目的:探讨血浆脂蛋白上鞘氨醇-1-磷酸(S1P)和磷脂转运蛋白(PLTP)的相互作用及机制。方法:检测雄性10周龄PLTP转基因(PLTP-Tg)及野生型(WT)小鼠血浆S1P和脂蛋白上S1P含量,转运实验检测PLTP对S1P的转运作用,免疫印迹检测S1P载体载脂蛋白M( apoM)含量。结果:PLTP-Tg小鼠血浆S1P含量较WT小鼠下降21.1%(P<0.01),高密度脂蛋白(HDL)组分上S1P含量下降约35.1%,而低密度脂蛋白(LDL)组分上S1P比例则增加了127.4%。转运实验表明,在37℃时D-Hanks 缓冲液中PLTP能够促进S1P从红细胞转运至重组脂质体。 PLTP-Tg小鼠血浆中apoM含量与WT小鼠比较无变化。结论:生理水平PLTP对保持HDL上S1P含量有重要意义,过表达PLTP可显著降低HDL上S1P,同时升高LDL上S1P,其机制可能与PLTP介导S1P转运有关。
[ABSTRACT]AIM:Toinvestigatetheinteractionandthemechanismofsphingosine-1-phosphate(S1P)and phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) in lipoprotein.METHODS:The S1P content in the plasma and lipoprotein from 10-week-old PLTP transgenic (PLTP-Tg) mice and wild-type (WT) mice (n=8 each) was assayed.The transport of S1P by PLTP was determined by S1P transfer assay.The content of specific S1P carrier, apolipoprotein M, was detected by West-ern blotting.RESULTS:Plasma S1P contents were decreased by 21.1%in PLTP-Tg mice compared with WT mice.S1P content in high-density lipoprotein ( HDL) fraction ( HDL-S1P) from PLTP-Tg mice was decreased by 35.1% compared with WT mice, whereas the S1P in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) fraction (LDL-S1P) was increased by 127.4%.The re-sults of S1P transfer assay indicated that PLTP facilitated S 1P transport from erythrocyte to recombinant liposome at 37℃in D-Hanks buffer solution .The plasma content of apolipoprotein M was not changed in PLTP-Tg mice compared with WT mice.CONCLUSION:PLTP is a key factor to maintain plasma HDL-S1P under physical condition .Overexpression of PLTP decreases the HDL-S1P but increases LDL-S1P.The mechanism might be related to the capability of PLTP on trans-ferring S1P from erythrocyte to lipoprotein.