2012
5-Cholesten-3β,25-Diol 3-Sulfate Decreases Lipid Accumulation in Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mouse Model
Xu L, Kim JK, Bai Q, Zhang X, Kakiyama G, Min HK, Sanyal AJ, Pandak WM, Ren S. 5-Cholesten-3β,25-Diol 3-Sulfate Decreases Lipid Accumulation in Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mouse Model. Molecular Pharmacology 2012, 83: 648-658. PMID: 23258548, PMCID: PMC3583496, DOI: 10.1124/mol.112.081505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetyl-CoA CarboxylaseAcetyltransferasesAnimalsCholesterol EstersDiet, High-FatFas ReceptorFatty AcidsFatty LiverFemaleGene ExpressionGlucose Tolerance TestGlycerol-3-Phosphate O-AcyltransferaseHydroxycholesterolsInflammationInsulinInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-1alphaInterleukin-1betaLipid MetabolismLipidsLiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSignal TransductionSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHigh-fat dietLong-term treatmentAcute treatmentTolerance testLipid accumulationMouse modelDiet-induced NAFLD mouse modelNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) mouse modelSREBP-1cLipid homeostasisFatty liver diseaseLiver X receptor αNAFLD mouse modelGlucose tolerance testSerum lipid levelsInsulin tolerance testHepatic lipid accumulationDisease mouse modelDecreases lipid accumulationTumor necrosis factorLipid-induced inflammationAcetyl-CoA carboxylase 1X receptor αSREBP-1c expressionOxysterol 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
2009
StAR Overexpression Decreases Serum and Tissue Lipids in Apolipoprotein E‐deficient Mice
Ning Y, Xu L, Ren S, Pandak WM, Chen S, Yin L. StAR Overexpression Decreases Serum and Tissue Lipids in Apolipoprotein E‐deficient Mice. Lipids 2009, 44: 511-519. PMID: 19373502, PMCID: PMC2911774, DOI: 10.1007/s11745-009-3299-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeficient miceApolipoprotein ESerum HDL cholesterolSerum total cholesterolTreatment of dyslipidemiaPossible therapeutic roleSudan IV stainingMonths of ageNeutral lipid stainingSteroidogenic acute regulatory proteinDecreases SerumHDL cholesterolTotal cholesterolTriglyceride levelsAcute regulatory proteinTherapeutic roleStAR protein expressionCholesterol metabolismAnimal modelsAortic wallTissue lipidsLipid accumulationMiceRecombinant cytomegalovirusesLipid homeostasis
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