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Cholesterol gallstone induction in hamsters reflects strain differences in plasma lipoproteins and bile acid profiles
Author(s) -
Trautwein Eike A.,
Liang Jinsheng,
Hayes K. C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02536315
Subject(s) - cholesterol , gallstones , medicine , hamster , endocrinology , bile acid , cholic acid , very low density lipoprotein , taurine , clinical chemistry , biology , chemistry , lipoprotein , biochemistry , amino acid
Because different strains of hamsters vary in their susceptibility to gallstones, the relationship between plasma lipoproteins, hepatic cholesterol, bile lipids and bile acid profile was examined during gallstone induction in strains of male Syrian hamsters from Charles River Lakeview (CHR), Biobreeder F 1 B (BIO) and Harlan Sprague‐Dawley (HAR). Gallstones were induced by feeding a purified diet containing 0.4 or 0.8% cholesterol for 5 wk. Basal plasma total cholesterol was similar, but the hypercholesterolemia induced by dietary challenge was significantly lower in CHR than in HAR and BIO hamsters. Cholesterol‐fed CHR hamsters transported cholesterol mainly in HDL (47%), whereas VLDL‐C+IDL‐C predominated in BIO and HAR hamsters, and their HDL transported only 28 and 38%, respectively. HAR hamsters accumulated the most hepatic cholesterol, revealed the highest cholate/cheno ratio, the lowest glycine/taurine ratio and hydrophobicity index. HAR also developed the fewest cholesterol gallstones (23%), while 64% of CHR and 58% of BIO hamsters had cholesterol gallstones and 34% of BIO hamsters developed pigment stones. Doubling dietary cholesterol from 0.4 to 0.8% doubled the incidence of cholesterol gallstones but exerted minimal impact on other parameters compared to strain differences. Thus, different strains of hamsters vary considerably with respect to biliary cholesterol, bile acid profile and formation of cholesterol gallstones associated with differences in plasma lipoprotein profiles.

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