Abstract
To investigate the mechanisms of the hypolipidemic effect of monatepil, a new class of calcium antagonists with alpha 1-adrenergic blocking activity, we examined the effects of the drug on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor activity and the level of LDL receptor mRNA present in cultured human skin fibroblasts. At concentrations of 2 x 10(-5) M, monatepil increased the binding (248 +/- 43%; mean +/- SD), internalization (374 +/- 18%), and degradation (145 +/- 2%) of 125I-LDL in human skin fibroblasts (n = 3, p < 0.05). Treatment of human skin fibroblasts with 2 x 10(-5) M of monatepil for 6 hours resulted in an increase in LDL receptor mRNA to 163% of the control level (n = 2), as shown by Northern blot analysis. Our results suggest that the hypolipidemic clinical effects of monatepil may be due to increased LDL receptor activity.
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