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Genetic deficiency of LDLR in mice resulted in a 4-fold larger area under the curve for plasma retinyl ester compared to wild-type mice, indicating its major role in remnant clearance.
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Two receptor pathways are thought to mediate the hepatic clearance of chylomicron remnants, (i) the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) pathway and (ii) non-LDLR pathway. The current study was undertaken to quantitatively assess the contribution of each receptor pathway to hepatic catabolism of chylomicron remnants, by using mice that are deficient in apolipoprotein E (apoE) (apoE(-/-)), the LDLR (LDLR(-/-)), and both (apoE(-/-);LDLR(-/-)). Vitamin A fat tolerance tests showed that the area under the curves of the plasma excursions of retinyl ester in the LDLR(-/-), apoE(-/-), and apoE(-/-);LDLR(-/-) mice were 4, 12, and 12 times larger than those in wild-type mice. The retinyl ester accumulated in the plasma of the LDLR(-/-) mice was distributed in larger subfractions of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, chylomicrons through very low density lipoprotein-C. These results indicate that the LDLR constitutes the major pathway for the clearance of retinyl ester. In support of this, agarose gel electrophoresis revealed that an oral fat load resulted in retention of chylomicrons in the LDLR(-/-) mice, which was not seen in wild-type mice. The observation that the apoE(-/-) mice showed larger retinyl ester excursion than LDLR(-/-) mice indicates that an apoE-dependent non-LDLR pathway is involved in the rest of the clearance of the retinyl ester. Together, we conclude that the LDLR pathway plays a significant role in the chylomicron remnant metabolism in mice fed a normal chow.
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Ishibashi et al. (1996) studied Chylomicron remnant metabolism. Genetic deficiency of LDLR and/or apoE vs. Wild-type mice was evaluated on Plasma excursions of retinyl ester (area under the curve) during Vitamin A fat tolerance tests. Genetic deficiency of LDLR in mice resulted in a 4-fold larger area under the curve for plasma retinyl ester compared to wild-type mice, indicating its major role in remnant clearance.
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