title: Study of diet-induced changes in lipoprotein metabolism in two strains of Golden-Syrian hamsters.
abstract: The objective of this study was to characterize two strains of Golden-Syrian hamsters for use in the study of diet-induced changes in lipoprotein metabolism. In Experiment 1, the time course and response to dietary saturated fat was investigated for serum lipoprotein profiles and aortic lesion formation in Golden-Syrian hamsters from Charles River Laboratories, Wilmington, MA (CR) and Bio Breeders, Watertown, MA (F(1)B). Hamsters were fed a nonpurified diet containing 10 g/100 g saturated fat and 0.1 g/100 g dietary cholesterol. After 12 wk, CR hamsters had significantly lower serum total and non-HDL cholesterol (TC and nHDL-C) levels, but higher aortic cholesteryl ester (CE) than the F(1)B hamsters (P < 0.05). In Experiment 2, CR hamsters were fed a nonpurified diet containing 10 g/100 g saturated fat and 0.1, 0.5 or 1 g/100 g dietary cholesterol. After 10 wk of dietary intervention, TC and nHDL-C levels were significantly higher in the 0.5 and 1.0 g/100 g cholesterol groups than in the 0.1 g/100 g cholesterol group. These levels declined after 20 wk of dietary intervention in all groups, potentially reflecting the toxic effect of high cholesterol intakes. CR hamsters fed a 10 g/100 g saturated fat containing 0.1 g/100 g dietary cholesterol for 10 wk appear to be a good model for investigating diet-induced change in plasma lipids.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Dorfman
authors.forename: Donald E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Doreen P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Osgood
authors.forename: Alice H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000378:metabolism; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D006224:Cricetinae; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins