Published December 17, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

A role for scavenger receptor B-I in selective transfer of rhodamine-PE from liposomes to cells

  • 1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical Biology Section, Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), University of Groningen (Netherlands)
  • 2. Department of Pharmacokinetics and Drug Delivery, Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), University of Groningen (Netherlands)
  • 3. Department of Cell Biology, Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), University of Groningen (Netherlands)

Description

We investigated the potential role of scavenger receptor B-I (SR-BI) in the selective removal of liposomal markers from blood by hepatocytes. Liposomes were labeled with [3H]cholesteryloleyl-ether ([3H]COE), 1,2-di[1-14C]palmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine ([14C]PC), and N-(lissamine rhodamine-B sulfonyl)-phosphatidylethanolamine (N-Rh-PE). The radiolabels were eliminated at identical rates from plasma, while N-Rh-PE was cleared twice as fast. Involvement of SR-BI in the selective removal of N-Rh-PE from liposomes was studied in transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells over-expressing SR-BI. Uptake of N-Rh-PE from liposomes containing phosphatidylserine was higher than [3H]COE, and was further enhanced by apolipoprotein A-I, confirming involvement of SR-BI in the selective uptake of liposomal N-Rh-PE by cells

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DOI
10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.10.104;
PII
S0006-291X(04)02412-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Journal Volume
325
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 908-914
ISSN
0006-291X
CODEN
BBRCA9

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