A portion of the minute chylomicrons less than 75 nm in diameter are transcytosed from the extravascular tissue into the subepithelial blood capillaries (sBC) in the villous apices of the rat jejunum. However, the details of the transportation mechanism have not been clarified. In this study, the endothelial receptor involved in the transportation of minute chylomicrons into the sBC's lumina wa...

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) promotes the binding and internalization of beta-VLDL (very low density lipoprotein) by many cell types. We examined the function of receptors in the LDL receptor family (LRF) and heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPG) in the metabolism of LPL-associated beta-VLDLa by rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in culture. These cells express LDL receptor-related protein and...

As part of the avian reproductive effort, large quantities of triglyceride-rich very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles are transported by receptor-mediated endocytosis into the female germ cells. Although the oocytes are surrounded by a layer of granulosa cells harbouring high levels of active lipoprotein lipase, non-lipolysed VLDL is transported into the yolk. This is because VLDL parti...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by triglyceride (TG) accumulation in hepatocytes. Very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) is a major secretory product of the liver that transports endogenously synthesized TG. Disrupted VLDL secretion may contribute to the accumulation of TG in hepatocytes. ApoB100 (apolipoprotein B100) is a glycoprotein and an essential protein component ...

OBJECTIVE Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that plays an important role in glucose and lipid metabolism. The main aims of this study are to investigate the effects of adiponectin on VLDL triglyceride (VLDL-TG) metabolism and the underlying mechanism. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Adenoviruses were used to generate a mouse model with elevated circulating adiponectin. HepG2 and C2C12 c...

In this investigation in cultured human fibroblasts, an attempt was made to determine the optimal metabolism of apolipoprotein (apo) B-100 lipoproteins from normolipidemic human subjects. We supplemented culture systems containing 125I-lipoproteins with exogenous recombinant or plasmatic apo E-3. Very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) fractions I, II, and III, and low density lipoproteins (LDL) we...

In vivo studies have demonstrated a strong positive correlation between plasma very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) triglyceride and plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) activity levels. Furthermore, VLDL has been shown to induce PAI-1 secretion from cultured endothelial cells. In contrast, no or variable effects on PAI-1 secretion have been reported for native low density lipoprotei...

Incubation of mouse peritoneal macrophages with very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) from normal rats or rhesus monkeys markedly increased the levels of intracellular triglycerides by 10- to 56-fold and was accompanied by the production of oil red O positive vacuoles. The stimulation of triglyceride accumulation in macrophages was time- and concentration-dependent and was specific for VLDL. Thr...

Hepatic lipase-deficient subjects in the Ontario kindred are compound heterozygotes for hepatic lipase mutations (Ser^-^Phe and Thr^^Met). Cholesteryl ester-rich 0-very-low-density lipoprotein (/3VLDL) accumulates in plasma and such subjects have premature atherosclerosis. To determine a possible mechanism, we hypothesized that hepatic lipase-deficient 0-VLDL, homozygous for apolipoprotein (apo...