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Endotoxin elevates lipids in rats; leaves open H-TGL changes' relevance to human dyslipidemia or cardiovascular risk in infection.
Studies were conducted to investigate the effect of E. coli endotoxin administration on hepatic triglyceride lipase (H-TGL) activity in rats, since H-TGL activity is known to behave differently from lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity in various situations. Plasma triglyceride and free fatty acid concentrations were markedly elevated in animals after injection of endotoxin. Cholesterol and phospholipids were also increased significantly. Lipoprotein analysis by ultracentrifugation showed that the most pronounced increase of lipoproteins was in the VLDL and IDL fractions. Triglyceride lipase activities in post-heparin plasma were markedly decreased. A selective assay for H-TGL activity using a specific antibody revealed that this enzyme as well as LPL is significantly decreased (26% of control) in endotoxic animals. Thus, the increase of VLDL and IDL appears to result from the decrease of both of LPL and H-TGL.
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