Dietary supplementation with Pluronic L-81 modifies hepatic secretion of very low density lipoproteins in the rat.

Supplementation of high fat/cholesterol-enriched diets with polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene copolymers containing 90% hydrophobic constituents has been found to impair enteric secretion of chylomicrons, lower plasma levels of very low density (VLDL) and low density (LDL) lipoprotein cholesterol and...

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Main Authors: N R Manowitz, P Tso, D S Drake, S Frase, S M Sabesin
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1986-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520388507
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description Supplementation of high fat/cholesterol-enriched diets with polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene copolymers containing 90% hydrophobic constituents has been found to impair enteric secretion of chylomicrons, lower plasma levels of very low density (VLDL) and low density (LDL) lipoprotein cholesterol and prevent diet-induced hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. These agents are known to be absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and excreted in bile. In order to determine whether dietary supplementation with this group of hydrophobic poloxalenes influences hepatic secretion of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, groups of rats were maintained for 21-34 days on either standard chow, semisynthetic diet containing 10.0% safflower oil/1.0% cholesterol, or each of the above diets supplemented with the hydrophobic poloxalene Pluronic L-81. At the end of the feeding period, newly secreted hepatic VLDL were isolated from 2-hr recirculating liver perfusates, quantitated, and characterized. Compared to perfusions in chow-fed rats, perfusion experiments in rats fed the high fat/cholesterol-enriched semisynthetic diet revealed a 3.1-fold increased net hepatic VLDL secretion rate; enrichment of secretory VLDL in cholesteryl esters and in C18:2 core lipid fatty acids; and a shift in the size distribution of secretory VLDL towards larger particles. When the 0.5% Pluronic L-81 was included in the high fat/cholesterol-enriched semisynthetic diet, the net hepatic VLDL secretion rate fell significantly and the physicochemical properties of secretory VLDL in these rats were found to resemble those of chow-fed animals. Supplementation of the chow diet with L-81 resulted in a significant fall in the net hepatic VLDL secretion rate from that observed in rats fed chow alone. Compared to rats fed chow alone, perfusate VLDL from rats fed each of the other experimental diets contained markedly lower amounts of both apoB molecular weight variants, as analyzed by gradient gel electrophoresis and densitometric gel scanning. Since previous studies have demonstrated that VLDL are the major cholesterol transport lipoproteins following fat/cholesterol feeding; a precursor-product relationship exists between fat/cholesterol-induced hepatic VLDL and plasma VLDL; such particles are capable of delivering cholesterol to the arterial wall; and dietary supplementation with hydrophobic poloxalenes prevents both the increase in plasma VLDL-cholesterol and diet-induced atherosclerosis, it is possible that dietary supplementation with hydrophobic poloxalenes may influence the atherogenic process through direct and/or indirect effects on hepatic VLDL transport.
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spelling doaj.art-ddd396c2e9c245fd85ab15ef0744d7ac2022-12-21T23:19:17ZengElsevierJournal of Lipid Research0022-22751986-12-01272196207Dietary supplementation with Pluronic L-81 modifies hepatic secretion of very low density lipoproteins in the rat.N R ManowitzP TsoD S DrakeS FraseS M SabesinSupplementation of high fat/cholesterol-enriched diets with polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene copolymers containing 90% hydrophobic constituents has been found to impair enteric secretion of chylomicrons, lower plasma levels of very low density (VLDL) and low density (LDL) lipoprotein cholesterol and prevent diet-induced hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. These agents are known to be absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and excreted in bile. In order to determine whether dietary supplementation with this group of hydrophobic poloxalenes influences hepatic secretion of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, groups of rats were maintained for 21-34 days on either standard chow, semisynthetic diet containing 10.0% safflower oil/1.0% cholesterol, or each of the above diets supplemented with the hydrophobic poloxalene Pluronic L-81. At the end of the feeding period, newly secreted hepatic VLDL were isolated from 2-hr recirculating liver perfusates, quantitated, and characterized. Compared to perfusions in chow-fed rats, perfusion experiments in rats fed the high fat/cholesterol-enriched semisynthetic diet revealed a 3.1-fold increased net hepatic VLDL secretion rate; enrichment of secretory VLDL in cholesteryl esters and in C18:2 core lipid fatty acids; and a shift in the size distribution of secretory VLDL towards larger particles. When the 0.5% Pluronic L-81 was included in the high fat/cholesterol-enriched semisynthetic diet, the net hepatic VLDL secretion rate fell significantly and the physicochemical properties of secretory VLDL in these rats were found to resemble those of chow-fed animals. Supplementation of the chow diet with L-81 resulted in a significant fall in the net hepatic VLDL secretion rate from that observed in rats fed chow alone. Compared to rats fed chow alone, perfusate VLDL from rats fed each of the other experimental diets contained markedly lower amounts of both apoB molecular weight variants, as analyzed by gradient gel electrophoresis and densitometric gel scanning. Since previous studies have demonstrated that VLDL are the major cholesterol transport lipoproteins following fat/cholesterol feeding; a precursor-product relationship exists between fat/cholesterol-induced hepatic VLDL and plasma VLDL; such particles are capable of delivering cholesterol to the arterial wall; and dietary supplementation with hydrophobic poloxalenes prevents both the increase in plasma VLDL-cholesterol and diet-induced atherosclerosis, it is possible that dietary supplementation with hydrophobic poloxalenes may influence the atherogenic process through direct and/or indirect effects on hepatic VLDL transport.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520388507
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Dietary supplementation with Pluronic L-81 modifies hepatic secretion of very low density lipoproteins in the rat.
Journal of Lipid Research
title Dietary supplementation with Pluronic L-81 modifies hepatic secretion of very low density lipoproteins in the rat.
title_full Dietary supplementation with Pluronic L-81 modifies hepatic secretion of very low density lipoproteins in the rat.
title_fullStr Dietary supplementation with Pluronic L-81 modifies hepatic secretion of very low density lipoproteins in the rat.
title_full_unstemmed Dietary supplementation with Pluronic L-81 modifies hepatic secretion of very low density lipoproteins in the rat.
title_short Dietary supplementation with Pluronic L-81 modifies hepatic secretion of very low density lipoproteins in the rat.
title_sort dietary supplementation with pluronic l 81 modifies hepatic secretion of very low density lipoproteins in the rat
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520388507
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