title: Inhibition of LCAT in plasma from man and experimental animals by chlorpromazine.
abstract: Chlorpromazine (CPZ), a major tranquilizer, was found to be a potent inhibitor of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT, EC 2.3.1.43) in the plasma of normal man, rat, rabbit and dog in vitro. The inhibitory effect of CPZ reached 35-50% at 0.5 mM depending on species; dog plasma LCAT appeared to be somewhat more sensitive than that of the other species. In rats fed CPZ or lidocaine for 14 days (0.05% in the diet), there was no statistically significant change in total plasma cholesterol levels or the size of the plasma-free (unesterified) cholesterol pool. However, 5 hr after an intracardial injection of [14C]cholesterol, the percentage of plasma [14C]cholesterol that was esterified was significantly lower (ca. 6%, p less than 0.05) in the CPZ-treated group, suggesting that CPZ may also inhibit LCAT To some extent in vivo. The percentage of plasma [14C]cholesterol esterified in the lidocaine-treated group was similar to control values and did not reflect its ability to inhibit LCAT in vitro.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000097:blood; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000097:blood; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D008012:Lidocaine; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase; D002746:Chlorpromazine