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  • Title: Lysophosphatidylcholine molecular species in low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein in alloxan-induced diabetic rats: effect of probucol.
    Author: Shi A, Yoshinari M, Iino K, Wakisaka M, Iwase M, Fujishima M.
    Journal: Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes; 1999; 107(6):337-42. PubMed ID: 10543409.
    Abstract:
    To elucidate the contribution of diabetic state toward the accumulation of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) in low density lipoprotein (LDL), the LPC molecular species in LDL and high density lipoprotein (HDL) obtained from alloxan-induced diabetic rats were determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The palmitoyl LPC (PLPC) per protein was increased in the LDL of diabetic rats (p < 0.05), whereas the stearoyl LPC (SLPC) decreased in both the LDL and HDL of diabetic rats (p < 0.001) in comparison to nondiabetic rats. After the dietary administration of probucol for 4 weeks, the concentrations of SLPC and PLPC in the LDL of diabetic rats and of SLPC in the LDL of nondiabetic rats all significantly decreased by probucol (all; p < 0.01), with a concomitant decrease of the plasma concentrations of total and HDL cholesterol, and phospholipid, compared with those without probucol. The level of TBARS per protein in LDL increased in diabetic rats, and decreased by probucol (p < 0.01). In conclusion, the oxidative stress is thought to be an important factor to accumulate LPC in LDL, although the paradoxical decrease of SLPC in diabetic LDL suggests a non-oxidative metabolism with a preference for the LPC molecular species. The reducing effect of probucol on LPC may not be solely attributed to its antioxidative effect.
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