The effect of dietary copper on rat plasma apolipoprotein B, E plasma levels, and apolipoprotein gene expression in liver and intestine

Autor: Yves Rayssiguier, Fatiha Nassir, Jacques Bellanger, M. Lamand, E. Gueux, Philippe Cardot, A. Mazur
Přispěvatelé: Unité de recherche Maladies Métaboliques et Micronutriments (U3M), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Unité de nutrition et métabolisme protéique
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Biological Trace Element Research
Biological Trace Element Research, Humana Press, 1992, 34 (2), pp.107-113. ⟨10.1007/BF02785240⟩
ISSN: 1559-0720
0163-4984
Popis: International audience; The plasma levels of apo B and apo E, and the level of hepatic and intestinal mRNA coding for these apolipoproteins were investigated in weanling male rats pair-fed for 6 wk with a control or copperdeficient diet. Plasma cholesterol, triglycerides, and phospholipids were significantly increased, and plasma apo B and apo E levels were also markedly increased in copper-deficient rats as compared to control rats. Copper deficiency significantly increased triglyceride levels and decreased cholesterol levels in the liver. No major differences in the levels of hepatic and intestinal apo B and apo E mRNA occurred between control and copper-deficient rats. These data imply that hypertriglyceridemia dn hypercholesterolemia owing to the copper deficiency are not accompanied by modifications in the gene expression at the mRNA level in the liver and intestine of the apolipoproteins studied.
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