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  • Title: Effect of dietary ascorbic acid, cholesterol and PCB on cholesterol and bile acid metabolism in a rat mutant unable to synthesize ascorbic acid.
    Author: Horio F, Ozaki K, Oda H, Makino S, Hayashi Y, Yoshida A.
    Journal: J Nutr; 1989 Mar; 119(3):409-15. PubMed ID: 2493517.
    Abstract:
    The effect of acute or chronic ascorbic acid deficiency on the activity of hepatic cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase and fecal excretion of bile acids was investigated in ODS-od/od (OD) rats (a rat mutant unable to synthesize ascorbic acid) fed a purified basal diet or purified diets containing either cholesterol (2%) or polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) (200 mg/kg). In OD rats, the dietary requirement of ascorbic acid to maintain normal growth and normal levels of cholesterol in serum and liver is about 300 mg of ascorbic acid/kg diet. In OD rats fed the basal diet, acute or chronic ascorbic acid deficiency did not affect the activity of hepatic cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase and fecal excretion of bile acids. However, in OD rats fed diets containing either cholesterol or PCB, acute ascorbic acid deficiency caused a higher level of serum cholesterol, a lower activity of hepatic cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase and a lower excretion of fecal bile acids than in OD rats fed a basal diet containing an adequate level of ascrobic acid. It is concluded that acute ascorbic acid deficiency causes a hypercholesterolemia due to the depression of bile acid synthesis in OD rats fed a purified diet with cholesterol or PCB.
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