Niacin may raise HDL cholesterol. - GreenMedInfo Summary

Abstract Title:

Niacin inhibits surface expression of ATP synthase beta chain in HepG2 cells: implications for raising HDL.

Abstract Source:

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2010 Feb;21(1 Pt 1):60-6. Epub 2010 Jan 14. PMID: 18316796

Abstract Author(s):

Lin-Hua Zhang, Vaijinath S Kamanna, Michael C Zhang, Moti L Kashyap

Abstract:

Niacin is an effective agent for raising HDL, but its cellular target sites are largely unknown. We examined effects of niacin on the surface expression of ATP synthase beta chain, a newly described HDL/apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) receptor for HDL endocytosis, in HepG2 cells. A significant amount of immunodetectable beta chain was observed on the surface of HepG2 cells, which was competitively displaced by apoA-I. Niacin treatment reduced the surface expression of beta chain in HepG2 cells by approximately 27%, and decreased (125)I-labeled HDL uptake up to approximately 35%. However, nicotinamide, a niacin metabolite that does not have clinical lipid effects, exhibited weaker inhibition on the beta chain cell surface expression, and failed to show inhibitory action on (125)I-labeled HDL uptake. Furthermore, anti-beta chain antibody significantly reduced (125)I-labeled HDL uptake and abolished the inhibitory effect of niacin. Niacin did not change beta chain mRNA expression. These data suggest that niacin inhibits cell surface expression of the ATP synthase beta chain, leading to reduced hepatic removal of HDL protein, thus implicating a potential cellular target for niacin action to raise HDL.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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