Reactivities and Products of Free Radical Oxidation of Cholestadienols
作者:Libin Xu、Ned A. Porter
DOI:10.1021/ja5011674
日期:2014.4.9
them, dienols leading to the formation of the pentadienylradical in ring B (termed endo-B) of the sterol are more reactive than those leading to the pentadienylradical spanning rings B and C (termed exo-B). By comparing the oxysterol profile formed from 7-DHC and those formed from 8-DHC and 5,8(14)-dienol, products formed fromabstraction of the hydrogen atoms at C-9 and C-14 (H-9 or H-14 mechanism)
Metabolism of oxysterols derived from nonenzymatic oxidation of 7-dehydrocholesterol in cells
作者:Libin Xu、Zeljka Korade、Dale A. Rosado、Karoly Mirnics、Ned A. Porter
DOI:10.1194/jlr.m035733
日期:2013.4
Recent studies suggest that 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC)-derived oxysterols play important roles in the pathophysiology of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS), a metabolic disorder that is caused by defective 3 beta-hydroxysterol-Delta(7)-reductase (DHCR7). Although 14 oxysterols have been identified as the primary products of 7-DHC autoxidation in organic solution, the metabolic fate of these oxysterols in a biological environment has not yet been elucidated. Therefore, we incubated these primary 7-DHC oxysterols in control Neuro2a and control human fibroblast cells and identified metabolites of these oxysterols by HPLC-MS. We also incubated Dhcr7-deficient Neuro2a cells and fibroblasts from SLOS patients with isotopically labeled 7-DHC (d(7)-7-DHC). The observation of matching d(0)- and d(7) peaks in HPLC-MS confirmed the presence of true metabolites of 7-DHC after excluding the possibility of ex vivo oxidation. The metabolites of primary 7-DHC oxysterols were found to contribute to the majority of the metabolic profile of 7-DHC in cells. Furthermore, based on this new data, we identified three new 7-DHC-derived metabolites in the brain of Dhcr7-KO mice. Our studies suggest that 7-DHC peroxidation is a major source of oxysterols observed in cells and in vivo and that the stable metabolites of primary 7-DHC oxysterols can be used as markers of 7-DHC peroxidation in these biological systems.-Xu, L., Z. Korade, D. A. Rosado, Jr., K. Mirnics, and N. A. Porter. Metabolism of oxysterols derived from nonenzymatic oxidation of 7-dehydrocholesterol in cells. J. Lipid Res. 2013. 54: 1135-1143.