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Query: EC:3.1.1.34 (lipoprotein lipase)
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Chylomicron "remnants" are formed by the selective removal of triglyceride catalyzed by lipoprotein lipase. To investigate a possible defect in the clearance of these remnants in the pathophysiology of broad-beta disease (type III hyperlipoproteinemia), subjects with this disorder and comparison subjects with endogenous hypertriglyceridemia (and type IV lipoprotein patterns) ingested an oral fat load (corn oil: cocoa butter, 1:1, 50 g/sq M) containing retinyl ester, 100 mg, with or without 15 muCi 15-(14) C-retinol (43.7 mCi/mg). The content of triglyceride and vitamin A was sequentially determined in chylomicrons (Sf more than 400) and very low density lipoproteins (VLDS, Sf20-400) over the ensuing 24-72 hr. Vitamin A was chosen as a marker for exogenous sterol assimilation since, like cholesterol, it is absorbed in the small intestine and cosecreted in esterified form with triglyceride in the chylomicron core; however, unlike cholesterol, once having been removed by the liver, it cannot be recycled inot VLDL, but subsequently circulates only as a complex with the high density retinol binding protein. Thus measurements of the vitamin A/triglyceride ratio in Sf greater than 20 lipoproteins reflected the relative efficiency of vitamin A versus triglyceride removal within these lipoproteins. These studies confirmed the intital concentration of exogenous vitamin A in chylomicrons but invariably disclosed an increasing proportion of the remaining Sf greater than 20 vitamin A in VLDL 24 hr after its ingestion. The vitamin A/triglyceride ratio also invariably increased between 6 and 24 hr in the Sf20-30 subfraction, reflecting the formation of vitamin A-rich "remnants" as intermediate species in the catabolism of chylomicrons and VLDL. Among those with mild to moderate endogenous hypertriglyceridemia the Sf greater than 400 vitamin A/triglyceride ratio declined between 6 and 24 hr, reflecting the efficient passage of the vitamin A through this fraction and/or continued secretion of Sf greater than 400 particles rich in triglyceride. Among those with severe endogenous hypertriglyceridemia, both the peak and decline in the Sf greater than 400 vitamin A/triglyceride ratio were delayed. However, among those with broad-beta disease, an increasing vitamin A/triglyceride ratio between 6 and 24 hr was frequent within all VLDL subfractions and invariable among lipoproteins of Sf greater than 400 regardless of the degree of antecedent hypertriglyceridemia. Although additional experiments disclosed a similar delay in both vitamin A and triglyceride assimilation when basal triglyceride levels were high in these subjects, marked reduction of triglyceride levels did not correct the rise in the Sf greater than 400 vitamin A/triglyceride ratio between 6 and 24 hr. Experiments employing preparative electrophoresis confirmed the identity of VLDL containing a high vitamin A/triglyceride ratio with the beta-VLDL which accumulate in broad-beta disease...
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PMID:Delayed clearance of chylomicron remnants following vitamin-A-containing oral fat loads in broad-beta disease (type III hyperlipoproteinemia). 18 57

Adipose tissue has been reported to contain relatively high levels of the specific mRNA for retinol-binding protein (RBP) (Makover A., Soprano, D.R., Wyatt, M. L., and Goodman, D.S. (1989) J. Lipid Res. 30, 171-180). Studies were conducted to explore retinoid and retinoid-binding protein storage and metabolism in adipose tissue. In these studies, we measured RBP and cellular retinol-binding protein (CRBP) mRNA levels and retinoid levels in 6 adipose depots in male rats. Total RNA was isolated from inguinal, dorsal, mesenteric, epididymal, perinephric, and brown adipose tissue, and average RBP and CRBP mRNA levels were determined by Northern blot analysis. The relative levels of RBP mRNA in these 6 anatomically different adipose depots averaged, respectively, 6.3, 6.7, 16, 34, 37, and 21% of the level in a rat liver RNA standard. Retinoid levels in the 6 depots were similar and averaged approximately 6-7 micrograms of retinol eq/g of adipose tissue. Since adipose tissue contains several cell types, the cellular localizations of RBP and CRBP expression and retinoid storage were examined. RNA was prepared from isolated rat adipocytes and stromal-vascular cells. Cellular levels of the mRNAs for RBP, CRBP, apolipoprotein E (apoE), lipoprotein lipase, adipocyte P2, and adipsin were measured by Northern blot analysis. RBP was expressed almost exclusively in the adipocytes and only weakly in the stromal-vascular cells. Both CRBP and apoE mRNA levels were relatively high in the stromal-vascular cell preparations and only very low mRNA levels were found in the adipocytes. Lipoprotein lipase, adipsin, and adipocyte P2 mRNAs were found in substantial levels in both the adipocytes and stromal-vascular cells, but with higher levels present in the adipocytes. Cultured adipocytes synthesized RBP protein and secreted it into the medium. Only adipocytes (not stromal-vascular cells) contained retinol, at levels between 0.65-0.8 micrograms of retinol eq/10(6) cells. These studies demonstrate that adipocytes store retinoid and synthesize and secrete RBP, and suggest that rat adipocytes may be dynamically involved in retinoid storage and metabolism.
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PMID:Retinoids and retinoid-binding protein expression in rat adipocytes. 137 Apr 81

