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ArticleCardiovascular drugs and therapy2022

Insulin Rescued MCP-1-Suppressed Cholesterol Efflux to Large HDL2 Particles via ABCA1, ABCG1, SR-BI and PI3K/Akt Activation in Adipocytes.

Runlu Sun, Pu Fang, Jieyu Jiang, Canxia Huang, Junjie Wang, Qi Guo, Hongwei Li, Xiaoying Wu, Xiangkun Xie, Yuan Jiang and 5 more

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Article in Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Runlu SunDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107, the West of Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
Pu FangCenters for Metabolic & Cardiovascular Research, Department of Pharmacology, Temple University, Medical Education & Research Building, Rm. 1060 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jieyu JiangGraceland Medical Center, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Canxia HuangIntensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Junjie WangDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107, the West of Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
Qi GuoDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107, the West of Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
Hongwei LiDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107, the West of Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
Xiaoying WuDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107, the West of Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
Xiangkun XieDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107, the West of Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
Yuan JiangDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107, the West of Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
Qian ChenDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107, the West of Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
Jinlan BaoComprehensive Department, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jingfeng WangDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107, the West of Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China. wjingf@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Hong WangCenters for Metabolic & Cardiovascular Research, Department of Pharmacology, Temple University, Medical Education & Research Building, Rm. 1060 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA. hongw@temple.edu.
Yuling ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107, the West of Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China. zhyul@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-8805-5249
Sun Yat-sen University · CNTemple University · US

Funding

Guangzhou Science and Technology Program key projects 201605131212026National Natural Science Foundation of China 81700397National Natural Science Foundation of China (CN) 81970388Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2019A1515011682
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIntracellular cholesterol imbalance plays an important role in adipocyte dysfunction of obesity. However, it is unclear whether obesity induced monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) causes the adipocyte cholesterol imbalance. In this study, we hypothesize that MCP-1 impairs cholesterol efflux of adipocytes to HDL2 and insulin rescues this process.

methodsWe recruited coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with obesity and overweight to analyze the association between MCP-1 and HDL2-C by Pearson correlation coefficients. We performed [

resultsPlasma MCP-1 concentrations were negatively correlated with HDL2-C in CAD patients with obesity and overweight (r = -0.60, p < 0.001). In differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes, MCP-1 reduced cholesterol efflux to large HDL2 particles by 55.4% via decreasing ATP-binding cassette A1 (ABCA1), ABCG1, and scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) expression. Intriguingly, insulin rescued MCP-1 mediated-inhibition of cholesterol efflux to HDL2 in an Akt phosphorylation-dependent manner. The rescue efficacy of insulin was 138.2% for HDL2. Moreover, insulin increased mRNA and protein expression of ABCA1, ABCG1, and SR-BI at both transcriptional and translational levels via the PI3K/Akt activation.

conclusionsThese findings indicate that MCP-1 impairs cholesterol efflux to large HDL2 particles in adipocytes, which is reversed by insulin via the upregulation of ABCA1, ABCG1, and SR-BI. Therefore, insulin might improve cholesterol imbalance by an anti-inflammatory effect in adipocytes. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR2000033297; Date of registration: 2020/05/ 27; Retrospectively registered.

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Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAdipocytesATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 1Chemokine CCL2CholesterolCholesterol, HDLHumansInsulinObesityOverweightScavenger Receptors, Class BABCA1 protein, humanABCG1 protein, humanATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 1Chemokine CCL2CholesterolCholesterol, HDLInsulinPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktScavenger Receptors, Class BAdipocytesCholesterol efflux; large HDL2 particlesInsulinMCP-1

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PMID33740174
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