Myeloid HMG-CoA (3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A) Reductase Determines Atherosclerosis by Modulating Migration of Macrophages.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
; 38(11): 2590-2600, 2018 11.
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Objective- Inhibition of HMGCR (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase) is atheroprotective primarily by decreasing plasma LDL (low-density lipoprotein)-cholesterol. However, it is unknown whether inhibition of HMGCR in myeloid cells contributes to this atheroprotection. We sought to determine the role of myeloid HMGCR in the development of atherosclerosis. Approach and Results- We generated mice with genetically reduced Hmgcr in myeloid cells ( Hmgcr m-/m-) using LysM (Cre) and compared various functions of their macrophages to those of Hmgcr fl/fl control mice. We further compared the extent of atherosclerosis in Hmgcr m-/ m- and Hmgcr fl/fl mice in the absence of Ldlr (LDL receptor). Hmgcr m-/ m- macrophages and granulocytes had significantly lower Hmgcr mRNA expression and cholesterol biosynthesis than Hmgcr fl/fl cells. In vitro, Hmgcr m-/ m- monocytes/macrophages had reduced ability to migrate, proliferate, and survive compared with Hmgcr fl/fl monocytes/macrophages. However, there was no difference in ability to adhere, phagocytose, store lipids, or polarize to M1 macrophages between the 2 types of macrophages. The amounts of plasma membrane-associated small GTPase proteins, such as RhoA (RAS homolog family member A), were increased in Hmgcr m-/ m- macrophages. In the setting of Ldlr deficiency, Hmgcr m-/ m- mice developed significantly smaller atherosclerotic lesions than Hmgcr fl/fl mice. However, there were no differences between the 2 types of mice either in plasma lipoprotein profiles or in the numbers of proliferating or apoptotic cells in the lesions in vivo. The in vivo migration of Hmgcr m-/ m- macrophages to the lesions was reduced compared with Hmgcr fl/fl macrophages. Conclusions- Genetic reduction of HMGCR in myeloid cells may exert atheroprotective effects primarily by decreasing the migratory activity of monocytes/macrophages to the lesions.
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Assunto principal:
Aorta
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Doenças da Aorta
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Monócitos
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Movimento Celular
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Macrófagos Peritoneais
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Aterosclerose
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Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
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2018
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