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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 41, 75-83, January 2000
Copyright © 2000 by Lipid Research, Inc.

Original Article

Regulation of cholesterol distribution in macrophage-derived foam cells by interferon-

Correspondence to: Steven H. Zuckerman

The Th1-derived cytokine gamma interferon, IFN-, is present within the microenvironment of an atheromatous lesion and likely contributes to lesion progression through macrophage activation. While the inflammatory effects of IFN- are well known, the role of this cytokine in cholesterol metabolism in macrophage derived foam cells is unclear. In the present study, the incubation of foam cells with IFN- resulted in the reduction of HDL₃-mediated cholesterol efflux. The decrease in cholesterol efflux was not observed with other macrophage-activating factors as colony-stimulating factors failed to demonstrate a similar effect. The reduction in cholesterol efflux was independent of apoE synthesis or SR-BI expression and was associated with a redistribution of intracellular cholesterol with an increase in cholesteryl ester accumulation. The increase in the esterified pool, primarily in cholesterol eicosapentadenoate, docosapentaenoate, arachidonate, and linoleate was associated with a 2-fold increase in acyl-CoA:cholesterol-O-acyltransferase, ACAT, activity and message without any change in neutral cholesteryl ester hydrolase activity. While CD36 message was reduced in IFN--treated foam cells, the ability to reverse the decrease in efflux by the ACAT inhibitor A58035 in a dose-dependent manner suggests that the IFN- effect on efflux is primarily through the modulation of ACAT expression.

Therefore, in addition to its inflammatory effects, IFN- can contribute to the progression of an atherosclerotic lesion by altering the pathway of intracellular cholesterol trafficking in macrophage derived foam cells.—Panousis, C. G., and S. H. Zuckerman. Regulation of cholesterol distribution in macrophage-derived foam cells by interferon-. J. Lipid Res. 2000. 41: 75;–83.

Supplementary key words: cholesterol efflux, interferon-, ACAT, high density lipoprotein, cholesterol ester, foam cells

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