Oxylipins in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins of dyslipidemic subjects promote endothelial inflammation following a high fat meal

Sci Rep. 2019 Jun 17;9(1):8655. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45005-5.

Abstract

Elevated triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TGRL) in circulation is a risk factor for atherosclerosis. TGRL from subjects consuming a high saturated fat test meal elicited a variable inflammatory response in TNFα-stimulated endothelial cells (EC) that correlated strongly with the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content. This study investigates how the relative abundance of oxygenated metabolites of PUFA, oxylipins, is altered in TGRL postprandially, and how these changes promote endothelial inflammation. Human aortic EC were stimulated with TNFα and treated with TGRL, isolated from subjects' plasma at fasting and 3.5 hrs postprandial to a test meal high in saturated fat. Endothelial VCAM-1 surface expression stimulated by TNFα provided a readout for atherogenic inflammation. Concentrations of esterified and non-esterified fatty acids and oxylipins in TGRL were quantified by mass spectrometry. Dyslipidemic subjects produced TGRL that increased endothelial VCAM-1 expression by ≥35%, and exhibited impaired fasting lipogenesis activity and a shift in soluble epoxide hydrolase and lipoxygenase activity. Pro-atherogenic TGRL were enriched in eicosapentaenoic acid metabolites and depleted in esterified C18-PUFA-derived diols. Abundance of these metabolites was strongly predictive of VCAM-1 expression. We conclude the altered metabolism in dyslipidemic subjects produces TGRL with a unique oxylipin signature that promotes a pro-atherogenic endothelial phenotype.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cell Line
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Dietary Fats / administration & dosage*
  • Dyslipidemias / blood*
  • Dyslipidemias / genetics
  • Dyslipidemias / pathology
  • Endothelial Cells / cytology
  • Endothelial Cells / drug effects
  • Endothelial Cells / metabolism
  • Epoxide Hydrolases / genetics*
  • Epoxide Hydrolases / metabolism
  • Fasting
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / administration & dosage*
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / blood
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / classification
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Lipoproteins / blood*
  • Lipoxygenase / genetics
  • Lipoxygenase / metabolism
  • Male
  • Meals
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxylipins / administration & dosage*
  • Oxylipins / blood
  • Oxylipins / classification
  • Postprandial Period
  • Triglycerides / blood*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / pharmacology
  • Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / genetics
  • Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / metabolism

Substances

  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Dietary Fats
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Lipoproteins
  • Oxylipins
  • Triglycerides
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
  • lipoprotein triglyceride
  • Lipoxygenase
  • Epoxide Hydrolases
  • EPHX2 protein, human