Endothelial lipase mediates efficient lipolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.

Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) are circulating reservoirs of fatty acids used as vital energy sources for peripheral tissues. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a predominant enzyme mediating triglyceride (TG) lipolysis and TRL clearance to provide fatty acids to tissues in animals. Physiological an...

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Main Authors: Sumeet A Khetarpal, Cecilia Vitali, Michael G Levin, Derek Klarin, Joseph Park, Akhil Pampana, John S Millar, Takashi Kuwano, Dhavamani Sugasini, Papasani V Subbaiah, Jeffrey T Billheimer, Pradeep Natarajan, Daniel J Rader
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-09-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009802&type=printable
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author Sumeet A Khetarpal
Cecilia Vitali
Michael G Levin
Derek Klarin
Joseph Park
Akhil Pampana
John S Millar
Takashi Kuwano
Dhavamani Sugasini
Papasani V Subbaiah
Jeffrey T Billheimer
Pradeep Natarajan
Daniel J Rader
author_facet Sumeet A Khetarpal
Cecilia Vitali
Michael G Levin
Derek Klarin
Joseph Park
Akhil Pampana
John S Millar
Takashi Kuwano
Dhavamani Sugasini
Papasani V Subbaiah
Jeffrey T Billheimer
Pradeep Natarajan
Daniel J Rader
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description Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) are circulating reservoirs of fatty acids used as vital energy sources for peripheral tissues. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a predominant enzyme mediating triglyceride (TG) lipolysis and TRL clearance to provide fatty acids to tissues in animals. Physiological and human genetic evidence support a primary role for LPL in hydrolyzing TRL TGs. We hypothesized that endothelial lipase (EL), another extracellular lipase that primarily hydrolyzes lipoprotein phospholipids may also contribute to TRL metabolism. To explore this, we studied the impact of genetic EL loss-of-function on TRL metabolism in humans and mice. Humans carrying a loss-of-function missense variant in LIPG, p.Asn396Ser (rs77960347), demonstrated elevated plasma TGs and elevated phospholipids in TRLs, among other lipoprotein classes. Mice with germline EL deficiency challenged with excess dietary TG through refeeding or a high-fat diet exhibited elevated TGs, delayed dietary TRL clearance, and impaired TRL TG lipolysis in vivo that was rescued by EL reconstitution in the liver. Lipidomic analyses of postprandial plasma from high-fat fed Lipg-/- mice demonstrated accumulation of phospholipids and TGs harboring long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), known substrates for EL lipolysis. In vitro and in vivo, EL and LPL together promoted greater TG lipolysis than either extracellular lipase alone. Our data positions EL as a key collaborator of LPL to mediate efficient lipolysis of TRLs in humans and mice.
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spelling doaj-art-8f70a22c3e124be3bfe8597898cbddf12025-08-20T02:17:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Genetics1553-73901553-74042021-09-01179e100980210.1371/journal.pgen.1009802Endothelial lipase mediates efficient lipolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.Sumeet A KhetarpalCecilia VitaliMichael G LevinDerek KlarinJoseph ParkAkhil PampanaJohn S MillarTakashi KuwanoDhavamani SugasiniPapasani V SubbaiahJeffrey T BillheimerPradeep NatarajanDaniel J RaderTriglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) are circulating reservoirs of fatty acids used as vital energy sources for peripheral tissues. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a predominant enzyme mediating triglyceride (TG) lipolysis and TRL clearance to provide fatty acids to tissues in animals. Physiological and human genetic evidence support a primary role for LPL in hydrolyzing TRL TGs. We hypothesized that endothelial lipase (EL), another extracellular lipase that primarily hydrolyzes lipoprotein phospholipids may also contribute to TRL metabolism. To explore this, we studied the impact of genetic EL loss-of-function on TRL metabolism in humans and mice. Humans carrying a loss-of-function missense variant in LIPG, p.Asn396Ser (rs77960347), demonstrated elevated plasma TGs and elevated phospholipids in TRLs, among other lipoprotein classes. Mice with germline EL deficiency challenged with excess dietary TG through refeeding or a high-fat diet exhibited elevated TGs, delayed dietary TRL clearance, and impaired TRL TG lipolysis in vivo that was rescued by EL reconstitution in the liver. Lipidomic analyses of postprandial plasma from high-fat fed Lipg-/- mice demonstrated accumulation of phospholipids and TGs harboring long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), known substrates for EL lipolysis. In vitro and in vivo, EL and LPL together promoted greater TG lipolysis than either extracellular lipase alone. Our data positions EL as a key collaborator of LPL to mediate efficient lipolysis of TRLs in humans and mice.https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009802&type=printable
spellingShingle Sumeet A Khetarpal
Cecilia Vitali
Michael G Levin
Derek Klarin
Joseph Park
Akhil Pampana
John S Millar
Takashi Kuwano
Dhavamani Sugasini
Papasani V Subbaiah
Jeffrey T Billheimer
Pradeep Natarajan
Daniel J Rader
Endothelial lipase mediates efficient lipolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.
PLoS Genetics
title Endothelial lipase mediates efficient lipolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.
title_full Endothelial lipase mediates efficient lipolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.
title_fullStr Endothelial lipase mediates efficient lipolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.
title_full_unstemmed Endothelial lipase mediates efficient lipolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.
title_short Endothelial lipase mediates efficient lipolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.
title_sort endothelial lipase mediates efficient lipolysis of triglyceride rich lipoproteins
url https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009802&type=printable
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