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An iron-deficient diet containing no fat (FF−Fe) or containing either 14% hydrogenated coconut oil (HCNO−Fe) or 14% corn oil (CO−Fe) was fed to separate groups of rats for 10 weeks. In the control group, the corresponding iron-supplemented diets were fed FF+Fe, HCNO+Fe, CO+Fe. When rats were fed iron-deficient diets, their plasma lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT) activity was significantly reduced as compared to controls. Their plasma also contained relatively more cholesteryl esters (CE) than free cholesterol (CH). In rats fed FF+Fe and CO+Fe diets, plasma contained similar levels of CE and CH. In those fed HCNO+Fe diet, plasma had 40% less CE than CH. Red cell CH content was significantly greater in the CO−Fe group. Iron deficiency, as indicated by low blood hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) values, was also observed only in this group. The triglyceride and phospholipid contents of plasma in rats fed iron-deficient diets were significantly lower than of those in the control groups. Thus, changes in LCAT activity and CE/CH ratio in plasma showed the effect of iron-deficient diet consumption even before the blood Hb and Hct levels were reduced.
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Ananda Rao, G., Thomas Crane, R. & Larkin, E.C. Reduced plasma lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase activity in rats fed iron-deficient diets. Lipids 18, 673–676 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02534532
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