期刊
PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
卷 122, 期 -, 页码 96-104出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2017.05.021
关键词
Simvastatin; PCSK9; SREBP; Mevalonate pathway; Prenylated proteins
资金
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Statins are known to increase the plasma levels of proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) through the activation of the sterol responsive element binding protein (SREBP) pathway due to the inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis. In the present study, we explore a possible role of the prenylated proteins on the statin-mediated PCSK9 induction in Caco-2 cells. Simvastatin (40 mu M) induced both PCSK9 mRNA (10.7 +/- 13.2 fold) and protein (2.21 +/- 0.3 fold), after 24 h incubation. The induction of PCSK9 mRNA was partially, but significantly, prevented by the co-incubation with mevalonate (MVA), farnesol (FOH) and geranylgeraniol (GGOH), while a complete prevention was observed on secreted PCSK9, evaluated by ELISA assay. Under the same experimental conditions, MVA, GGOH, but not FOH, prevented the activation of the PCSK9 promoter by simvastatin in a SRE-dependent manner. Simvastatin reduced by -35.7 +/- 115.2% the Racl-GTP levels, while no changes were observed on RhoA-and Cdc42-GTP. This effect was prevented by MVA and GGOH. A Rac inhibitor, and N17Rac1 dominant negative mutant, significantly induced,PCSK9 levels, and a suppression of Racl expression by siRNA, counteract the effect of simvastatin on the induction of PCSK9 mRNA. Finally, simvastatin, and Rac inhibitor inhibited the nuclear translocation of STAT3 and its knock-down by siRNA increased significantly the susceptibility of Caco-2 to simvastatin on PCSK9 expression. Taken together, the present study reveal a direct role of Racl on simvastatin-mediated PCSK9 expression via the reduction of STAT3 nuclear translocation. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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