title: Effect of chronic alcohol ingestion on the binding of high density lipoproteins to rat hepatic membranes: involvement of apolipoprotein E.
abstract: Feeding alcohol to rats produces high density lipoproteins (HDL) particles that exhibit lowered apolipoprotein (apo) E:apo A1 ratio. In this study, we have carried out experiments to compare the abilities of apo E-deficient HDL particles of the alcohol-fed rat and apo E-sufficient HDL particles of the control rat to bind to hepatic membranes. When rat hepatic membranes were incubated with rat serum HDL of physiological concentrations (< or = 200 micrograms HDL-apo A1/ml), binding of HDL to hepatic membranes showed concentration dependent on HDL-apo A1. Polyclonal antibodies that specifically recognize apo A1 and apo E inhibited HDL binding to hepatic membrane while the antibody against apo AIV did not. The binding of 125I-apo A1-HDL was diminished by adding excess amount of unlabeled HDL to the incubation mixture. Apo E-deficient serum HDL obtained from alcohol-fed rats competed less efficiently against radiolabeled HDL for binding to rat hepatic membrane than normal HDL from control animals. The defect in apo E-deficient serum HDL obtained from alcohol-fed rats can be corrected by preincubation with added purified apo E. We hypothesize that this weaker binding may result in slower degradation of apo E-deficient HDL particles by the liver and in part explains the higher plasma HDL levels found in alcohol-drinking animals.
authors: Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Lin
authors: B A
authors: BA
authors: Miller
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000473:pathology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000378:metabolism; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000502:physiology*; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000502:physiology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL