Oxidized LDL regulates macrophage gene expression through ligand activation of PPARgamma

Cell. 1998 Apr 17;93(2):229-40. doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81574-3.

Abstract

Macrophage uptake of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) is thought to play a central role in foam cell formation and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We demonstrate here that oxLDL activates PPARgamma-dependent transcription through a novel signaling pathway involving scavenger receptor-mediated particle uptake. Moreover, we identify two of the major oxidized lipid components of oxLDL, 9-HODE and 13-HODE, as endogenous activators and ligands of PPARgamma. Our data suggest that the biologic effects of oxLDL are coordinated by two sets of receptors, one on the cell surface, which binds and internalizes the particle, and one in the nucleus, which is transcriptionally activated by its component lipids. These results suggest that PPARgamma may be a key regulator of foam cell gene expression.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • CD36 Antigens / analysis
  • CD36 Antigens / genetics
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Dimerization
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Linoleic Acids / metabolism
  • Linoleic Acids / pharmacology
  • Linoleic Acids, Conjugated*
  • Lipopolysaccharide Receptors / analysis
  • Lipoproteins, LDL / metabolism
  • Lipoproteins, LDL / pharmacology*
  • Macrophages / metabolism*
  • Membrane Proteins*
  • Monocytes / cytology
  • Monocytes / metabolism
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Prostaglandin D2 / analogs & derivatives
  • Prostaglandin D2 / pharmacology
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / chemistry
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / genetics
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Immunologic / genetics
  • Receptors, Lipoprotein*
  • Receptors, Retinoic Acid / chemistry
  • Receptors, Retinoic Acid / metabolism
  • Receptors, Scavenger
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Retinoid X Receptors
  • Scavenger Receptors, Class B
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*
  • Transcription Factors / chemistry
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*
  • Transcriptional Activation / physiology*

Substances

  • 15-deoxy-delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J2
  • CD36 Antigens
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Ligands
  • Linoleic Acids
  • Linoleic Acids, Conjugated
  • Lipopolysaccharide Receptors
  • Lipoproteins, LDL
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
  • Receptors, Immunologic
  • Receptors, Lipoprotein
  • Receptors, Retinoic Acid
  • Receptors, Scavenger
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Retinoid X Receptors
  • Scarb1 protein, mouse
  • Scavenger Receptors, Class B
  • Transcription Factors
  • oxidized low density lipoprotein
  • 9-hydroxy-10,12-octadecadienoic acid
  • 13-hydroxy-9,11-octadecadienoic acid
  • Prostaglandin D2