Abstract
The metabolic fate of [ 14C]cholesterol carried in the VLDL, LDL, HDL 2 and HDL 3 lipoprotein fractions has been investigated in bile-fistula rats with jugular vein cannulation. After the depletion of bile salt pool, the labelled lipoprotein fraction was administered either with or without the continuous infusion of sodium taurocholate. The proportion of labelled steroids secreted in the bile within 3 h after the lipoprotein administration was generally higher when the exogenous bile salt was infused. Specifically, the HDL 2 fraction induced the secretion of relatively high proportions of labelled steroids, mainly bile salts, either with or without the taurocholate infusion. The other lipoprotein fractions increased the proportion of free cholesterol in steroid bile secretion under taurocholate administration. The label associated to the LDL fraction showed a higher biliary secretion and a more steady clearance from plasma if the exogenous bile salt was not administered. In this same condition, the administration of HDL 3 fraction gave the highest values of radioactivity recovered in the liver (mainly as free cholesterol) and a significant increase of cholesterol in the biliary secretion. The present results suggest that each lipoprotein fraction tested may contribute in a peculiar manner to bile salt and cholesterol biliary secretion. Both the expression of apo-E and apo B,E receptors and the levels of circulating bile salts appear to have a role in this process.
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