LncRNA AC096664.3/PPAR‐γ/ABCG1‐dependent signal transduction pathway contributes to the regulation of cholesterol homeostasis

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Abstract

Atherosclerosis is a complex inflammatory disease that involves disrupted cellular cholesterol levels and formation of foam cells. Studies about long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) have revealed its function in the development of atherosclerosis, by mediating reverse cholesterol transport and formation of foam cells. In this study, we found that oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) markedly decreased lncRNA AC096664.3 in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and THP-1 macrophages. We also found that ox-LDL reduced ATP-binding cassette (ABC) G1 through inhibiting lncRNA AC096664.3 in VSMCs. Further experiments showed that the downregulation of lncRNA AC096664.3 reduced ABCG1 expression through inhibiting the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) and that ox-LDL reduced ABCG1 expression through inhibiting the expression of PPAR-γ. Furthermore, we discovered that ox-LDL inhibited ABCG1 via the lncRNA AC096664.3/PPAR-γ/ABCG1 pathway, which led to an increase in total and free cholesterol in VMSCs. Thus, we confirmed that ox-LDL induces cholesterol accumulation via the lncRNA AC096664.3/PPAR-γ/ABCG1 pathway in VSMCs, indicating a promising novel therapy in protecting against atherosclerosis.

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