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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 41, 1823-1831, November 2000
Copyright © 2000 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Intracellular trafficking of pigeon ß-very low density lipoprotein and low density lipoprotein at low and high concentrations in pigeon macrophages

Nancy L. Jonesa, Jerry A. Saundersa, and Revill R. Mallorya
a Pathology Department, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157

Correspondence to: Revill R. Mallory

Foam cell formation occurs in vitro at lipoprotein concentrations above 50 µg/ml in pigeon macrophages. Hypothetically, intracellular trafficking of lipoproteins at higher concentrations may differ from uptake of lipoproteins associated with low concentrations, revealing a separate atherogenic endocytic pathway. Macrophage intracellular trafficking of pigeon ß-very low density lipoprotein (ß-VLDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) at low concentrations (12 µg/ml) near the saturation of high affinity binding sites and high lipoprotein concentrations (50;–150 µg/ml) used to induce foam cell formation were examined. Pigeon ß-VLDL and LDL, differentially labeled with colloidal gold, were added simultaneously to contrast trafficking of ß-VLDL, which causes in vitro foam cell formation, with LDL, which does not. The binding of lipoproteins to cell surface structures, distribution of lipoproteins in endocytic organelles, and the extent of colabeling in the endocytic organelles were determined by thin-section transmission electron microscopy.

At low concentrations, the intracellular trafficking of pigeon LDL and ß-VLDL was identical. At high concentrations, LDL was removed more rapidly from the plasma membrane and reached lysosomes more quickly than ß-VLDL. No separate endocytic route was present at high concentrations of ß-VLDL; rather, an increased residence on the plasma membrane, association with nonmicrovillar portions of the plasma membrane, and slower trafficking in organelles of coated-pit endocytosis reflected a more atherogenic trafficking pattern. — Jones, N. L., J. A. Saunders, and R. R. Mallory. Intracellular trafficking of pigeon ß-very low density lipoprotein and low density lipoprotein at low and high concentrations in pigeon macrophages. J. Lipid Res. 2000. 41: 1823;–1831.

Supplementary key words: endocytosis, foam cell formation, ultrastructure


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