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Identification of Novel Pathways That Control Farnesoid X Receptor-mediated Hypocholesterolemia

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Zhang, Yanqiao, Yin, Liya, Anderson, Jody, Ma, Huiyan, Gonzalez, Frank J., Willson, Timothy M., Edwards, Peter A.·2010·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) plays important regulatory roles in bile acid, lipoprotein, and glucose homeostasis. Here, we have utilized Fxr(-/-) mice and mice deficient in scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI), together with an FXR-specific agonist and adenovirus expressing hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha or constitutively active FXR, to identify the mechanisms by which activation of FXR results in hypocholesterolemia. We identify a novel pathway linking FXR to changes in hepatic p-JNK, hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha, and finally SR-BI. Importantly, we demonstrate that the FXR-dependent increase in SR-BI results in both hypocholesterolemia and an increase in reverse cholesterol transport, a process involving the transport of cholesterol from peripheral macrophages to the liver for excretion into the feces. In addition, we demonstrate that FXR activation also induces an SR-BI-independent increase in reverse cholesterol transport and reduces intestinal cholesterol absorption. Together, these data indicate that FXR is a promising therapeutic target for treatment of hypercholesterolemia and coronary heart disease.

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  • The reduction in HDL cholesterol with obeticholic acid may result from increased hepatic scavenger receptor B1 expression, which is up-regulated by FXR activation and stimulates hepatic uptake of cholesterol from HDL.

    “This finding may result from increased hepatic scavenger receptor B1 expression, which is up-regulated by FXR activation and stimulates hepatic uptake of cholesterol from HDL. 32”

    From A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Obeticholic Acid in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (2016) · cites this paper as [32]

    The Discussion (page unavailable) says FXR activation increases hepatic SR-BI expression and lowers plasma HDL cholesterol through increased cholesterol clearance. The FXR-dependent Hypolipidemia section reports this effect in mice treated with GW4064, not obeticholic acid. The proposed mechanism is supported, but its application to the obeticholic-acid finding is an extrapolation. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Zhang, Y., Yin, L., Anderson, J., Ma, H., Gonzalez, F. J., Willson, T. M., & Edwards, P. A.
Affiliations
  • Northeast Ohio Medical University (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • GlaxoSmithKline (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
Zhang, Yanqiao
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-01
Volume
285
Issue
5
Pages
3035-3043
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2003716266
Cited by
112
References
52
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FWCI
8.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Heart Association
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • National Institutes of Health (HL30568)
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL3 0568, HL 68445, P01HL030568, R01HL068445)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Lipid metabolism and disorders
Keywords
farnesoid X receptor, hypocholesterolemia, scavenger receptor class B type I, HNF4α, JNK phosphorylation, reverse cholesterol transport, intestinal cholesterol absorption, hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery disease, bile acid homeostasis, FXR agonists, FXR knockout mice
MeSH terms
Absorption, Receptor, Farnesoid X-Activated, Animals, Cell Line, Cholesterol, Coronary Disease, Glucose, Homeostasis, Humans, Lipoproteins, Liver, Models, Biological, Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, Scavenger Receptors, Class B, Mice, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4

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