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  • Title: Increased messenger RNA levels for low-density lipoprotein receptor and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase in rat liver after long-term ethanol ingestion.
    Author: Seitz HK, Kuhn B, von Hodenberg E, Fiehn W, Conradt C, Simanowski UA.
    Journal: Hepatology; 1994 Aug; 20(2):487-93. PubMed ID: 8045509.
    Abstract:
    Because long-term alcohol intake leads to severe alterations of cholesterol metabolism resulting in both elevated serum cholesterol levels and increased hepatic concentrations of cholesterol esters, we investigated the effect of long-term ethanol consumption on the hepatic messenger RNA (mRNA) content of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase and low-density lipoprotein receptor, two major regulatory factors in cholesterol metabolism, and of apoprotein E. Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were pair-fed nutritionally adequate liquid diets containing 36% of total calories as either ethanol or isocaloric carbohydrates for 3 wk. In addition, the lipid content of the diets was varied, resulting in 35%, 17.5%, and 8.8% of total calories corresponding to a daily intake of cholesterol of between 1.2 and 6.3 mg/kg body wt. Although increasing dietary cholesterol intake resulted in a significant decrease of hepatic mRNA for low-density lipoprotein receptor and HMG-CoA reductase (p < 0.05), long-term ethanol consumption led to a significant increase of the mRNA for both proteins (p < 0.01), and this increase was predominantly obvious in animals fed a low-cholesterol diet. In contrast, mRNA content of apoprotein E was found to be significantly lower in livers from rats fed ethanol for a prolonged period of time as compared with controls (p < 0.01), and this effect was found to be still present, although less pronounced, after low cholesterol intake.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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