Apolipoprotein (apo) A-V is a protein synthesized only in the liver that dramatically modulates plasma triglyceride levels. Recent studies suggest a novel role for hepatic apoA-V in regulating the absorption of dietary triglycerides, but its mode of action on the gut remains unknown. The aim of this study was to test for apoA-V in bile and to determine whether its secretion is regulated by diet...

The metabolism of apolipoproteins B-48 and B-100 (apo B-48 and B-100) in large triglyceride-rich lipoproteins was studied in three adults with familial dysbetalipoproteinemia (F. dys.) and compared to that of normolipidemic subjects. One Caucasian F. dys. subject was apparently homozygous for the common form of apo E-2, (Arg158----Cys), whereas the two Black subjects were homozygous for a diffe...

BACKGROUND African-Americans are more insulin-resistant than whites but have lower triglyceride (TG) concentrations. The metabolic basis for this is unknown. Our goal was to determine in a cross-sectional study the effect of insulin resistance, visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and the apolipoproteins, B, C-III and E, on race differences in TG content of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL). METH...

Background and Aim of Study: Dyslipidemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, lipid metabolism changes are linked to essential hypertension. The aim the study: investigate significance parameters, apolipoproteins, their ratio in predicting disease among individuals with Material Methods: 250 patients hypertension healthy control subjects were enrolled this case-control study serum lipi...

BACKGROUND Although there is considerable interest in the postprandial events involved in the absorption of dietary fats and the subsequent metabolism of diet-derived triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins, little is known about the effects of meal fatty acids on the composition of these particles. OBJECTIVE We examined the effect of meal fatty acids on the lipid and apolipoprotein contents of tri...

Despite the benefits of currently available preventative and therapeutic interventions, atherosclerotic vascular disease continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in much of the Western world. This emphasizes the need for additional preventive and therapeutic interventions exploiting new targets to compliment and augment the results of LDL lowering and other current strategies. O...

A number of immunological techniques--radioimmunoassay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), electroimmunoassay, radial immunodiffusion, and a variety of immunoprecipitin assays--have been used to quantify apolipoproteins in plasma. This paper outlines their technical details and discusses their major advantages and drawbacks. The most sensitive procedures, RIAs and ELISAS, are best suite...