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Sphingomyelin synthase 2 is one of the determinants for plasma and liver sphingomyelin levels in mice.


ABSTRACT: It has been proposed that plasma sphingomyelin (SM) plays a very important role in plasma lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis. Sphingomyelin synthase (SMS) is the last enzyme for SM de novo biosynthesis. Two SMS genes, SMS1 and SMS2, have been cloned and characterized.To evaluate the in vivo role of SMS2 in SM metabolism, we prepared SMS2 knockout (KO) and SMS2 liver-specific transgenic (LTg) mice and studied their plasma SM and lipoprotein metabolism. On a chow diet, SMS2 KO mice showed a significant decrease in plasma SM levels (25%, P<0.05), but no significant changes in total cholesterol, total phospholipids, or triglyceride, compared with wild-type (WT) littermates. On a high-fat diet, SMS2 KO mice showed a decrease in plasma SM levels (28%, P<0.01), whereas SMS2LTg mice showed a significant increase in those levels (29%, P<0.05), but no significant changes in other lipids, compared with WT littermates. Atherogenic lipoproteins from SMS2LTg mice displayed a significantly stronger tendency toward aggregation after mammalian sphingomyelinase treatment, compared with controls. Moreover, SMS2 deficiency significantly increased plasma apoE levels (2.0-fold, P<0.001), whereas liver-specific SMS2 overexpression significantly decreased those levels (1.8-fold, P<0.01). Finally, SMS2 KO mouse plasma promoted cholesterol efflux from macrophages, whereas SMS2LTg mouse plasma prevented it.We therefore believe that regulation of liver SMS2 activity could become a promising treatment for atherosclerosis.

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2763553 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sphingomyelin synthase 2 is one of the determinants for plasma and liver sphingomyelin levels in mice.

Liu Jing J   Zhang Hongqi H   Li Zhiqiang Z   Hailemariam Tiruneh K TK   Chakraborty Mahua M   Jiang Kailiu K   Qiu Daniel D   Bui Hai H HH   Peake David A DA   Kuo Ming-Shang MS   Wadgaonkar Raj R   Cao Guoqing G   Jiang Xian-Cheng XC  

Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 20090312 6


<h4>Background</h4>It has been proposed that plasma sphingomyelin (SM) plays a very important role in plasma lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis. Sphingomyelin synthase (SMS) is the last enzyme for SM de novo biosynthesis. Two SMS genes, SMS1 and SMS2, have been cloned and characterized.<h4>Methods and results</h4>To evaluate the in vivo role of SMS2 in SM metabolism, we prepared SMS2 knockout (KO) and SMS2 liver-specific transgenic (LTg) mice and studied their plasma SM and lipoprotein m  ...[more]

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