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High basal fractional cholesterol synthesis is associated with nonresponse of plasma LDL cholesterol to plant sterol therapy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20444957     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The cholesterol-lowering effectiveness of plant sterol (PS) therapy is hindered by wide-ranging variability in LDL-cholesterol responsiveness across individuals. To capitalize on the LDL-cholesterol-lowering potential of PS in the clinical setting, it is paramount to characterize the metabolic factors that underlie this heterogeneity of responsiveness. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to investigate the relation between cholesterol synthesis and plasma LDL-cholesterol reductions in response to PS consumption. DESIGN: We evaluated previously conducted clinical PS interventions incorporating stable-isotope measures of cholesterol synthesis and conducted feeding studies in animal models of response (Syrian Golden hamsters) and nonresponse (C57BL/6J mice) to PS consumption. RESULTS: From our clinical study population (n = 113), we identified 47 nonresponders (3.73 +/- 1.10% change in LDL cholesterol) and 66 responders (-15.16 +/- 1.04% change in LDL cholesterol) to PS therapy. The basal cholesterol fractional synthesis rate (FSR) as measured by direct deuterium incorporation was 23% higher (P = 0.003) in the nonresponder subgroup than in responders to PS therapy. The basal cholesterol FSR correlated (r = 0.22, P = 0.02) with the percentage change in LDL cholesterol after PS intervention. In support of our clinical observations, nonresponding mice showed a 77% higher (P = 0.001) basal cholesterol FSR than that of responding hamsters. Compared with control mice, PS-fed mice showed an increase in hepatic nuclear sterol regulatory element binding protein 2 abundance (1.3-fold of control, P = 0.04) and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase-mRNA expression (2.4-fold of control, P = 0.00). CONCLUSION: The results suggest that subjects with high basal cholesterol synthesis are less responsive to PS treatment than are subjects with low basal cholesterol synthesis.
Authors:
Todd C Rideout; Scott V Harding; Dylan Mackay; Suhad S Abumweis; Peter Jh Jones
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-05-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of clinical nutrition     Volume:  92     ISSN:  1938-3207     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Clin. Nutr.     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-21     Completed Date:  2010-07-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376027     Medline TA:  Am J Clin Nutr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  41-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, Winnipeg, Canada. t_rideout@umanitoba.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Animals
Cholesterol / biosynthesis*,  blood*
Cholesterol, HDL / blood
Cholesterol, LDL / blood*,  drug effects
Cricetinae
Cross-Over Studies
Female
Humans
Liver / metabolism
Male
Mesocricetus
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Middle Aged
Phytosterols / pharmacology,  therapeutic use*
RNA / isolation & purification
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Triglycerides / blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol, HDL; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Phytosterols; 0/Triglycerides; 57-88-5/Cholesterol; 63231-63-0/RNA
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Comment In:
Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jul;92(1):3-4   [PMID:  20519556 ]

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