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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 29, 1359-1366, Copyright © 1988 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Alpha-tocopherol is secreted from rat liver in very low density lipoproteins

W Cohn, F Loechleiter and F Weber
Department of Vitamin Research, F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co., Ltd., Basle, Switzerland.

Three separate studies were carried out to test the hypothesis that rat liver secretes vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) within very low density lipoproteins (VLDL). i) When the clearance of plasma chylomicrons (CM) and VLDL was blocked by the administration of Triton WR-1339, alpha- tocopherol concentrations increased linearly with time in both classes of triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins, although accumulation rates within VLDL exceeded those within CM. For fasted rats, appearance of alpha-tocopherol in VLDL persisted at slightly reduced rates. alpha- Tocopherol and triglycerides in the VLDL fraction responded to Triton WR-1339 administration by coordinate increases. In contrast to the situation in serum, alpha-tocopherol concentrations decreased in the liver following injection of Triton. ii) In order to inhibit the secretion of hepatic lipoproteins containing apolipoprotein B (apoB), rats were fed a diet containing orotic acid. This resulted in a reduction of apoB and alpha-tocopherol concentrations in serum and VLDL, whereas the vitamin E content of liver was increased. iii) In primary cultures of hepatocytes, alpha-tocopherol was secreted into the culture media predominantly within VLDL. We, therefore, conclude that the liver secretes alpha-tocopherol within VLDL and in this way contributes to the maintenance of serum vitamin E concentrations.
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