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标题：Lipoprotein metabolism in the ovariectomized rat.
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作者：B J van Lenten ; G W Melchior ; P S Roheim 等
期刊名称：JLR Papers In Press
印刷版ISSN：0022-2275
电子版ISSN：1539-7262
出版年度：1983
卷号：24
期号：11
页码：1475-1484
语种：English
出版社：American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
摘要：The hyperlipoproteinemia observed after ovariectomy in rats was previously shown to be associated with increased concentrations of cholesterol, triglycerides, and apolipoproteins B, E, and C. In the present study, it was shown that increases in low density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins were almost entirely responsible for the changes in plasma lipids and apolipoproteins after ovariectomy. The size of the low density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins isolated from the plasma of ovariectomized rats as determined by agarose chromatography appeared to be somewhat different from that of control rats. Specifically, the apolipoprotein B appeared to be associated with somewhat smaller particles, whereas the apolipoprotein E from those rats appeared to be associated with larger particles than that of control rats. To determine the mechanism for the increased plasma low density lipoproteins, apolipoprotein B pool sizes and turnover rates were calculated and compared. In addition to an increased mass of low density lipoproteins in ovariectomized rats, the turnover rate of low density lipoproteins was increased almost twofold, indicating an increased low density lipoprotein synthesis and catabolism in those animals. We postulate that the increased low density lipoprotein levels of ovariectomized rats are due to an initial increased production of low density lipoproteins, followed by an enhanced catabolism of low density lipoproteins to establish a steady state at higher plasma low density lipoprotein concentrations.