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. 1987 Dec;22(12):1016-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF02536442.

Effect of cupric ions on serum and liver cholesterol metabolism

M Tanaka  1 , T Iio, T Tabata
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Effect of cupric ions on serum and liver cholesterol metabolism

M Tanaka et al. Lipids. 1987 Dec.

Abstract

Cupric ions were administered subcutaneously to male Sprague-Dawley r rats at a single dose of 200 mumol/kg. At 24 hr after administration, a remarkable increase of total and free cholesterol was seen in the rat serum. Also, when lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) (E.C. 2.3.1.43) activity was expressed as the percentage of the total serum that free cholesterol esterified, the acyltransferase activity in rats treated with cupric ions showed a slight decrease while the triglyceride content in rat serum and liver decreased by 54% and 61%, respectively. However, the content of hepatic cholesterol in rats treated with cupric ions did not show such a marked change. On the other hand, acid cholesteryl ester hydrolase activity (Acid CEH) (E.C. 3.1.1.14) in liver lysosomes of rats treated with cupric ions showed a marked decrease with increasing cupric ion concentration both in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, cupric ions caused a marked release of the lysosomal enzymes cathepsin D and beta-glucuronidase into the cytosolic fraction. The changes in acid cholesteryl ester hydrolase activity induced by cupric ions appear to be a direct effect of cupric ions on the enzyme. These results suggest that excessive cupric ion concentrations could cause various disorders in lipid metabolism.

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