PMID- 30278109 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230201 IS - 1097-4644 (Electronic) IS - 0730-2312 (Linking) VI - 120 IP - 2 DP - 2019 Feb TI - Insulin increases cholesterol uptake, lipid droplet content, and apolipoprotein B secretion in CaCo-2 cells by upregulating SR-BI via a PI3K, AKT, and mTOR-dependent pathway. PG - 1550-1559 LID - 10.1002/jcb.27410 [doi] AB - The actions of insulin on intestinal cholesterol absorption and lipoprotein secretion are not well understood. Herein, we determined the effects of insulin on the levels of cholesterol transporter scavenger receptor, class B, type I (SR-BI), cellular cholesterol uptake, intracellular lipid accumulation, and lipoprotein secretion in a cellular model of human intestinal epithelium. METHODS: CaCo-2 cells were cultured to postconfluency in Transwell filters and stimulated with glucose (25 mM) in the presence or absence of insulin (100 nM) at their basolateral surface. SR-BI mRNA and protein levels were quantified by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR and immunoblot, respectively. Polarized localization of SR-BI was determined by cell surface proteins biotinylation and streptavidin precipitation. Activities of PI3K, AKT, mTOR, and SR-BI were pharmacologically antagonized. Cholesterol uptake was assessed by NBD-cholesterol incorporation. Apolipoprotein (apo) B concentration was quantified by ELISA. Subcellular localization of neutral lipids (BODIPY) and SR-BI (immunofluorescence) was determined by confocal microscopy. RESULTS: In polarized CaCo-2 cells, insulin increased SR-BI at the mRNA and protein levels. SR-BI was exclusively present at apical cell surface, as indicated by biotinylation and confocal microscopy analysis. Glucose did not modify SR-BI abundance or subcellular localization. Effects of insulin on SR-BI levels were abrogated by PI3K, AKT, or mTOR pharmacological antagonism. Cholesterol uptake, neutral lipid abundance, and apo B secretion were increased by insulin in CaCo-2 cells, and these effects were prevented by SR-BI pharmacological antagonism with block lipid transport-1. CONCLUSIONS: insulin promotes cholesterol uptake, intracellular lipid store, and apo B-containing lipoproteins secretion by SR-BI-dependent mechanisms in a model of human intestinal epithelium. CI - (c) 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Fuentes, Marcela AU - Fuentes M AD - Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Santander, Nicolas AU - Santander N AD - Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Cortes, Victor AU - Cortes V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1658-0965 AD - Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. LA - eng GR - 21130444/Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica/ GR - 1181214/Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico/ GR - 3150661/Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181002 PL - United States TA - J Cell Biochem JT - Journal of cellular biochemistry JID - 8205768 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - CaCo-2 cells OT - cholesterol OT - insulin OT - intestine OT - lipoprotein OT - scavenger receptor, class B, type I (SR-BI) EDAT- 2018/10/03 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/03 06:01 CRDT- 2018/10/03 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/10/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/03 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/10/03 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jcb.27410 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Biochem. 2019 Feb;120(2):1550-1559. doi: 10.1002/jcb.27410. Epub 2018 Oct 2.