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Apolipoprotein A-IV regulates chylomicron metabolism-mechanism and function.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22207575     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Dietary fat is an important mediator of atherosclerosis and obesity. Despite its importance in mediating metabolic disease, there is still much unknown about dietary fat absorption in the intestine and especially the detailed biological roles of intestinal apolipoproteins involved in that process. We were specifically interested in determining the physiological role of the intestinal apolipoprotein A-IV (A-IV) using A-IV knockout (KO) mice. A-IV is stimulated by fat absorption in the intestine and is secreted on nascent chylomicrons into intestinal lymph. We found that A-IV KO mice had reduced plasma triglyceride (TG) and cholesterol levels and that this hypolipidemia persisted on a high-fat diet. A-IV KO did not cause abnormal intestinal lipid absorption, food intake, or adiposity. Additionally, A-IV KO did not cause abnormal liver TG and cholesterol metabolism, as assessed by measuring hepatic lipid content, lipogenic and cholesterol synthetic gene expression, and in vivo VLDL secretion. Instead, A-IV KO resulted in the secretion of larger chylomicrons from the intestine into the lymph, and those chylomicrons were cleared from the plasma more slowly than wild-type chylomicrons. These data suggest that A-IV has a previously unknown role in mediating the metabolism of chylomicrons, and therefore may be important in regulating plasma lipid metabolism.
Authors:
Alison B Kohan; Fei Wang; Xiaoming Li; Suzanne Bradshaw; Qing Yang; Jody L Caldwell; Tera M Bullock; Patrick Tso
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2011-12-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology     Volume:  302     ISSN:  1522-1547     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol.     Publication Date:  2012 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-03-16     Completed Date:  2012-05-04     Revised Date:  2012-05-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901227     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  G628-36     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, OH 45237, USA. alison.kohan@uc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adiposity / genetics
Animals
Apolipoproteins A / genetics,  metabolism*
Body Composition
Chylomicrons / metabolism*
Dietary Fats / metabolism
Eating / genetics
Gene Expression Regulation / physiology
Intestinal Absorption / physiology
Lipid Metabolism / physiology
Lipids / blood
Liver / metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DK-059630/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; DK-076928/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; F32-091173-01//PHS HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Apolipoproteins A; 0/Chylomicrons; 0/Dietary Fats; 0/Lipids; 0/apolipoprotein A-IV

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