title: Psyllium husk. II: Effect on the metabolism of apolipoprotein B in African green monkeys.
abstract: Dietary psyllium's ability to reduce low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is presumably mediated by increased LDL catabolism and/or reduced LDL synthesis. To distinguish between these possibilities, apolipoprotein B (apo B) metabolism was studied in adult male African green monkeys consuming one of three semipurified diets: low-cholesterol cellulose (LCC), high-cholesterol cellulose (HCC), or high-cholesterol psyllium (HCP). 131I-labeled LDL and 125I-labeled VLDL were injected simultaneously into animals; blood samples were drawn at selected times and apo B specific activity determined in VLDL, IDL, and LDL. Based on a multicompartmental model, LDL apo B pool size and de novo apo B transport were elevated significantly in HCC animals compared with HCP and LCC animals. Differences in LDL transport, although not significant, paralleled differences observed in LDL apo B pool size. Fractional catabolic rates were similar among groups (HCC 0.040 +/- 0.010; HCP 0.042 +/- 0.009, and LCC 0.043 +/- 0.004 pools/h). These data suggest that dietary psyllium reduces plasma cholesterol concentrations by decreasing LDL synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Washington State University, Pullman.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: McCall
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Leathers
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000378:metabolism*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D053419:Lipoproteins, IDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010943:Plantago; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D008074:Lipoproteins; D053419:Lipoproteins, IDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002482:Cellulose; D002784:Cholesterol