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Query: EC:3.1.1.34 (lipoprotein lipase)
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The effects of human recombinant macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) on the secretion of lipoprotein lipase were studied in rat alveolar macrophages. Five nanograms per milliliter M-CSF significantly enhanced lipoprotein lipase secretion (threefold), and the maximal effect (10-fold) of M-CSF on lipoprotein lipase secretion was observed at a dose of 200 ng/ml M-CSF. The effect of M-CSF was time dependent but was not manifested during the first 8 hours of incubation. After 24 hours, its effects were evident and dose dependent. On blot hybridization of macrophage RNAs with human cDNA of lipoprotein lipase, a remarkable and dose-dependent increase in mRNA level (7.3-fold) was found in M-CSF-treated alveolar macrophages. The secretion of lipoprotein lipase was also enhanced in human monocyte-derived macrophages (2.6-fold), whereas the secretion from either THP-1 cells, P388 cells, or J774 cells was not significantly enhanced. These results indicate that the stimulation of lipoprotein lipase secretion after M-CSF treatment was evident in rat alveolar macrophages and human monocyte-derived macrophages on the basis of both enzyme activity and mRNA level; therefore, M-CSF may be involved in lipoprotein metabolism of macrophages through modulation of the secretion of lipoprotein lipase.
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PMID:Effects of human recombinant macrophage colony-stimulating factor on the secretion of lipoprotein lipase from macrophages. 191 18

The effect of dexamethasone on lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene expression during macrophage differentiation was investigated by using the human monocytic leukemia cell line THP-1 and human monocyte-derived macrophages. Addition of dexamethasone to THP-1 cells increased steady-state levels of LPL mRNA and LPL mass accumulation in the medium during PMA-induced differentiation by 4-fold. Studies with human monocyte-derived macrophages showed a similar effect of dexamethasone on LPL expression. Peak LPL mRNA levels were achieved 24-h post-dexamethasone addition to THP-1 cells. Optimal stimulation of LPL mRNA occurred when dexamethasone was added 24 h after induction with PMA. Thereafter, there was rapid decline in responsiveness to dexamethasone. Induction of LPL mRNA in THP-1 cells was completely blocked by actinomycin D, suggesting that induction was transcription dependent. The stability of LPL mRNA was not influenced by dexamethasone. Treatment of THP-1 cells with PMA led to a 2-fold increase in specific binding of dexamethasone and a 4-fold increase in glucocorticoid receptor mRNA within 12 h. Thus, dexamethasone stimulates LPL gene expression during differentiation of human macrophages, a process that involves induction of glucocorticoid receptor synthesis and activation.
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PMID:Transcriptional activation of the lipoprotein lipase gene in macrophages by dexamethasone. 200 46

The human monocyte-like cell line, THP-1, differentiated into macrophage-like cells on the addition of a phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate. During the course of differentiation of THP-1 cells, the level of transcripts of the apolipoprotein E gene increased. Apolipoprotein E mRNA increased by more than a hundred times compared to the level prior to differentiation. The apolipoprotein E mRNA reached the maximal level on day 2 after the addition of the phorbol ester and then gradually decreased. After the level had decreased to half the maximal value on day 4 it remained constant. The time course of apolipoprotein E secretion, which showed a peak on day 2, was parallel to that of apolipoprotein E protein synthesis. Furthermore, the time course of apolipoprotein E protein synthesis showed a similar profile to that of the apolipoprotein E transcript level. This indicates that the induction of apolipoprotein E expression by the phorbol ester is due mainly to the increase in the number of transcripts. The synthesis of apolipoprotein E protein was reduced by about 60% on treatment of the differentiated THP-1 cells with 5 micrograms/ml of lipopolysaccharide. The presence of 5 micrograms/ml of lipopolysaccharide in the medium reduced the level of apolipoprotein E mRNA by about 50%. Thus the reduction in protein synthesis was mainly explained by the decrease in the level of apolipoprotein E transcripts. This reduction in the mRNA level caused by lipopolysaccharide was not mediated by the tumor necrosis factor or interleukin 1, which are known to reduce the transcriptional and post-transcriptional activity of lipoprotein lipase in adipocytes, respectively.
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PMID:Expression of the apolipoprotein E gene in a human macrophage-like cell line, THP-1. 260 2

