Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 43, 557-564, April 2002
Copyright © 2002 by Lipid Research, Inc.
Dietary oxidized fatty acids may enhance intestinal apolipoprotein A-I production
Rong Ronga,
Sumathi Ramachandrana,
Meera Penumetchaa,
Nadya Khana, and
Sampath Parthasarathya
a Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322
Correspondence to:
Sampath Parthasarathy, To whom correspondence should be addressed., spartha{at}emory.edu (E-mail)
Apolipoprotein (apo)A-I, the major protein component of HDL, is synthesized principally in the small intestine and liver. Recently we observed an increase in plasma apoA-I level in humans who were on an oxidized fat diet. To test whether oxidized fatty acids could affect apoA-I synthesis, we incubated day 4 (undifferentiated) and day 14 (differentiated) Caco-2 cells with varying concentrations of oxidized linoleic acid (ox-linoleic acid) (5, 10, and 25 µM) and unoxidized linoleic acid for 24 h. Ox-linoleic acid caused a dose-dependent increase in the levels of apoA-I protein in both differentiated and undifferentiated Caco-2 cells as assessed by ELISA and Western blot analysis. Whereas apoB production was not increased by ox-linoleic acid in both day 4 and day 14 Caco-2 cells. The mRNA expression for apoA-I paralleled the protein expression when measured by RT-PCR. We also found that both day 4 and day 14 Caco-2 cells did express peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor-
(PPAR-
). mRNA and PPAR-
ligand could increase apoA-I secretion in these cells.
Therefore we propose that the mechanism for the induction of apoA-I might include PPAR-
for which oxidized fatty acid is a ligand.Rong, R., S. Ramachandran, M. Penumetcha, N. Khan, and S. Parthasarathy. Dietary oxidized fatty acids may enhance intestinal apolipoprotein A-I production. J. Lipid Res. 2002. 43: 557564.
Supplementary key words:
atherosclerosis, oxidized linoleic acid, Caco-2 cells, high density lipoprotein, oxidative stress, brush border, 13-HPODE, 13-HODE, antioxidant defense, oxidized low density lipoprotein, apolipoprotein B, PPAR-