We have recently reported that the apolipoprotein (apo) B-100-apo(a) complex, the protein moiety of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], has a high affinity for triglyceride(TG)-rich particles (TRP) and that this complex can affiliate with endogenous TG-rich lipoproteins. To shed more light on the apo B-100-apo(a) complex associated with plasma TRP during postprandial lipidemia, we fed five male subjects presenting with primary hypoalphalipoproteinemia (HP) and four male controls a single fat meal (60 g/m2) containing saturated fatty acids (SFA) and, 6 weeks later, an isocaloric meal containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The subjects were phenotyped for plasma Lp(a) and apo C-III levels, apo(a) and apo E isoforms, and lipoprotein lipase and hepatic lipase activities. Vitamin A was included in the meal as a marker of intestinally derived TRP. Following the SFA meal, three of the HP subjects showed a decrease in plasma levels of Lp(a) that lasted 10 to 12 hours in the presence of an increased hypertriglyceridemic response. Two HP subjects who had low preprandial lipoprotein lipase activity and elevated plasma apo C-III levels showed an increase in plasma Lp(a) levels along with the hypertriglyceridemic excursion. However, in all cases, inclusive of the controls, there was an elevation in plasma levels of TRP of Sf greater than 1,000 that contained apo B-100-apo(a) 6 to 8 hours after the meal. This TRP excursion appeared not to be related to the basal levels of plasma Lp(a), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, TGs, or apo(a) and apo E isoforms, and it did not coincide with the retinyl ester peak.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Postprandial lipoprotein(a) response to a single meal containing either saturated or omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in subjects with hypoalphalipoproteinemia. 146 Nov 42

[3H]Retinol and [14C]oleic acid labelled fresh chyle was obtained from thoracic duct cannulated rats. The labelled compounds were fed dispersed in either a small amount of egg phosphatidylcholine to produce a lipid-poor chyle, or in a soy bean lipid emulsion to produce a lipid-rich chyle. Small amounts (100 microliters, 24 and 172 micrograms triacylglycerol, respectively) of fresh labelled chyle preparations were injected i.v. into fed recipient animals, which were killed after 10, 20 or 30 min. At 20 min, more [3H]retinyl ester remained in plasma in the rats injected with lipid-rich than in those injected with lipid-poor chyle. The difference was, however, smaller than the difference in the hepatic uptake of 3H. Both the uptake of 3H by the liver and the hydrolysis of [3H]retinyl ester after the uptake, was faster in the group that had been injected with the lipid-poor chyle. The 3H/14C ratios of the serum and liver lipids in relation to that of the injected material did not differ between the two groups, indicating that the proportion of the [14C]triacylglycerol that underwent hydrolysis before clearance of remnants by the liver did not differ. Particularly in the heart, but also in adipose tissue, lungs and kidneys the 3H radioactivity after injecting lipid-rich chyle was highest at 10 min and then decreased with time, being similar in the two groups at 30 min. The results suggest that the formation of remnants from lipoproteins formed after a fat meal requires a longer time for the interaction with endothelial-bound lipoprotein lipase. The uptake by the spleen was also 6-9-fold higher than in the group receiving lipid-poor chyle, indicating that the reticuloendothelial system participates in the metabolism of chyle lipoproteins after a fat meal.
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PMID:Metabolism in vivo of [14C]oleic acid and [3H]retinol of lipid-poor and lipid-rich chyle. 162 25

