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Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) has been reported to have an atheroprotective property in animal models. However, the effect of GIP on macrophage foam cell formation, a crucial step of atherosclerosis, remains largely unknown. We investigated the effects of GIP on foam cell formation of, and CD36 expression in, macrophages extracted from GIP receptor-deficient ( Gipr -/-  ) and Gipr +/+  mice and cultured human U937 macrophages by using an agonist for GIP receptor, [D-Ala 2 ]GIP(1-42). Foam cell formation evaluated by esterification of free cholesterol to cholesteryl ester and CD36 gene expression in macrophages isolated from Gipr +/+  mice infused subcutaneously with [D-Ala 2 ]GIP(1-42) were significantly suppressed compared with vehicle-treated mice, while these beneficial effects were not observed in macrophages isolated from Gipr -/-  mice infused with [D-Ala 2 ]GIP(1-42). When macrophages were isolated from Gipr +/+  and Gipr -/-  mice, and then exposed to [D-Ala 2 ]GIP(1-42), similar results were obtained. [D-Ala 2 ]GIP(1-42) attenuated ox-LDL uptake of, and CD36 gene expression in, human U937 macrophages as well. Gene expression level of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 ( Cdk5 ) was also suppressed by [D-Ala 2 ]GIP(1-42) in U937 cells, which was corelated with that of CD36 . A selective inhibitor of Cdk5, ( R )-DRF053 mimicked the effects of [D-Ala 2 ]GIP(1-42) in U937 cells. The present study suggests that GIP could inhibit foam cell formation of macrophages by suppressing the Cdk5-CD36 pathway via GIP receptor.

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Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Suppresses Foam Cell Formation of Macrophages through Inhibition of the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5-CD36 Pathway