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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 36, 1359-1369, Copyright © 1995 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Repression of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase transcription by bile acids is mediated through protein kinase C in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes

RT Stravitz, ZR Vlahcevic, EC Gurley and PB Hylemon
Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298, USA.

Inhibitors of protein kinases were screened for the ability to prevent the repression of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase mRNA by taurocholate in primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes. The addition of taurocholate (25 microM) for 6 h decreased cholesterol 7 alpha- hydroxylase mRNA by 64 +/- 3%. However, after a preincubation with the protein kinase C inhibitors calphostin C or chelerythrine, taurocholate had no significant effect on cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase mRNA, or decreased levels by only 23 +/- 8%, respectively. Protein kinase C activation with phorbol 12-myristate, 13-acetate (100 nM) decreased cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase mRNA and transcriptional activity by 71 +/- 5% and 60 +/- 16%, respectively, within 3 h. mRNA levels recovered to control levels by 18-24 h, however, consistent with downregulation of protein kinase C. Furthermore, after depletion of protein kinase C with a 24-h preincubation with phorbol diesters, taurocholate (25 microM) repressed cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase mRNA by only 14 +/- 17%. The addition of taurocholate (50 microM) to the culture medium transiently increased membrane-associated protein kinase C activity by approximately twofold, while causing a concomitant decrease in cytosolic activity. Other bile acids increased membrane-associated protein kinase C activity in approximate proportion to their relative hydrophobicity. Finally, immunoblotting experiments revealed translocation of the alpha isoform of protein kinase C to hepatocyte membranes in response to taurocholate. These data suggest that hydrophobic bile acids repress cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase transcription through a protein kinase C-dependent mechanism.
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