Dietary fat and cholesterol enter the circulation as chylomicrons. They are removed from the circulation by attachment to lipoprotein lipase located on the endothelial surfaces. As the result of lipoprotein lipase action, chylomicrons are partially hydrolyzed and then reenter the circulation as remnants, which are rapidly cleared by the liver. We investigated the fate of 3H-retinol- and 14C-cholesterol-labeled chylomicrons injected into male and female rats. The disappearance curves of chylomicrons from the circulation were not significantly different in males and females, which suggests that translocation from plasma to endothelium is similar for both sexes. However, in male rats, the "dwell time" of chylomicrons on the endothelium was significantly prolonged. At 10 and 20 minutes after chylomicron injection, more label was found in the livers of female than male rats. The opposite was true for hearts. Male hearts contained significantly more endothelium-bound chylomicrons when compared with female hearts. This increase in dwell time may allow greater cholesterol deposition in the endothelium of male rats. The more rapid processing of chylomicrons was associated with a 300% greater postheparin lipoprotein lipase in female rats, which suggests a greater enzyme density at chylomicron attachment points on endothelium.
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PMID:A possible mechanism for accelerated atherogenesis in male versus female rats. 292 78

The binding and metabolism of [3H]vitamin A-containing chylomicron (CM) remnants by the human hepatoma cell line HepG2 were studied. Mesenteric lymph chylomicrons were collected from [3H]retinol-fed rats and incubated with lipoprotein lipase to obtain CM remnants. At 4 degrees C, specific CM remnant binding was inhibited by an excess of unlabeled CM remnants. Specific binding predominated at low concentrations and approached saturation while total binding continued to increase over an extensive concentration range (0.45-32 microgram triglyceride/ml). CM remnant uptake at 37 degrees C was greater than that of CM and at least 70 times more efficient than the pinocytosis of sucrose. CM remnant binding increased with the extent of lipolysis. Addition of human apolipoprotein E enhanced both CM remnant and CM binding. After internalization, HepG2 cells hydrolyzed CM remnant-[3H]retinyl esters, and radiolabeled metabolites accumulated. As a function of the concentration of [3H]retinoid initially bound to cells, retinol and retinyl esters accumulated as the major cell-associated metabolites. In contrast, retinol was the major metabolite in the medium only at low retinoid concentrations; other more polar metabolites accumulated at higher concentrations (greater than 110 pmol retinoid/mg cell protein). The accumulation in the medium of labeled metabolites derived from CM remnant-retinoid was reduced when cells were preincubated in unlabeled retinol-supplemented media. The specific activity of retinol in the medium indicated that CM remnant-vitamin A had mixed with the cellular store prior to its secretion as retinol. These results indicate that HepG2 cells internalize CM remnants in part by specific binding sites, and that the metabolism of CM remnant-retinoids by the HepG2 cell involves retinyl ester hydrolysis and the secretion of retinol and other more polar metabolites. These processes were regulated in part by the concentration of retinoid delivered by the CM remnant and by the initial retinoid content of the cell.
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PMID:Chylomicron remnant-vitamin A metabolism by the human hepatoma cell line HepG2. 303 18

Distinct alterations in the reactions responsible for development of lipoprotein hydrophobic nuclei was observed in rat of the August strain maintained for 60 days under conditions of hypokinesia on a ration, containing wheat gluten as a protein source and deficient in retinol, tocopherol and ascorbic acid. Under these conditions the ratio of activities of lipoprotein lipase and liver triglyceride lipase was altered; acylglycerols were accumulated in lipoproteins of low and very low density. Besides, cholesterol esters and their fractions were increased both in blood serum and in individual classes of lipoproteins. Increase in content of cholesterol bound with arachidonic and linolenic acids in lipoproteins of very low density was a typical pattern developing due to hypokinesia in animals maintained on various experimental diets.
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PMID:[Hypokinesia, nutrition and lipid metabolism. The effect of protein-vitamin deficiency on serum lipids and lipoproteins in hypokinesia]. 409 Mar 70

