2012
Cholesterol metabolite, 5-cholesten-3β-25-diol-3-sulfate, promotes hepatic proliferation in mice
Zhang X, Bai Q, Kakiyama G, Xu L, Kim JK, Pandak WM, Ren S. Cholesterol metabolite, 5-cholesten-3β-25-diol-3-sulfate, promotes hepatic proliferation in mice. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2012, 132: 262-270. PMID: 22732306, PMCID: PMC3463675, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell CycleCell ProliferationCholesterolCholesterol EstersDNA ReplicationGene Expression RegulationHydrocarbons, FluorinatedHydroxycholesterolsLiverLiver X ReceptorsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOrphan Nuclear ReceptorsSignal TransductionSulfonamidesSulfotransferasesTissue DistributionUp-RegulationConceptsLiver X receptorHepatic proliferationSynthetic LXR agonist T0901317LXR agonist T0901317PCNA labeling indexDose-dependent mannerSuppresses cell proliferationOxysterol sulfationOxysterol sulfotransferaseProliferation gene expressionAgonist T0901317Cholesterol metabolitesLabeling indexEndogenous ligandLiver proliferationX receptorHepatic DNA replicationHepatocyte proliferationSREBP-1cNovel regulatory pathwayPCR arrayCell proliferationAdministrationPotent regulatorOxysterolsOxysterol sulfation by cytosolic sulfotransferase suppresses liver X receptor/sterol regulatory element binding protein–1c signaling pathway and reduces serum and hepatic lipids in mouse models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Bai Q, Zhang X, Xu L, Kakiyama G, Heuman D, Sanyal A, Pandak WM, Yin L, Xie W, Ren S. Oxysterol sulfation by cytosolic sulfotransferase suppresses liver X receptor/sterol regulatory element binding protein–1c signaling pathway and reduces serum and hepatic lipids in mouse models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Metabolism 2012, 61: 836-845. PMID: 22225954, PMCID: PMC3342481, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic lipid levelsOxysterol sulfationSULT2B1b expressionLipid levelsLipid metabolismNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseWestern blotFatty liver diseaseLiver X receptor αHigh-cholesterol dietReal-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionHigh-fat dietReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionAcetyl-CoA carboxylase 1X receptor αImportant endogenous regulatorLiver diseaseTotal cholesterolHepatic lipidsHepatic steatosisFatty acid synthasePolymerase chain reactionSterol regulatory element-binding proteinLung tissue
2008
25-Hydroxycholesterol-3-sulfate regulates macrophage lipid metabolism via the LXR/SREBP-1 signaling pathway
Ma Y, Xu L, Rodriguez-Agudo D, Li X, Heuman DM, Hylemon PB, Pandak WM, Ren S. 25-Hydroxycholesterol-3-sulfate regulates macrophage lipid metabolism via the LXR/SREBP-1 signaling pathway. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2008, 295: e1369-e1379. PMID: 18854425, PMCID: PMC2603552, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90555.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCholesterol EstersDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugGene Expression RegulationHumansHydroxycholesterolsLipid MetabolismLipidsLiver X ReceptorsMacrophagesModels, BiologicalOrphan Nuclear ReceptorsReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearSignal TransductionSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1SulfatesConceptsLXR/SREBPFatty acid synthaseSREBP-1Lipid metabolismFatty acid synthetic pathwayKey transcriptional regulatorMacrophage lipid metabolismImportant regulatory moleculesTHP-1-derived macrophagesMature proteinTranscriptional regulatorsAcetyl-CoA carboxylase 1MRNA levelsFAS mRNA levelsKey proteinsGene expressionRegulatory moleculesHuman THP-1-derived macrophagesAcid synthaseSREBPLipid synthesisOxysterol sulfationLXR ligandsCarboxylase 1Cell proliferation