Impaired cholesterol metabolism in the mice model of cystic fibrosis. A vicious circle?
Amato, F.; Castaldo, A.; Castaldo, G.; Cernera, G.; Corso, G.; Ferrari, E.; Gelzo, M.; Monzani, R.; Villella, V. R.; Raia, V.
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Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have low cholesterol absorption and, despite enhanced endogenous biosynthesis, low serum cholesterol. Herein, we investigated cholesterol metabolism in a murine CF model in comparison to wild type (WT) testing serum and liver surrogate biomarkers together with the hepatic expression of genes involved in cholesterol metabolism. CF mice display lower sterols absorption and increased endogenous biosynthesis. Subsequently, we evaluated the effects of a cholesterol-supplemented diet on cholesterol metabolism in CF and WT mice. The supplementation in WT mice determines biochemical changes similar to humans. Instead, CF mice with supplementation did not show significant changes, except for serum phytosterols (-50%), liver cholesterol (+35%) and TNF mRNA expression, that resulted 5-fold higher than in CF without supplementation. However, liver cholesterol in CF mice with supplementation resulted significantly lower compared to WT supplemented mice. This study shows that in CF mice there is a vicious circle in which the altered bile salts synthesis/secretion contribute to reduce cholesterol digestion/absorption. The consequence is the enhanced liver cholesterol biosynthesis that accumulates in the cell triggering inflammation.
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