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. 2009 Jun;1790(6):538-51.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.02.010. Epub 2009 Feb 27.

Hepatic uptake and metabolism of phosphatidylcholine associated with high density lipoproteins

Julie C Robichaud  1 , Jelske N van der Veen, Zemin Yao, Bernardo Trigatti, Dennis E Vance
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Hepatic uptake and metabolism of phosphatidylcholine associated with high density lipoproteins

Julie C Robichaud et al. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is the predominant phospholipid associated with high density lipoproteins (HDL). Although the hepatic uptake of cholesteryl esters from HDL is well characterized, much less is known about the fate of PC associated with HDL. Thus, we investigated the uptake and subsequent metabolism of HDL-PC in primary mouse hepatocytes.

Methods and results: The absence of scavenger receptor-BI resulted in a 30% decrease in cellular incorporation of [(3)H]PC whereas [(3)H]cholesteryl ether uptake was almost completely abolished. Although endocytosis is not involved in the uptake of cholesteryl esters from HDL, we demonstrate that HDL internalization accounts for 40% of HDL-PC uptake. Extracellular remodeling of HDL by secretory phospholipase A(2) significantly enhances HDL lipid uptake. HDL-PC taken up by hepatocytes is partially converted to triacylglycerols via PC-phospholipase C-mediated hydrolysis of PC and incorporation of diacylglycerol into triacylglycerol. The formation of triacylglycerol is independent of scavenger receptor-BI and occurs in extralysosomal compartments.

Conclusions and general significance: These findings indicate that HDL-associated PC is incorporated into primary hepatocytes via a pathway that differs significantly from that of HDL-cholesteryl ester, and shows that HDL-PC is more than a framework molecule, as evidenced by its partial conversion to hepatic triacylglycerol.

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