The conjugated linoleic acid isomer trans-9, trans-11 is a dietary occurring agonist of liver X receptor alpha

Ecker, Josef and Liebisch, Gerhard and Patsch, Wolfgang and Schmitz, Gerd (2009) The conjugated linoleic acid isomer trans-9, trans-11 is a dietary occurring agonist of liver X receptor alpha. BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 388 (4). pp. 660-666. ISSN 0006-291X, 1090-2104

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Abstract

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers are dietary fatty acids that modulate gene expression in many cell types. We have previously reported that specifically trans-9, trans-11 (t9, t11)-CLA induces expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism of human macrophages. To elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying this transcriptional activation, we asked whether t9, t11-CLA affects activity of liver X receptor (LXR) alpha, a major regulator of macrophage lipid metabolism. Here we show that t9, t11-CLA is a regulator of LXR alpha. We further demonstrate that the CLA isomer induces expression of direct LXR alpha target genes in human primary macrophages. Knockdown of LXRa with RNA interference in THP-1 cells inhibited t9, t11-CLA mediated activation of LXR alpha including its target genes. To evaluate the effective concentration range of t9, t11-CLA, human primary macrophages were treated with various doses of CLA and well known natural and synthetic LXR agonists and mRNA expression of ABCA1 and ABCG1 was analyzed. Incubation of human macrophages with 10 mu M t9, t11-CLA led to a significant modulation of ABCA1 and ABCG1 transcription and caused enhanced cholesterol efflux to high density lipoproteins and apolipoprotein AI. In summary, these data show that t9, t11-CLA is an agonist of LXRa in human macrophages and that its effects on macrophage lipid metabolism can be attributed to transcriptional regulations associated with this nuclear receptor. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN-1C; FATTY-ACIDS; NUCLEAR RECEPTORS; GENE-EXPRESSION; CANCER-CELLS; PPAR-ALPHA; IN-VIVO; APOA-I; CHOLESTEROL; LXR; CLA; Gene expression; LXR; Macrophages; Nuclear receptor
Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Divisions: Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 03 Sep 2020 05:03
Last Modified: 03 Sep 2020 05:03
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/28251

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