title: Effects of cholesterol feeding on primate serum lipoproteins. III. The change in high density lipoprotein components.
abstract: Sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys) monkeys had a lower serum HDL cholesterol concentration than any other Old World monkey species reported. In addition, they had a higher serum Lp(a) concentration than other species. The mangabeys were fed a cholesterol-fat diet for 5 weeks. HDL2 and HDL3 amounts were determined from the two peaks apparent upon analytical ultracentrifugation. In the first 1-3 weeks, 13 of the 14 mangabeys increased 30% (mean) in total HDL, this increase occurring only in the HDL2 fraction. After 5 weeks, HDL and HDL2 decreased markedly. During the cholesterol feeding, HDL3 continually decreased in flotation rate, indicating it was either smaller and/or denser. HDL2 and HDL3 separated well on molecular sieving agarose columns during the diet period, whereas a single symmetrical elution peak was found for chow-fed HDL. Thus on a cholesterol-fat diet, HDL2 and HDL3 increased in difference in molecular size.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D002520:Cercopithecidae; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D004041:Dietary Fats; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL