Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11(11), 4660-4672; doi:10.3390/ijms11114660
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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Modulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis in THP-1 Macrophage-Derived Foam Cells

Masoud Salehipour 1 email, Ebrahim Javadi 1,* email, Javad Zavvar Reza 2 email, Mahmoud Doosti 1 email, Shahla Rezaei 1 email, Malihe Paknejad 1 email, Naser Nejadi 1 email and Mansour Heidari 3 email
1 Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran 3 Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Scienses, Tehran, Iran
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Received: 1 November 2010; in revised form: 10 November 2010 / Accepted: 16 November 2010 / Published: 17 November 2010
(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics)
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Abstract: Transformation of macrophages to foam cells is determined by the rates of cholesterol uptake and efflux. This study uses a real time RT-PCR technique to investigate the role of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), α-linolenic acid (ALA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in the regulation of the ATP-binding cassette A1 (ABCA1) and liver X receptor α (LXR) genes, which are involved in cholesterol homeostasis. Accordingly, these fatty acids significantly reduced the total, free and esterified cholesterols within the foam cells. While the expression of the ABCA1 and LXRα genes was increased in the presence of the pharmacological LXRα ligand, T0901317, their mRNA expression was not significantly affected by CLA, ALA and EPA. These results suggest that although polyunsaturated fatty acids have an effect on cholesterol homeostasis, they cannot change the expression of the ABCA1 and LXRα genes. Alternatively, several other genes and proteins may be involved.
Keywords: THP-1; conjugated linoleic acid; α-linlenic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; liver X receptor α; ATP-binding cassette A1

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Salehipour, M.; Javadi, E.; Reza, J.Z.; Doosti, M.; Rezaei, S.; Paknejad, M.; Nejadi, N.; Heidari, M. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Modulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis in THP-1 Macrophage-Derived Foam Cells. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11, 4660-4672.

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Salehipour M, Javadi E, Reza JZ, Doosti M, Rezaei S, Paknejad M, Nejadi N, Heidari M. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Modulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis in THP-1 Macrophage-Derived Foam Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2010; 11(11):4660-4672.

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Salehipour, Masoud; Javadi, Ebrahim; Reza, Javad Zavvar; Doosti, Mahmoud; Rezaei, Shahla; Paknejad, Malihe; Nejadi, Naser; Heidari, Mansour. 2010. "Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Modulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis in THP-1 Macrophage-Derived Foam Cells." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 11, no. 11: 4660-4672.

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