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Cholesterol Intake Modulates Plasma Triglyceride Levels in Glycosylphosphatidylinositol HDL-Binding Protein 1-Deficient Mice
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Cholesterol Intake Modulates Plasma Triglyceride Levels in Glycosylphosphatidylinositol HDL-Binding Protein 1-Deficient Mice

Michael M WEINSTEIN, Yiping Tu, Loren G FONG, Stephen G YOUNG, Anne P BEIGNEUX, Brandon S. J DAVIES, Peter GIN, Constance VOSS, Rosemary L WALZEM, Karen REUE, …
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, Vol.30(11), pp.2106-2113
2010
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.214403
PMID: 20814015
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https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.214403View
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Abstract

Objective—To determine whether plasma triglyceride levels in adult Glycosylphosphatidylinositol HDL-binding protein 1 (GPIHBP1)-deficient (Gpihbp1−/−) mice would be sensitive to cholesterol intake. Methods and Results—Gpihbp1−/− mice were fed a Western diet containing 0.15% cholesterol. After 4 to 8 weeks, their plasma triglyceride levels were 113 to 135 mmol/L. When 0.005% ezetimibe was added to the diet to block cholesterol absorption, Lpl expression in the liver was reduced significantly, and the plasma triglyceride levels were significantly higher (>170 mmol/L). We also assessed plasma triglyceride levels in Gpihbp1−/− mice fed Western diets containing either high (1.3%) or low (0.05%) amounts of cholesterol. The high-cholesterol diet significantly increased Lpl expression in the liver and lowered plasma triglyceride levels. Conclusion—Treatment of Gpihbp1−/− mice with ezetimibe lowers Lpl expression in the liver and increases plasma triglyceride levels. A high-cholesterol diet had the opposite effects. Thus, cholesterol intake modulates plasma triglyceride levels in Gpihbp1−/− mice.
Heart Cardiology. Vascular system Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research) Biological and medical sciences Medical sciences Coronary heart disease Blood and lymphatic vessels

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