the addition of HDL3 to the cells. When HDL3 was added to the culture medium, a two- to threefold increase in phosphatidylcholine synthesis and a twofold increase in sphingomyelin formation was observed after 3 h. Ca2+ antagonists of the dihydropyridine type, which down-regulate HDL-receptor activity and promote the formation and cellular release of lamellar bodies derived from the lysosomal compartment (Schmitz, G., et al. 1988. Arteriosclerosis. 8: 46-56, and Robenek, H., and G. Schmitz. 1988. Arteriosclerosis. 8: 57-67), specifically enhance the synthesis of sphingomyelin in cholesterol-loaded macrophages. Inhibitors of acyl- CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (Octimibate, progesterone) increase both the synthesis of sphingomyelin and phosphatidylcholine, and enhance HDL-receptor activity. The results indicate that cholesterol and phospholipid metabolism are coordinately regulated in macrophages. Moreover, the formation of phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin seems to be an important factor for the promotion of HDL-receptor-mediated cellular cholesterol efflux.
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