High-methionine diets accelerate atherosclerosis by HHcy-mediated FABP4 gene demethylation pathway via DNMT1 in ApoE−/− mice
2015
Yang, An-Ning | Zhang, Hui-Ping | Sun, Yue | Yang, Xiao-Ling | Wang, Nan | Zhu, Guangrong | Zhang, Hui | Xu, Hua | Ma, Sheng-Chao | Zhang, Yue | Li, Gui-Zhong | Jia, Yue-Xia | Cao, Jun | Jiang, Yi-Deng
Homocysteine (Hcy) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not known. We investigated the effects of Hcy on fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4), and tested our hypothesis that Hcy-induced atherosclerosis is mediated by increased FABP4 expression and decreased methylation. The FABP4 expression and DNA methylation was assessed in the aorta of ApoE−/− mice fed high-methionine diet for 20weeks. Over-expression of FABP4 enhanced accumulation of total cholesterol and cholesterol ester in foam cells. The up-regulation of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) promoted the methylation process and decreased FABP4 expression. These data suggest that FABP4 plays a key role in Hcy-mediated disturbance of lipid metabolism and that DNMT1 may be a novel therapeutic target in Hcy-related atherosclerosis.
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