Plasma cholesterol levels in free-ranging macaques compared with captive macaques and humans |
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Authors: | Akiko Takenaka Yuko Matsumoto Aika Nagaya Kunio Watanabe Shunji Goto Bambang Suryobroto Osamu Takenaka |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Food and Nutrition, Nagoya Bunri College, 2-1 Sasazuka, Nishiku, 451-0077 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan;(2) Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin, Inuyama, 484-8506 Aichi, Japan;(3) Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia;(4) Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin, Inuyama, 484-8506 Aichi, Japan |
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Abstract: | Plasma total cholesterol in free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) on Koshima islet and in free-ranging long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) at Pangandaran in Indonesia was found to occur at very low levels compared with captive macaques and humans. Although total cholesterol levels in captive macaques were lower than humans, differences in HDL cholesterol levels were only small. In both sexes of wild and captive Japanese macaques, total cholesterol levels decreased from birth through to young adulthood but then increased in adult females of the captive group. In contrast, the value for adult females of the wild troop remained at a low level. Low TCH levels in adult females of the wild Japanese macaque troop may be due to a low energy intake and may have caused a delay in the onset of sexual maturation. Plasma TCH levels increased with the addition of 0.1% dietary cholesterol over six weeks in captive long-tailed macaques. That the cholesterol value after six weeks was dependent on cholesterol levels prior to supplementation indicates that captive macaques are slightly saturated with cholesterol. |
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Keywords: | Total cholesterol HDL LDL Free-ranging macaques Captive macaques |
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