Chemistry:24S-Hydroxycholesterol

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24S-Hydroxycholesterol
Cerebrosterol.svg
Names
IUPAC name
(24S)-Cholest-5-ene-3β,24-diol
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,3aS,3bS,7S,9aR,9bS,11aR)-1-[(2R,5S)-5-Hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-9a,11a-dimethyl-2,3,3a,3b,4,6,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-ol
Other names
cerebrosterol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3218472
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C27H46O2
Molar mass 402.663 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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24S-Hydroxycholesterol (24S-HC), also known as cholest-5-ene-3,24-diol or cerebrosterol, is an endogenous oxysterol produced by neurons in the brain to maintain cholesterol homeostasis.[1] It was discovered in 1953 by Alberto Ercoli, S. Di Frisco, and Pietro de Ruggieri, who first isolated the molecule in the horse brain[2] and then demonstrated its presence in the human brain.[3]

Structure

24S-HC is produced by a hydroxy group substitution at carbon number 24 in cholesterol, catalyzed by the enzyme cholesterol 24-hydroxylase (CYP46A1).[4]

Production of 24S-hydroxycholesterol from cholesterol, as catalyzed by CYP46A1.

Function

24S-HC binds to apolipoproteins such as apoE, apoJ, and apoA1 to form HDL-like complexes[5] which can cross the blood–brain barrier more easily than free cholesterol. Thus, 24S-HC production serves as one of several counterbalancing mechanisms for cholesterol synthesis in the brain.[1][6] After entering general blood circulation and traveling to the liver, 24S-HC can be sulfated, glucuronidated, or converted into bile acids, which can ultimately be excreted.[7]

24S-HC is an agonist of liver X receptors, a class of nuclear receptors that sense oxysterols. In the brain, liver X receptor beta is the primary LXR type, which interacts with 24S-HC.[5] 24S-HC levels sensed by LXRs can regulate the expression of SREBP mRNA and protein, which in turn regulate cholesterol synthesis and fatty acid synthesis.[8]

24S-HC may participate in several aspects of brain development and function, such as axon and dendrite growth or synaptogenesis,[4] as well as acting as a positive allosteric modulator of NMDA receptors.[9] Regulation of 24S-HC metabolism in neurons may play a role in their health and function, as well as their response to injury or disease.[10] Blood plasma levels of 24S-HC may be altered after acute brain injuries such as stroke[11] or in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and multiple sclerosis.[12][13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Central Nervous System Lipoproteins: ApoE and Regulation of Cholesterol Metabolism.". Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 36 (7): 1305–15. 2016. doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.116.307023. PMID 27174096. 
  2. "Isolation, constitution and biological significance of cerebrosterol, a companion of cholesterol in the horse brain.". Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 29 (4): 494–7. 1953. PMID 13105923. 
  3. "Isolation of cerebrosterol from human brain.". Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 29 (7): 1351–2. 1953. PMID 13140512. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Knockout of the cholesterol 24-hydroxylase gene in mice reveals a brain-specific mechanism of cholesterol turnover.". J Biol Chem 278 (25): 22980–8. 2003. doi:10.1074/jbc.M303415200. PMID 12686551. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "A second class of nuclear receptors for oxysterols: Regulation of RORalpha and RORgamma activity by 24S-hydroxycholesterol (cerebrosterol).". Biochim Biophys Acta 1801 (8): 917–23. 2010. doi:10.1016/j.bbalip.2010.02.012. PMID 20211758. 
  6. "Rediscovery of cerebrosterol.". Lipids 42 (1): 5–14. 2007. doi:10.1007/s11745-006-1003-2. PMID 17393206. 
  7. "Cholesterol metabolism in the brain: importance of 24S-hydroxylation.". Acta Neurol Scand Suppl 185: 33–42. 2006. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.2006.00683.x. PMID 16866909. 
  8. "24S-hydroxycholesterol effects on lipid metabolism genes are modeled in traumatic brain injury.". Brain Res 1319: 1–12. 2010. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2009.12.080. PMID 20053345. 
  9. "The major brain cholesterol metabolite 24(S)-hydroxycholesterol is a potent allosteric modulator of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors". The Journal of Neuroscience 33 (44): 17290–300. October 2013. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2619-13.2013. PMID 24174662. 
  10. "24(S)-Hydroxycholesterol as a Modulator of Neuronal Signaling and Survival.". Neuroscientist 22 (2): 132–44. 2016. doi:10.1177/1073858414568122. PMID 25628343. 
  11. "24S-hydroxycholesterol and 25-hydroxycholesterol differentially impact hippocampal neuronal survival following oxygen-glucose deprivation.". PLOS ONE 12 (3): e0174416. 2017. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174416. PMID 28346482. Bibcode2017PLoSO..1274416S. 
  12. "24S-hydroxycholesterol in plasma: a marker of cholesterol turnover in neurodegenerative diseases.". Biochimie 95 (3): 595–612. 2013. doi:10.1016/j.biochi.2012.09.025. PMID 23041502. 
  13. "Quantitative detection of free 24S-hydroxycholesterol, and 27-hydroxycholesterol from human serum.". BMC Neurosci 15: 137. 2014. doi:10.1186/s12868-014-0137-z. PMID 25539717.