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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 50, 2014-2026, October 2009
Copyright © 2009 by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Triglyceride alters lysosomal cholesterol ester metabolism in cholesteryl ester-laden macrophage foam cells^[S]

Jody C. Ullery-Ricewick^*, Brian E. Cox^*, Evelyn E. Griffin^* and W. Gray Jerome^1,*,

^* Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232

¹ To whom correspondence should be addressed. e-mail: jay.jerome{at}vanderbilt.edu

In late-stage atherosclerosis, much of the cholesterol in macrophage foam cells resides within enlarged lysosomes. Similarly, human macrophages incubated in vitro with modified LDLs contain significant amounts of lysosomal free cholesterol and cholesteryl ester (CE), which disrupts lysosomal function similar to macrophages in atherosclerotic lesions. The lysosomal cholesterol cannot be removed, even in the presence of strong efflux promoters. Thus, efflux of sterol is prevented. In the artery wall, foam cells interact with triglyceride-rich particles (TRPs) in addition to modified LDLs. Little is known about how TRP metabolism affects macrophage cholesterol. Therefore, we explored the effect of TRP on intracellular CE metabolism. Triglyceride (TG), delivered to lysosomes in TRP, reduced CE accumulation by 50%. Increased TG levels within the cell, particularly within lysosomes, correlated with reductions in CE content. The volume of cholesterol-engorged lysosomes decreased after TRP treatment, indicating cholesterol was cleared. Lysosomal TG also reduced the cholesterol-induced inhibition of lysosomal acidification allowing lysosomes to remain active. Enhanced degradation and clearance of CE may be explained by movement of cholesterol out of the lysosome to sites where it is effluxed. Thus, our results show that introduction of TG into CE-laden foam cells influences CE metabolism and, potentially, atherogenesis.—Ullery-Ricewick, J. C., B. E. Cox, E. E. Griffin, and W. G. Jerome. Triglyceride alters lysosomal cholesterol ester metabolism in cholesteryl ester-laden macrophage foam cells.

Supplementary key words atherosclerosis • lysosome • human • lipid

Abbreviations: aggLDL, aggregated low density lipoprotein; CE, cholesteryl ester; DISP, lipid dispersions; FC, free cholesterol; LAMP-1, lysosomal-associated membrane protein; TG, triglyceride; TRP, triglyceride-rich particle; TPA, phorbol ester

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