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Evidence for Hormone-Sensitive Lipase mRNA Expression in Human Monocyte/Macrophages
From the Lipid Research Laboratory, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Correspondence to Karen Reue, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Bldg 113, Room 312, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073. E-mail reuek{at}ucla.edu
Abstract The role of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) in the hydrolysis of adipose tissue triacylglycerol to provide free fatty acids for energy requirements has been well established. However, the role of HSL in other tissues, including macrophages, is not well understood. The demonstration that HSL is capable of hydrolyzing cholesteryl esters at approximately the same rate as triacylglycerol raised the possibility that HSL activity in macrophages may influence the accumulation of cholesteryl esters in foam cells of atherosclerotic lesions. We and others have previously demonstrated that HSL mRNA is expressed in murine peritoneal macrophages and macrophage cell lines; however, it was previously reported that HSL mRNA is absent in human monocyte-derived macrophages, suggesting that a species difference may exist. To clarify this point, we have further examined the issue of HSL mRNA expression in human macrophages. In the current study, we demonstrate that HSL mRNA is detectable in human monocyte-derived macrophages and in the THP-1 human monocyte cell line using reverse transcription coupled to polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Specific amplification of cDNA derived from mRNA was ensured by using primers that span an intron within the human HSL gene, and the identity of PCR products as HSL was confirmed by hybridization to HSL cDNA and by DNA sequencing. Using a semiquantitative PCR assay, we establish that HSL mRNA levels in monocyte/macrophages are approximately 1/40 the levels in human adipose tissue. These results indicate that further studies addressing the role of HSL in macrophage metabolism and its potential role in development of foam cells in human atherosclerotic lesions are warranted.
Key Words: lipases • foam cells • monocytes/macrophages • THP-1 macrophages
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