Impairment of Macrophage Cholesterol Efflux by Cholesterol Hydroperoxide Trafficking: Implications for Atherogenesis Under Oxidative Stress.
Impairment of Macrophage Cholesterol Efflux by Cholesterol Hydroperoxide Trafficking: Implications for Atherogenesis Under Oxidative Stress.
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10.1161/atvbaha.115.306210
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2015-10
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Girotti AW
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Korytowski W;Wawak K;Pabisz P;Schmitt JC;Chadwick AC;Sahoo D;Girotti AW
Oxidative stress associated with cardiovascular disease can produce various oxidized lipids, including cholesterol oxides such as 7-hydroperoxide (7-OOH), 7-hydroxide (7-OH), and 7-ketone (7=O). Unlike 7=O and 7-OH, 7-OOH is redox-active, giving rise to the others via potentially toxic free radical reactions. We tested the novel hypothesis that under oxidative stress conditions, steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) family proteins not only deliver cholesterol to/into mitochondria of vascular macrophages, but also 7-OOH, which induces peroxidative damage that impairs early stage reverse cholesterol transport. Stimulation of human monocyte-derived THP-1 macrophages with dibutyryl-cAMP resulted in substantial upregulation of StarD1 and ABCA1. siRNA-induced StarD1 knockdown (kd) prior to stimulation had no effect on StarD4, but reduced ABCA1 upregulation, linking the latter to StarD1 functionality. Mitochondria in stimulated StarD1-kd cells internalized 7-OOH slower than non-stimulated controls and underwent less 7-OOH-induced lipid peroxidation and membrane depolarization, as probed with C11-BODIPY and JC-1, respectively. Major functional consequences of 7-OOH exposure were (i) loss of mitochondrial CYP27A1 activity, (ii) reduced 27-hydroxycholesterol (27-OH) output, and (iii) down-regulation of cholesterol-exporting ABCA1 and ABCG1. Consistently, 7-OOH-challenged macrophages exported less cholesterol to apoA-I or HDL than did non-challenged controls. StarD1-mediated 7-OOH transport was also found to be highly cytotoxic, whereas 7=O and 7-OH were minimally toxic. This study describes a previously unrecognized mechanism by which macrophage cholesterol efflux can be incapacitated under oxidative stress-linked disorders such as chronic obesity and hypertension. Our findings provide new insights into the role of macrophage redox damage/dysfunction in atherogenesis.