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Endocrinology, Vol 110, 551-562, Copyright © 1982 by Endocrine Society

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Effects of thyroid status on the structure of the very low density lipoprotein secreted by the perfused liver

F Schroeder, HG Wilcox, WG Keyes and M Heimberg

To determine whether hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism affected the structure of the very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) secreted by the perfused rat liver, rats were pretreated with 0.9% NaCl, T3, or propylthiouracil. The livers were perfused with 0-332 mumol bovine serum albumin-oleate/h for 4 h. The structure of the secreted VLDL was determined by compositional analysis and the use of the fluorescence probe molecules diphenylhexatriene, trans-parinaric acid, and cis- parinaric acid. Compositional analysis indicated that the VLDL secreted by livers from rats pretreated with T3 had lower unsaturated to saturated fatty acid ratios than did controls, regardless of the amount of oleate infused. Fluorescence polarization of diphenylhexatriene indicated that the interior core lipids of VLDL secreted by livers from T3-treated rats were more rigid than those secreted by livers of euthyroid animals. Arrhenius plots of polarization and corrected fluorescence of diphenylhexatriene and trans-parinaric acid, but not cis-parinaric acid, revealed that characteristic temperatures were shifted 8 to 10 C higher in VLDL secreted by livers from rats pretreated with T3. Treatment of rats for 7 days with propylthiouracil under these mild conditions did not alter the structure or composition of the VLDL secreted by the perfused liver. In summary, the lipid changes in the VLDL secreted by perfused rat livers from hyperthyroid animals were consistent with these VLDL being more rigid particles than those secreted by livers from euthyroid rats, independent of the infusion rate of the FFA.


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