Stimulation of the macrophage-like cell line THP-1 with the phorbol ester phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) resulted in differentiation into cells with many features of macrophages. This differentiation was accompanied by transcriptional activation of the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and apo E genes and accumulation of their protein products in the media. PMA-induced differentiation of the HEL and HL-60 cell lines was not accompanied by induction of the gene for LPL, whereas the apo E gene was induced slightly in HL-60 cells. By contrast, the gene for superoxide dismutase (SOD-1) was either unaffected (THP-1) or down regulated (HL-60 or HEL cells) by PMA treatment. Induction of LPL mRNA in THP-1 cells was dependent upon the concentration of phorbol ester added. A minimal concentration of 1.6 x 10(-8) M PMA was necessary for macrophage differentiation, induction of LPL mRNA, and synthesis of the enzyme. LPL mRNA accumulates within 3 h after stimulation with PMA and attains a maximum concentration after 6 h, thereafter slowly decreasing over the next 3 days. In contrast, the steady-state level of apo E mRNA in the same THP-1 cultures increased gradually over a period of 48 h after induction. These studies thus demonstrate that THP-1 cells are of value as a model to study the quantitative and temporal expression of the LPL and apo E genes during macrophage differentiation.
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PMID:Transcriptional activation of the lipoprotein lipase and apolipoprotein E genes accompanies differentiation in some human macrophage-like cell lines. 340 41

A human cell line established from a patient of an acute monocytic leukemia (THP-1) retained an ability to synthesize and secrete plasma apolipoprotein E like protein. The protein was identified with monospecific antibody raised against human plasma apolipoprotein E. The cells also secreted lipoprotein lipase (EC 3.1.1.34). The enzyme was characterized as lipoprotein lipase on the basis of the requirement of apolipoprotein C-II as an activator and the inhibition of its activity by sodium chloride. The secretion of both apolipoprotein E and lipoprotein lipase was markedly enhanced in the process of differentiation into macrophage-like cells by the addition of 4 beta-phorbol 12 beta-myristate 13 alpha-acetate.
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PMID:Cells of a human monocytic leukemia cell line (THP-1) synthesize and secrete apolipoprotein E and lipoprotein lipase. 385 20

We have identified a naturally occurring mutation in the promoter of the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene. One of 20 patients with familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) and reduced levels of postheparin plasma LPL activity was found to be a heterozygote carrier of this mutation. The mutation, a T-->C substitution at nt -39, occurred in the binding site of the transcription factor Oct-1. As a result, the transcriptional activity of the mutant promoter was < 15% of wild type, as determined by transfection studies in the human macrophage-like cell line THP-1. This decrease in promoter activity was observed in undifferentiated as well as in phorbol ester-differentiated THP-1 cells. Furthermore, the inductive effect of elevating the levels of intracellular cAMP was equally reduced. This mutation was not present among 20 FCHL patients with normal plasma LPL levels nor has it been reported among individuals with familial LPL deficiency. Thus, heterozygosity for LPL promoter mutations may be one of several factors that contribute to the etiology of FCHL.
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PMID:A mutation in the promoter of the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene in a patient with familial combined hyperlipidemia and low LPL activity. 775 27

Previously we reported that human blood-borne and THP-1 monocyte-macrophages have an apolipoprotein E- and lipoprotein lipase-independent, high affinity, specific binding site for the uptake and degradation of hypertriglyceridemic VLDL and plasma chylomicrons distinct from the LDL receptor gene family and the acetyl LDL receptor (Gianturco et al., J. Lipid Res. 35:1674-1687, 1994). Ligand blot analyses identified two cell-surface, structurally related membrane binding proteins as receptor candidates of M(r) approximately 200 kDa and M(r) approximately 235 kDa which are converted into a single ligand binding species of intermediate mobility upon reduction. We now report a approximately 1200-fold purification of the reduced candidate receptor protein from cultured THP-1 monocytes.
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PMID:Purification of the human THP-1 monocyte-macrophage triglyceride-rich lipoprotein receptor. 775 26