Physical, chemical and physiological approaches were used to examine the properties of two very low density lipoproteins, VLDL-I (slow-beta), and VLDL-II (pre-beta), which were isolated by agarose column chromatography from the serum of rhesus monkeys fed either Purina Chow or one of four hyperlipidemic diets containing 0.5-20% cholesterol suspended in either coconut oil, peanut oil, mixed coconut oil and butter fat or lard. In the coconut oil-fed hyperlipidemic animals, the majority of the apolar lipids of VLDL-I was represented by cholesteryl esters. The small percentage of triacylglycerol (15%) had a fatty acid composition which resembled that of the fatty acid in each of the diets. In turn, VLDL-II had a triacylglycerol-rich core and differed from VLDL-I in apolipoprotein distribution (VLDL-I: low molecular weight apolipoprotein B, 36%; apolipoprotein E, 64%; and VLDL-II: high molecular weight apolipoprotein B, 38%; apolipoprotein E, 3%; and apolipoprotein C, 65%). Both VLDLs were hydrolyzed in vitro by milk lipoprotein lipase by first-order kinetics although VLDL-I exhibited a slightly slower reaction rate. When an oral dose of [3H]retinol was given to one of the animals, both VLDLs became labeled but the specific activity of VLDL-I was six times higher than that of VLDL-II and the other lipoproteins. We conclude that VLDL-I represents a cholesteryl ester-rich lipoprotein probably of intestinal origin, whereas VLDL-II may be a particle of hepatic derivation modified by its interaction with the other plasma lipoproteins.
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PMID:Properties and metabolic fate of two very low density lipoprotein subfractions from rhesus monkey serum. 706 52

This report describes a series of experiments that attempt to characterize the lipidemia accompanying retinoic acid administration. After feeding young adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, 1.2 Retinol Equivalents (R.E.) retinyl acetate plus supplemental retinoic acid (100 microgram/g dry diet) for three days and fasting for 6-8 hr, triglyceride, cholesterol, and phospholipid content of various serum lipoprotein fractions were determined. When compared to unsupplemented controls, both the serum very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and the high density lipoprotein (HDL) fractions of the retinoic acid-fed rats were found to harbor an elevated triglyceride content. While VLDL cholesterol and phospholipid content were also elevated, total serum cholesterol and phospholipids were not statistically altered. The detergent Triton WR-1339 was used to depress serum triglyceride clearance in order to assess the effects of retinoic acid feeding on serum triglyceride levels. Triglyceride accumulation started earlier after Triton treatment and was greater when rats were fed 100 microgram/g retinoic acid for three days prior to testing. Red and white gastrocnemius muscle, cardiac ventricular muscle, and perirenal adipose tissue were removed from rats following retinoic acid feeding. Analysis of these tissues for lipoprotein lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) activity showed a decrease in adipose tissue, a large depression in both areas of gastrocnemius muscle and no change in cardiac muscle as a result of retinoic acid feeding.
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PMID:Hyperlipidemia in rats fed retinoic acid. 727 11

Lipoprotein lipase has been found to efficiently mediate binding of lipoproteins to cell surfaces and to the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-related protein (LRP) under cell culture conditions (Beisiegel et al. 1991. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 88: 8242-8346). This supports the previously proposed idea that the lipase could have a role in receptor-mediated uptake of chylomicron remnants in the liver. We have investigated the effects of lipoprotein lipase on the clearance of chylomicrons during perfusions of rat livers. The chylomicrons were doubly labeled in vivo with [14C]retinol (in retinyl esters) and with [3H]oleic acid (in triacylglycerols) and were collected from lymph. In the absence of any lipase the clearance of chylomicron label from the perfusion medium was slow. Addition of lipoprotein lipase caused lipolysis of chylomicron triacylglycerols as evidenced by increased levels of 14C-labeled fatty acids in the perfusate. Simultaneously, the level of [14C]retinyl esters in the perfusate decreased dramatically, indicating core-particle removal. Similar effects were seen with an unrelated lipase from Pseudomonas fluorescens. To discriminate between the effects of lipolysis and a true liganding effect of the lipoprotein lipase protein, the active site inhibitors tetrahydrolipstatinR and hexadecylsulfonylfluoride were used to reduce or totally inhibit the catalytical activity. With lipase covalently inhibited by the latter inhibitor, lipolysis during perfusions was low or absent. Nonetheless, the inhibited enzyme had a clear effect on the removal of chylomicrons by the liver. With 1.2 micrograms of inhibited lipase/ml perfusate, about 70% of the core label had been removed after 15 min as compared to about 20% in perfusions without lipase. With identical amounts of active lipoprotein lipase protein, more than 90% of the label was removed. We conclude that any lipase causing lipolysis of chylomicrons can stimulate their clearance by the liver, but that lipoprotein lipase has an additional effect on the removal, which is not dependent on its catalytic activity.
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PMID:Lipoprotein lipase enhances removal of chylomicrons and chylomicron remnants by the perfused rat liver. 766 10


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