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LDL receptor activity is down-regulated similarly by a cholesterol-containing diet high in palmitic acid or high in lauric and myristic acids in cynomolgus monkeys. 1995

A F Stucchi, and A H Terpstra, and R J Nicolosi
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 01854, USA.

To determine the mechanisms whereby diets differing widely in fatty acid composition affect plasma LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B concentrations, LDL kinetics and receptor- and nonreceptor-mediated LDL catabolism were investigated in 27 cynomolgus monkeys fed diets containing 0.05 mg cholesterol/kJ and 40% fat energy as corn oil alone (unsaturated fat diet rich in oleic and linoleic acids), nonhydrogenated coconut oil alone (saturated fat diet, rich in lauric and myristic acids) or an oil blend (rich in palmitic acid). Consumption of the oil blend and saturated fat diets significantly elevated total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B concentrations relative to the unsaturated fat diet and the saturated fat diet significantly increased plasma total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol compared with the oil blend diet. However, despite the greater increases in plasma total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B in the saturated fat vs. the oil blend dietary group, the receptor-mediated LDL fractional catabolic rate was comparable in the oil blend and saturated fat diet groups. In addition, consumption of the oil blend or saturated fat diet increased the production rate of LDL apolipoprotein B and nonreceptor-mediated LDL apolipoprotein B transport (disposal) relative to the unsaturated fat diet. Our data, therefore, suggest that consumption of the oil blend or saturated fat diet elevated plasma total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol relative to the unsaturated fat diet, and the oil blend diet abundant in palmitic acid seems to have down-regulated the LDL receptor as much as a more saturated fat diet abundant in lauric and myristic acids.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007850 Lauric Acids 12-Carbon saturated monocarboxylic acids. Dodecanoic Acids,Acids, Dodecanoic,Acids, Lauric
D008074 Lipoproteins Lipid-protein complexes involved in the transportation and metabolism of lipids in the body. They are spherical particles consisting of a hydrophobic core of TRIGLYCERIDES and CHOLESTEROL ESTERS surrounded by a layer of hydrophilic free CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; and APOLIPOPROTEINS. Lipoproteins are classified by their varying buoyant density and sizes. Circulating Lipoproteins,Lipoprotein,Lipoproteins, Circulating
D008252 Macaca fascicularis A species of the genus MACACA which typically lives near the coast in tidal creeks and mangrove swamps primarily on the islands of the Malay peninsula. Burmese Long-Tailed Macaque,Crab-Eating Monkey,Cynomolgus Monkey,M. f. aurea,M. fascicularis,Macaca fascicularis aurea,Monkey, Crab-Eating,Monkey, Cynomolgus,Crab-Eating Macaque,Burmese Long Tailed Macaque,Crab Eating Macaque,Crab Eating Monkey,Crab-Eating Macaques,Crab-Eating Monkeys,Cynomolgus Monkeys,Long-Tailed Macaque, Burmese,Macaque, Burmese Long-Tailed,Macaque, Crab-Eating,Monkey, Crab Eating
D008297 Male Males
D009227 Myristic Acids 14-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acids. Tetradecanoic Acids,Acids, Myristic,Acids, Tetradecanoic
D010169 Palmitic Acids A group of 16-carbon fatty acids that contain no double bonds. Acids, Palmitic
D011973 Receptors, LDL Receptors on the plasma membrane of nonhepatic cells that specifically bind LDL. The receptors are localized in specialized regions called coated pits. Hypercholesteremia is caused by an allelic genetic defect of three types: 1, receptors do not bind to LDL; 2, there is reduced binding of LDL; and 3, there is normal binding but no internalization of LDL. In consequence, entry of cholesterol esters into the cell is impaired and the intracellular feedback by cholesterol on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase is lacking. LDL Receptors,Lipoprotein LDL Receptors,Receptors, Low Density Lipoprotein,LDL Receptor,LDL Receptors, Lipoprotein,Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor,Low Density Lipoprotein Receptors,Receptors, Lipoprotein, LDL,Receptor, LDL,Receptors, Lipoprotein LDL
D002784 Cholesterol The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Epicholesterol
D002791 Cholesterol, Dietary Cholesterol present in food, especially in animal products. Dietary Cholesterol
D004032 Diet Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal. Diets

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