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Kinetic analysis of apolipoproteins in postprandial hypertriglyceridaemia rabbits

M Hata ^1 2, T Ito ¹ and K Ohwada ¹ 

¹ Laboratory Animal Center, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-nishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan; ² JAC Inc, Tokyo, Japan

Corresponding author: Kazuo Ohwada. Email: kohwada{at}med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp

The postprandial hypertriglyceridaemia (PHT) rabbit, developed as a new animal model of metabolic syndrome, is characterized by PHT, central obesity and glucose intolerance. For detailed investigation of lipid metabolism characteristics in PHT rabbit, the plasma levels of apolipoproteins A-I, B, C-II, C-III and E were measured. Movements of apolipoproteins B100 and B48 were investigated using sodium dodecyl sulphate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to determine whether postprandially increased triglyceride is exogenous or endogenous. The level of apolipoproteins A-I, B, C-II and E were increased in PHT rabbit after feeding. Apolipoproteins B100 and B48 were detected in the plasma fraction of d < 1.006 g/mL of the PHT rabbit. The postprandial increase in apolipoprotein B in the PHT rabbit reflects a numerical increase in lipoprotein particles in the blood; the increase in apolipoproteins C-II and E suggests some disturbance in lipoprotein catabolism. Apolipoprotein B48 was detected postprandially in PHT rabbits. These results suggest that delayed catabolism of exogenous lipids caused the retention of chylomicron remnants in the blood. Results also suggest that activities of the lipolytic enzyme lipoprotein lipase and hepatic triglyceride lipase were deficient and that the hepatic uptake of exogenous lipoproteins was delayed in the PHT rabbit. Especially, for examining remnant hyperlipoproteinaemia in humans, PHT rabbit is an excellent animal model for hypertriglyceridaemia research.

Key Words: Postprandial hypertriglyceridaemia • apolipoprotein B48 • apolipoprotein B100 • animal model • PHT rabbit

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