Abstract
The effects on serum cholesterol level were examined in rats fed on various xenobiotics. The hypercholesterolemia induced by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) was characterized in rats, from which lipoproteins were isolated by ultracentrifugation. A dietary addition of 0.03% PCB, 0.3% chloretone, 0.1% aminopyrine, or 0.2% 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol (BHT) resulted in a significant increase in serum cholesterol, although the chemical structure of each of these xenobiotics was different. The serum cholesterol level was markedly increased by one month of PCB feeding, the effect of PCB on the serum phospholipid level being similar. The serum triglyceride level transiently increased within 7 days of feeding with PCB diet. PCB feeding resulted in the elevation of all lipoproteins, including VLDL, LDL, HDL1, and HDL2, a marked increase being observed in HDI1. Both HDL1 and HDL2 isolated from PCB-treated rats contained more apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) and less apo E than normal. VLDL isolated from PCB-treated rats ...
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