Cholesterol efflux via ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) and cholesterol uptake via the LDL receptor influences cholesterol-induced impairment of beta cell function in mice
- Kruit, J K
- Kremer, P H C
- Dai, L
- Tang, R
- Ruddle, P
- de Haan, Willeke
- Brunham, L R
- Verchere, C B
- Hayden, M R
Publication date
June 2010
DOI Publisher
Springer-Verlag Heidelberg Journal
issn:1432-0428Abstract
Cellular cholesterol accumulation is an emerging mechanism for beta cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. Absence of the cholesterol transporter ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) results in increased islet cholesterol and impaired insulin secretion, indicating that impaired cholesterol efflux leads to beta cell dysfunction. In this study, we aimed to determine the role of the LDL receptor (LDLr) in islet cholesterol uptake and to assess the contributions of cholesterol uptake compared with efflux to islet cholesterol levels.status: publishe
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