| A Mediterranean-style, low-glycemic-load diet reduces the expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase in mononuclear cells and plasma insulin in women with metabolic syndrome. | |
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PMID: 22024489 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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We evaluated changes in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase gene expression in women with metabolic syndrome and elevated plasma LDL cholesterol (LDL-C). We hypothesized that expression of these 2 genes would be modulated by our dietary intervention. Twenty-five women were instructed to follow a Mediterranean-style low-glycemic-load diet for 12 weeks. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to measure messenger RNA (mRNA) abundance of the LDL receptor and HMG-CoA reductase in mononuclear cells, which were used as a proxy of liver expression of these 2 genes. All women experienced favorable impacts on metabolic syndrome variables, with decreases in waist circumference (P < .001), plasma triglycerides (P < .05), and systolic blood pressure (P < .05) compared with baseline. Furthermore, participants had reductions in LDL-C (P < .01), plasma insulin (P < .001), and homeostatic model assessment score for insulin resistance (P < .001) over time. In addition, significant decreases were found in plasma tumor necrosis factor α (P < .01), which might have contributed to the improvements observed in insulin resistance. Although no changes in LDL-receptor mRNA levels were observed, HMG-CoA-reductase gene expression was reduced (P < .001) after 12 weeks. The reductions in plasma insulin correlated with changes in HMG-CoA-reductase mRNA levels (r = 0.45, P < .01). In conclusion, the observed reductions in plasma insulin may have affected the expression of a key regulatory gene of cholesterol synthesis, HMG-CoA reductase. The decreased HMG-CoA-reductase expression may be related to lower secretion of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL)-cholesterol, which, in turn, would account for the reductions in LDL-C. |
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Jennifer L Jones; Youngki Park; Jiyoung Lee; Robert H Lerman; Maria Luz Fernandez |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 31 ISSN: 1879-0739 ISO Abbreviation: Nutr Res Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-10-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303331 Medline TA: Nutr Res Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 659-64 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. |
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