促进细胞内胆固醇流出抑制单核细胞源性泡沫细胞凋亡

目的：研究细胞内胆固醇流出对单核细胞源性泡沫细胞凋亡的影响。 方法： 用50 mg/L ox-LDL与RAW264.7细胞共同孵育建立泡沫细胞模型，采用流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡率，油红O观察细胞内脂滴的形成情况，用［3H］-胆固醇标记法检测细胞内胆固醇流出率，HPLC检测细胞内胆固醇含量。 结果： 用50 mg/L ox-LDL与RAW264.7细胞共同孵育48 h后，细胞内形成大量脂滴，细胞内胆固醇酯含量由(6.8±3.6)mg/g升至(101.7±4.5)mg/g,细胞凋亡率由8.14%升至42.6%（P<0.05）。HDL3处理组和β-环糊精处理组细胞内仅见少量脂滴，胆固醇流出率由（5.2±2.1）%分别升至（36.7±4.6）%和（42.2±3.1）%，细胞凋亡率由42.6%分别降至14.3%和12.0%（P<0.05）。 结论： HDL3、β-环糊精均可通过促进巨噬细胞内胆固醇流出从而抑制ox-LDL诱导的泡沫细胞凋亡。

Effect of promoting cellular cholesterol efflux on the apoptosis of foam cells derived from monocytes

AIM: To determine the effect of promoting cellular cholesterol efflux on the apoptosis of foam cells derived from monocytes. METHODS: RAW264.7 cells were incubated with 50 mg/L ox-LDL as a foam cell mode. The apoptosis rate of RAW264.7 cells was assayed by flow cytometry. Cellular lipid droplet was assayed by oil red staining. The rate of cellular cholesterol efflux was assayed with ［3H］ label cholesterol, and the content of cellular cholesterol were assayed by high performance liquid chromatography. RESULTS: After incubation with 50 mg/L ox-LDL for 48 h, the content of cellular cholesterol ester increased from (6.8±3.6) mg/g to (101.7±4.5) mg/g (P<0.05), but the rate of cholesterol efflux was only (5.2±2.1)%, and the apoptosis rate of RAW264.7 was increased from 8.14% to 42.6% (P<0.05). When treated with 200 mg/L HDL3 for 24 h, the rate of cellular cholesterol efflux were obviously increased, the apoptosis rate were decreased from 42.6% to 14.3% (P<0.05). Meanwhile, when treated with 10 mmol/L β-CD (a special compound for promoting cellular cholesterol efflux) for 24 h, the apoptosis rate was also decreased from 42.6% to 12.0%. CONCLUSION: HDL3 and β-CD inhibit the apoptosis of foam cells induced by oxidized LDL through promoting cellular cholesterol efflux.