Su Jin Lee1, Cung Hoa Thien Quach2, Kyung-Ho Jung2, Jin-Young Paik2, Jin Hee Lee2, Jin Won Park2, Kyung-Han Lee3. 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; and. 2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea khnm.lee@samsung.com.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: For (18)F-FDG PET to be widely used to monitor atherosclerosis progression and therapeutic response, it is crucial to better understand how macrophage glucose metabolism is influenced by the atherosclerotic microenvironment and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of this response. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) is a key player in atherosclerotic inflammation that promotes macrophage recruitment, activation, and foam cell formation. We thus explored the effect of oxLDL on macrophage (18)F-FDG uptake and investigated the underlying molecular mechanism including the roles of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). METHODS: RAW264.7 macrophages were stimulated with native LDL, oxLDL, or lipopolysaccharide. Cells were assessed for (18)F-FDG uptake, lactate production, membrane glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) expression, and hexokinase activity. ROS generation, Nox expression, and HIF-1α activity were also measured. RESULTS: oxLDL (20 μg/mL) induced a 17.5 ± 1.7-fold increase in macrophage (18)F-FDG uptake by 24 h, which was accompanied by increased lactate production, membrane GLUT1 expression, and hexokinase activity. oxLDL-stimulated (18)F-FDG uptake was completely blocked by inhibitors of Src or phosphoinositide 3-kinase. ROS generation was increased to 262.4% ± 17.9% of controls by oxLDL, and N-acetyl-l-cysteine completely abrogated both oxLDL-induced ROS production and (18)F-FDG uptake. oxLDL increased Nox2 expression, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase inhibition totally blocked increased ROS generation and (18)F-FDG uptake by oxLDL. Finally, there was a clear ROS-dependent increase of HIF-1α accumulation by oxLDL, and silencing of HIF-1α completely abolished the metabolic effect of oxLDL. CONCLUSION: oxLDL is a strong stimulator of macrophage (18)F-FDG uptake and glycolysis through upregulation of GLUT1 and hexokinase. This metabolic response is mediated by Nox2-dependent ROS generation that promotes HIF-1α activation.
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