The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor plays a crucial role in cholesterol metabolism. A related protein, designated the very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) receptor, that specifically binds apolipoprotein (apo) E has recently been characterized and shown to be expressed in heart, muscle and adipose tissue and the human monocyte-macrophage cell line THP-1. The VLDL receptor binds and internalizes VLDL and intermediate density lipoprotein from Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbits as well as beta-migrating VLDL from cholesterol-fed rabbits but not LDL from WHHL rabbits. Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells transfected with the rabbit VLDL receptor cDNA have now been shown to bind or internalize VLDL (d < 1.006 g/ml) isolated from fasted normolipidemic human subjects with lower affinity than WHHL-VLDL or rabbit beta-VLDL. However, binding and internalization were markedly enhanced when fasted human VLDL was preincubated with either recombinant human apoE (3/3) or lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in CHO cells overexpressing the rabbit or human VLDL receptor. CHO cells transfected with both the rabbit VLDL receptor cDNA and the human LPL cDNA effectively bound, internalized, and degraded fasted human VLDL without pretreatment. Treatment of heparinase reduced the effect of LPL-mediated binding at 4 degrees C, but the inhibitory effect was lower at 37 degrees C. Pseudomonas LPL also enhanced the binding of human fasted VLDL to the VLDL receptor at 37 degrees C in CHO cells overexpressing the human VLDL receptor. Taken together, LPL causes the enhancement of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins binding to the VLDL receptor via both the formation of bridge between lipoproteins and heparan sulfate proteoglycans and its lipolytic effect. Ligand blot analysis showed that the apparent molecular mass of the VLDL receptor is 118 kDa, which is smaller than that of the LDL receptor. These results indicate that the VLDL receptor recognizes both triglyceride-rich lipoproteins that are also relatively rich in apoE, as well as the remnants of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins after catabolism and the interaction with heparan sulfate proteoglycans by LPL. The VLDL receptor may thus function as a receptor for remnants of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in extrahepatic tissues.
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PMID:Enhancement of the binding of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins to the very low density lipoprotein receptor by apolipoprotein E and lipoprotein lipase. 779 76

Triglyceride- and cholesterol-rich foam cells derived from monocyte-macrophages are commonly associated with some forms of hypertriglyceridemia. In this report, direct binding studies at 4 degrees C demonstrate that human monocyte-macrophages (HMM) 1-6 days after isolation from blood and human THP-1 monocytic cells, before and up to 7 days after differentiation with phorbol ester, exhibit a high affinity (Kd 3-6 nM), saturable, specific, and apolipoprotein (apo) E-independent binding site for the uptake and degradation of certain triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TGRLP). Ligand blotting analysis identified two membrane binding proteins (MBP) of apparent molecular weights of 200 and 235 kDa (MBP 200 and MBP 235) in both cell types that share the same ligand specificity as the cellular site and bind hypertriglyceridemic (HTG) VLDL, trypsinized VLDL devoid of apoE (tryp-VLDL), and dietary plasma chylomicrons from normal subjects but not LDL, acetyl LDL, or normal VLDL with high affinity. Neither lipoprotein lipase nor apoE are required for TGRLP binding to the cells or the isolated MBPs. The cellular binding site and the MBPs are expressed at similar levels at all stages of differentiation, unlike the LDL or the acetyl LDL receptor. TGRLP that bind to the MBPs induce rapid, saturable, cellular triglyceride accumulation in monocytes as well as macrophages; normal VLDL does not. In addition, the cellular high affinity binding site and MBP 200 and 235 are not affected by the media sterol content, unlike the LDL receptor. Taken together, these data indicate that human monocyte-macrophages exhibit a high affinity, saturable, specific, apoE- and lipoprotein lipase-independent binding site and membrane binding proteins for TGRLP that differ in expression, specificity, and molecular size from receptors of the LDL receptor gene family or the acetyl LDL receptor. The shared characteristics of the cellular binding site with MBP 200 and MBP 235 suggest that they are candidates for the receptor-mediated, apoE-independent uptake of HTG-VLDL and chylomicrons by monocytes and macrophages and therefore may be involved in foam cell formation.
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PMID:Cellular binding site and membrane binding proteins for triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in human monocyte-macrophages and THP-1 monocytic cells. 780 81

The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) is a multifunctional receptor that binds to apolipoprotein E-rich lipoproteins, lipoprotein lipase, alpha 2-macroglobulin, lactoferrin, and tissue plasminogen activator. We studied the mRNA expression of LRP in human monocyte-derived macrophages and THP-1 cells. mRNA expression of LRP was induced during cell differentiation from human monocytes to macrophages or after incubation with phorbol ester (tetradecanoylphorbol acetate 100 ng/mL) in THP-1 cells, and the addition of 30 ng/mL macrophage colony-stimulating factor further enhanced LRP expression. These results indicated that the expression of LRP depended on the stage of differentiation and maturation of monocytic cells. mRNA expression of LRP was also enhanced in human monocyte-derived macrophages in the presence of acetylated low-density lipoprotein and in aorta of rabbits fed a high-cholesterol diet. We hypothesize that the LRP induced in monocyte-derived macrophages is involved in the initial process of atherosclerosis by interacting with its multiple ligands.
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PMID:Induction of LDL receptor-related protein during the differentiation of monocyte-macrophages. Possible involvement in the atherosclerotic process. 819 72


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