Wang Chan,Zhang Qian,Shama Azhi,Song Zhiyuan.Effect of nifedipine on macrophage reverse cholesterol transport in ApoE-/- mice[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(09):910-913.
Wang Chan,Zhang Qian,Shama Azhi,Song Zhiyuan.Effect of nifedipine on macrophage reverse cholesterol transport in ApoE-/- mice[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(09):910-913.DOI:
Effect of nifedipine on macrophage reverse cholesterol transport in ApoE-/- mice
Objective To investigate whether nifedipine increases macrophage reverse cholesterol transport in ApoE
-/-
mice and its effect on the expression of related genes. Methods Sixteen eight-week-old male ApoE
-/-
mice (fed with high fat and cholesterol) were randomly divided into 2 groups
control group and nifedipine group. RAW264.7 macrophages were loaded wi
th cholesterol by incubation with acetylated-LDL
labeled with [
3
H
]
-cholesterol
and then intraperitoneally injected into the mice. The blood samples were collected in 24 and 48 h after injection
the tissues and feces were collected in 48 h
and plasma concentrations of lipids
including TC
TG
LDL and HDL
were measured by biochemistry analyzer. Blood and feces were analyzed for tracer counts using a liquid scintillation counter. Related mRNA and protein levels of several well-characterized proteins involved in reverse cholesterol transportation
including ABCA1
ABCG1
SR-BⅠ and LXRα
were detected by quantitative real-time PCR and Western blotting. Results There was no significant difference in plasma lipid concentrations between the 2 groups(
P
0.05). The amount of [
3
H
]
-tracer were 37.02% and 22.72% higher respective in the 24 and 48 h plasma than in control group
and was 43.18% higher in 48 h feces than in control group (
P
0.5). The expression of related genes and proteins was all significantly enhanced in the nifedipine group than in the control group. Conclusion Nifedipine promotes the macrophage reverse cholesterol transportation through the stimulation of LXRα-dependent expression of ABCA1
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