title: Circulating IgA-Lp complexes in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic and cholesterol fed NZW rabbits.
abstract: Auto-immune immunoglobulin-lipoprotein complexes (Ig-Lp), as well as other modified lipoproteins, are activators of the transformation of macrophages into foam cells which may be the first step in atherogenesis. In humans circulating Ig-Lp have been demonstrated in autoimmune hyper- or dyslipidemia (AIH, DIH) and found to be associated with conditions related to atherosclerosis. Thus Ig-Lps may be significant and potentially primary atherogenic factors. In order to test this hypothesis we compared the distribution of Ig-Lps in 14 WHHL homozygote rabbits and in 15 normal fed and 8 cholesterol-fed NZW rabbits, all males aged 4-6 months. The Ig-Lps were detected by ELISA using 2 different capture anti-Lp and 4 indicator antibodies specific for either total Igs or the IgA, IgM or IgG classes. Some Ig-Lp of all classes were found in normal fed NZW. As compared with these normal levels, IgA-Lp are increased 2.5-fold in both the WHHL and the cholesterol-fed NZW rabbits (P = 0.0002). During cholesterol feeding the increase of IgA-Lp and total cholesterol and their decrease after returning to a normal diet were parallel in NZW rabbits, but their variation was mainly independent. IgM-Lp was also increased, but to a much lesser extent, in WHHL and in cholesterol-fed NZW. IgG-Lp was not increased in WHHL and only moderately increased in some of the cholesterol-fed NZW. The WHHL and the cholesterol-fed NZW rabbits did not differ by the IgA-Lp content of the serum, but the level of IgM-Lp was higher in the former.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: INSERM U.32, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Beaumont
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vivier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006720:Homozygote; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis*; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol