Journal
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Volume 195, Issue 1, Pages 66-74Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.12.002
Keywords
atherosclerosis; genetically modified mice; catalytically inactive hepatic lipase; LRP; liver lipid accumulation; heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPG)
Funding
- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL-69775] Funding Source: Medline
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Increased expression of catalytically inactive hepatic lipase (ciHL) lowers remnants and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and may reduce atherosclerosis in mice lacking both LDLreceptors (LDLR) and murine (m) HL. However, in a previous study, ciHL expression failed to reduce atherosclerosis but increased liver fat accumulation after a 3-month high-fat diet, suggesting that diet-induced metabolic changes compromised the antiatherogenic effects of ciHL. Therefore, we hypothesized that reduced dietary fat would reduce atherosclerosis in ciHL expressing mice. Mice lacking both LDLR and mHL, alone, or expressing ciHL were fed a low-fat (chow) diet for 9 months to match the cumulative cholesterol exposure resulting from a 3-month high-fat diet. Plasma lipids and lipoproteins as well as atherosclerosis were determined at sacrifice. Also, liver expression of receptors and proteins contributing to cholesterol delivery including the LDLreceptor related protein (LRP), scavenger receptor (SR)-B1 and apoE were determined. At 9 months, ciHL expression reduced plasma cholesterol by similar to 20% and atherosclerosis by 79% (from 2.67 +/- 0.61 % of aortic surface, Ldlr-l-hl-l-, n = 9, to 0.55 +/- 0.32% of aortic surface, LdIr-l-N-1-ciHL, n = 7, P = 0.0 1). Also, LRP-expression increased similar to 4-fold, whereas SR-B1 and apoE remained unchanged. These results demonstrate that ciHL expression reduces atherosclerosis. Also, these results demonstrate that ciHL increases LRP expression and suggest increased LRP-mediated lipoprotein clearance as a pathway for ciHL-mediated atherosclerosis reduction. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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