Abstract
Rabbits fed semipurified diets containing casein have elevated plasma cholesterol levels compared to those fed soy protein. As part of continuing studies on the mechanism of casein-induced hypercholesterolemia, two groups of six rabbits were fed these diets for 14 to 16 weeks. Animals fed the casein diet were found to have significantly higher plasma concentrations of protein, cholesterol, triacylglycerol, phospholipid and apolipoprotein B (apo B) associated with low density lipoprotein (LDL) than those fed the soy protein diet. Kinetic studies showed that the fractional catabolic rate of LDL-apo B was significantly lower in animals fed casein than in those fed soy protein regardless of whether the tracer LDL was obtained from donors fed casein or soy protein. The production rate of LDL-apo B was higher in casein-fed animals but this was not statistically significant. These results show that the efficiency of removal of LDL is significantly reduced in animals fed casein compared to those fed soy protein, and that the source of LDL did not affect the efficiency of its subsequent removal. The acumulation of LDL in casein-fed animals is consistent with down-regulation of the LDL receptor.
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Abbreviations
- apo B:
-
Apolipoprotein B
- FCR:
-
fractional catabolic rate
- LDL:
-
low density lipoprotein
- VLDL:
-
very low density lipoprotein
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Samman, S., Khosia, P. & Carroll, K.K. Effects of dietary casein and soy protein on metabolism of radiolabelled low density apolipoprotein B in rabbits. Lipids 24, 169–172 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02535230
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