Data di Pubblicazione:
2009
Citazione:
Fibrillar collagen inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis in human aortic smooth muscle cells / N. Ferri, E. Roncalli, L. Arnaboldi, S. Fenu, O. Andrukhova, S. Aharinejad, M. Camera, E. Tremoli, A. Corsini. - In: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS, AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. - ISSN 1079-5642. - 29:10(2009 Oct), pp. 1631-1637. [10.1161/ATVBAHA.109.187807]
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Integrin-mediated cell adhesion to type I fibrillar collagen regulates gene and protein expression, whereas little is known of its effect on lipid metabolism. In the present study, we examined the effect of type I fibrillar collagen on cholesterol biosynthesis in human aortic smooth muscle cells (SMCs). METHODS AND RESULTS: SMCs were cultured on either fibrillar or monomer collagen for 48 hours and [(14)C]-acetate incorporation into cholesterol was evaluated. Fibrillar collagen reduced by 72.9+/-2.6% cholesterol biosynthesis without affecting cellular cholesterol levels. Fibrillar collagen also reduced 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA) promoter activity (-72.6+/-7.3%), mRNA (-58.7+/-6.4%), protein levels (-35.5+/-8.5%), and enzyme activity (-37.7+/-2.2%). Intracellular levels of the active form of sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBP) 1a was decreased by 60.7+/-21.7% in SMCs cultured on fibrillar collagen, whereas SREBP2 was not significantly affected (+12.1+/-7.1%). The overexpression of the active form of SREBP1a rescued the downregulation of fibrillar collagen on HMG-CoA reductase levels. Blocking antibody to alpha2 integrin partially reversed the downregulation of HMG-CoA reductase mRNA expression. Finally, fibrillar collagen led to an intracellular accumulation of unprenylated Ras. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrated that alpha2 beta 1 integrin interaction with fibrillar collagen affected the expression of HMG-CoA reductase, which led to the inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis in human SMCs
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Cholesterol; HMG-CoA; Integrins; Mevalonate; Ras
Elenco autori:
N. Ferri, E. Roncalli, L. Arnaboldi, S. Fenu, O. Andrukhova, S. Aharinejad, M. Camera, E. Tremoli, A. Corsini
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