Essential fatty acid deficiency lowers the activity of the acetylated low density lipoprotein receptor of rat peritoneal macrophages. |
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Authors: | G R Gavino E Levy V C Gavino |
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Affiliation: | Département de nutrition, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal (Québec), Canada. |
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Abstract: | We compared phospholipid fatty acid composition, cholesterol ester accumulation, and receptor-mediated binding, internalization, and degradation of acetylated low-density lipoprotein (acetyl-LDL) in cultured peritoneal macrophages from rats fed an essential fatty acid deficient or control diet. The deficient diet increased the 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid and decreased the omega 6 fatty acid content of macrophage phospholipid relative to control. The deficient diet did not affect macrophage uptake of [1-14C]oleate; however, it lowered the accumulation of intracellular labelled cholesteroyl oleate to 66% of the control. This effect was attributed to a diminution of the specific binding of acetyl-LDL, and not to acetyl-LDL internalization nor to degradation. The results demonstrate the sensitivity of the acetyl-LDL receptor to changes in its membrane environment, brought about through dietary means. |
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