Cholesterol homeostasis in cardiovascular disease and recent advances in measuring cholesterol signatures

Authors
Seo, Hong SeogChoi, Man Ho
Issue Date
2015-09
Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Citation
JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, v.153, pp.72 - 79
Abstract
Despite the biochemical importance of cholesterol, its abnormal metabolism has serious cellular consequences that lead to endocrine disorders such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Nevertheless, the impact of blood cholesterol as a CVD risk factor is still debated, and treatment with cholesterol-lowering drugs remains controversial, particularly in older patients. Although, the prevalence of CVD increases with age, the underlying mechanisms for this phenomenon are not well understood, and metabolic changes have not been confirmed as predisposing factors of atherogenesis. The quantification of circulating biomarkers for cholesterol homeostasis is therefore warranted, and reference values for cholesterol absorption and synthesis should be determined in order to establish CVD risk factors. The traditional lipid profile is often derived rather than directly measured and lacks a universal standard to interpret the results. In contrast, mass spectrometry-based cholesterol profiling can accurately measure free cholesterol as a biologically active component. This approach allows to detect alterations in various metabolic pathways that control cholesterol homeostasis, by quantitative analysis of cholesterol and its precursors/metabolites as well as dietary sterols. An overview of the mechanism of cholesterol homeostasis under different physiological conditions may help to identify predictive biomarkers of concomitant atherosclerosis and conventional CVD risk factors. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; SERUM-CHOLESTEROL; ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESIONS; PLASMA-MEMBRANE; DIETARY-CHOLESTEROL; ACYLTRANSFERASE; MACROPHAGES; BIOSYNTHESIS; RECEPTOR; PATHWAY; CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; SERUM-CHOLESTEROL; ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESIONS; PLASMA-MEMBRANE; DIETARY-CHOLESTEROL; ACYLTRANSFERASE; MACROPHAGES; BIOSYNTHESIS; RECEPTOR; PATHWAY; Cholesterol; Homeostasis; Cardiovascular disease; Atherogenesis; Mass spectrometry
ISSN
0960-0760
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/125078
DOI
10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.04.014
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