Intracellular Transport and Degradation of125I-Tyramine Cellobiose-Labelled Low-Density Lipoprotein Endocytosed in vivo in Rat Liver Cells Studied by Means of Subcellular Fractionation

1989 ◽  
Vol 370 (1) ◽  
pp. 475-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marit Sofie NENSETER ◽  
Tore WIIK ◽  
Trond BERG
1984 ◽  
Vol 224 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Harkes ◽  
J C Van Berkel

In order to assess the relative importance of the receptor for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (apo-B,E receptor) in the various liver cell types for the catabolism of lipoproteins in vivo, human LDL was labelled with [14C]sucrose. Up to 4.5h after intravenous injection, [14C]sucrose becomes associated with liver almost linearly with time. During this time the liver is responsible for 70-80% of the removal of LDL from blood. A comparison of the uptake of [14C]sucrose-labelled LDL and reductive-methylated [14C]sucrose-labelled LDL ([14C]sucrose-labelled Me-LDL) by the liver shows that methylation leads to a 65% decrease of the LDL uptake. This indicated that 65% of the LDL uptake by liver is mediated by a specific apo-B,E receptor. Parenchymal and non-parenchymal liver cells were isolated at various times after intravenous injection of [14C]sucrose-labelled LDL and [14C]sucrose-labelled Me-LDL. Non-parenchymal liver cells accumulate at least 60 times as much [14C]sucrose-labelled LDL than do parenchymal cells accumulate at least 60 times as much [14C]sucrose-labelled LDL than do parenchymal cells when expressed per mg of cell protein. This factor is independent of the time after injection of LDL. Taking into account the relative protein contribution of the various liver cell types to the total liver, it can be calculated that non-parenchymal cells are responsible for 71% of the total liver uptake of [14C]sucrose-labelled LDL. A comparison of the cellular uptake of [14C]sucrose-labelled LDL and [14C]sucrose-labelled Me-LDL after 4.5h circulation indicates that 79% of the uptake of LDL by non-parenchymal cells is receptor-dependent. With parenchymal cells no significant difference in uptake between [14C]sucrose-labelled LDL and [14C]sucrose-labelled Me-LDL was found. A further separation of the nonparenchymal cells into Kupffer and endothelial cells by centrifugal elutriation shows that within the non-parenchymal-cell preparation solely the Kupffer cells are responsible for the receptor-dependent uptake of LDL. It is concluded that in rats the Kupffer cell is the main cell type responsible for the receptor-dependent catabolism of lipoproteins containing only apolipoprotein B.


1985 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1157-1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.A. Dresel ◽  
E. Friedrich ◽  
D.P. Via ◽  
G. Schettler ◽  
H. Sinn

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-343
Author(s):  
Gen Yoshino ◽  
George Steiner

Previous in vivo studies suggested a new model to describe the metabolism of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL). It was hypothesized that some of the lipoprotein triglyceride was transferred directly from hepatocytes and intestinal mucosal cells into preexisting extracellular VLDL particles. These studies employ an in vitro system to test this hypothesis. Isolated rat liver cells containing newly made radioactive triglyceride were prepared. These cells were incubated in medium to which exogenous VLDL had or had not been added. The presence of extracellular VLDL (rat or human) stimulated the transfer of labeled triglyceride out of the liver cells. This triglyceride was recovered in the medium's VLDL (as determined by its density and its precipitability by MnCl2–heparin or by anti-apoprotein B). Although these studies focussed on VLDL, preliminary data showed that similar triglyceride transfer occurred in the presence of the other apoprotein B containing lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein (LDL). However, in the presence of equivalent amounts of LDL, this triglyceride transfer was less than that seen in the presence of exogenous VLDL. Furthermore, the increased triglyceride released in the presence of LDL occurred entirely in the d < 1.006 fraction of the medium. That released in the presence of VLDL was recovered in the d > 1.006 fraction. Hence, we conclude that the transfer of the newly made triglyceride was from the cell to the extracellular lipoprotein that had been added to the medium. The transfer of triglyceride to VLDL did not depend on the synthesis and release of new VLDL particles because it was not accompanied by a change in the production of [14C]leucine VLDL protein, it was not blocked by chloroquine, and the LDL induced triglyceride release occurred into the d > 1.006 fraction. This transfer did not depend on the previously described triglyceride-transfer factor. The present in vitro studies support the model suggested by our earlier in vivo studies. The VLDL particle does not appear to be metabolized as a complete intact unit. Rather, some of its major lipid component, triglyceride, can move directly into and out of already existing extracellular lipoproteins.


