DECREASED LECITHIN - CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE ACTIVITY IN THE PLASMA OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC PIGS

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LACKO, AG
LEE, SM
MIRSHAHI, I
HASLERRAPACZ, J
KUDCHODKAR, BJ
RAPACZ, J
机构
[1] UNIV WISCONSIN, DEPT GENET, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
[2] UNIV WISCONSIN, DEPT MEAT & ANIM SCI, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
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10.1007/BF02536473
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) activity levels were determined, as function of plasma total cholesterol (TC) in 13 normocholesterolemic (TC < 85 mg/Dl) and in 28 hypercholesterolemic (TC > 98 mg/Dl) pigs. The normocholesterolemic group consisted of pigs that carried apo-B allelic genes other than Lpb5 and or Lpb8. The hypercholesterolemic group consisted of Lpb5/x and Lpb5/8 heterozygous and Lpb5/5 homozygous animals. The data reported in this study show that the LCAT activity in the plasma of hypercholesterolemic (HC) pigs (79 +/- 43 units) was significantly lower (p < 0.0005) compared to the normocholesterolemic controls (175 +/- 45 units). Furthermore, LCAT activity was positively correlated with TC in the normocholesterolemic group (r = +0.54; p < 0.05), whereas it was negatively correlated with TC in the hypercholesterolemic group (r = -0.73; p < 0.001). Additional data obtained from incubation experiments suggest that the lower LCAT activity in hypercholesterolemic pigs may be due, at least in part, to inhibition of LCAT activity by components found in the lipoprotein-deficient fractions of the plasma of hypercholesterolemic pigs.
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