Autor: |
S Shefer, L B Nguyen, G Salen, G C Ness, I R Chowdhary, S Lerner, A K Batta, G S Tint |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
1992 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 33, Iss 8, Pp 1193-1200 (1992) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
0022-2275 |
DOI: |
10.1016/S0022-2275(20)40771-0 |
Popis: |
We investigated the effects of cholesterol, cholestyramine, and taurocholate feeding on steady state specific activities and mRNA levels of hepatic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl (HMG)-CoA reductase and cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase in the rat. Interruption of the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids (cholestyramine feeding) increased total HMG-CoA reductase activity 5-fold. Cholesterol and taurocholate administration suppressed total microsomal HMG-CoA reductase activities 87% and 65%, respectively. HMG-CoA reductase mRNA levels increased 3-fold with cholestyramine, did not decrease significantly with cholesterol feeding, but were markedly decreased after taurocholate treatment. Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase activity increased 4-fold with cholestyramine and 29% during cholesterol feeding, but decreased 64% with taurocholate. Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase mRNA levels rose 150% and 50% with cholestyramine and cholesterol feeding, respectively, but decreased 73% with taurocholate. The administration of cholesterol together with taurocholate prevented the decline in cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase mRNA levels, but inhibition of enzyme activity persisted (-76%). Hepatic microsomal cholesterol concentrations increased 2-fold with cholesterol feeding but did not change with taurocholate or cholestyramine treatment. These results demonstrate that mRNA levels of HMG-CoA reductase are controlled by the hepatic taurocholate flux, whereas mRNA levels of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase are controlled by the cholesterol substrate supply. These end products, cholesterol and bile acids, exert post-transcriptional regulation on HMG-CoA reductase and cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase, respectively. |
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