1977 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
D M Tarlow ◽  
P A Watkins ◽  
R E Reed ◽  
R S Miller ◽  
E E Zwergel ◽  
...  

The nonproliferating chicken liver cell culture system described yields cell monolayers with morphological and lipogenic properties characteristic of the physiological-nutritional state of donor animals. Synthesis and secretion of fatty acid, cholesterol, and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) occur at in vivo rates and respond to hormones and agents which affect these processes in vivo. Cells derived from fed chickens maintain high rates of synthesis of fatty acid and cholesterol for several days if insulin is present in the medium. High rates of fatty acid synthesis are correlated with the appearance of membrane-enclosed triglyceride-rich vesicles in the cytoplasm; deletion of insulin causes a decrease (T1/2 = 22 h) in fatty acid synthetic activity. Addition of glucagon or cyclic AMP (cAMP) causes an immediate cessation of fatty acid synthesis and blocks the appearance of the triglyceride-rich vesicles. Fatty acid synthesis in liver cells prepared from fasted chickens is less than 5% that of cells from fed animals. After 2-3 days in culture with serum-free medium containing insulin +/- triiodothyronine, fatty acid synthesis is restored to normal; glucagon or dibutyryl cAMP blocks this recovery. Liver cells derived from estradiol-treated chickens synthesize and secrete VLDL for at least 48 h in culture. Electron micrographs of these cells reveal more extensive development of the rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex compared to cells from untreated chickens. Whereas [3H]leucine incorporation into total protein is unaffected by estrogen treatment, [3H]leucine incorporation into cellular and secreted immunoprecipitable VLDL is markedly increased indicating specific activation of VLDL apopeptide synthesis; 8-10% of the labeled protein synthesized and secreted is VLDL. Dodecyl sulfate-acrylamide gel electrophoresis of immunoprecipitated 3H-VLDL reveals three major apopepetides of 300,000, 11,000, and 8,000 daltons corresponding to those of purified chicken VLDL.


Author(s):  
Marit S. Nenseter ◽  
Rune Blomhoff ◽  
Winnie Eskild ◽  
Grete M. Kindberg ◽  
Trond Berg

1982 ◽  
Vol 208 (2) ◽  
pp. 493-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theo J. C. Van Berkel ◽  
Jan F. Nagelkerke ◽  
Leen Harkes ◽  
Johan K. Kruijt

1. Modified lipoproteins have been implicated to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. In view of this we studied the fate and mechanism of uptake in vivo of acetylated human low-density lipoprotein (acetyl-LDL). Injected intravenously into rats, acetyl-LDL is rapidly cleared from the blood. At 10min after intravenous injection, 83% of the injected dose is recovered in liver. Separation of the liver into a parenchymal and non-parenchymal cell fraction indicates that the non-parenchymal cells contain a 30–50-fold higher amount of radioactivity per mg of cell protein than the parenchymal cells. 2. When incubated in vitro, freshly isolated non-parenchymal cells show a cell-association of acetyl-LDL that is 13-fold higher per mg of cell protein than with parenchymal cells, and the degradation of acetyl-LDL is 50-fold higher. The degradation of acetyl-LDL by both cell types is blocked by chloroquine (10–50μm) and NH4Cl (10mm), indicating that it occurs in the lysosomes. Competition experiments indicate the presence of a specific acetyl-LDL receptor and degradation pathway, which is different from that for native LDL. 3. Degradation of acetyl-LDL by non-parenchymal cells is completely blocked by trifluoperazine, penfluridol and chlorpromazine with a relative effectivity that corresponds to their effectivity as calmodulin inhibitors. The high-affinity degradation of human LDL is also blocked by trifluoperazine (100μm). The inhibition of the processing of acetyl-LDL occurs at a site after the binding-internalization process and before intralysosomal degradation. It is suggested that calmodulin, or a target with a similar sensitivity to calmodulin inhibitors, is involved in the transport of the endocytosed acetyl-LDL to or into the lysosomes. 4. It is concluded that the liver, and in particular non-parenchymal liver cells, are in vivo the major site for acetyl-LDL uptake. This efficient uptake and degradation mechanism for acetyl-LDL in the liver might form in vivo the major protection system against the potential pathogenic action of modified lipoproteins.


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