Journal of Lipid Research (Apr 2003)

Dietary fat modulation of apoA-II metabolism and prevention of senile amyloidosis in the senescence- accelerated mouse

  • Makiko Umezawa,
  • Kenjiro Tatematsu,
  • Tatsumi Korenaga,
  • Xiaoying Fu,
  • Takatoshi Matushita,
  • Harumi Okuyama,
  • Masanori Hosokawa,
  • Toshio Takeda,
  • Keiichi Higuchi

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44, no. 4
pp. 762 – 769

Abstract

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Senescence-accelerated mouse-prone (SAMP1; SAMP1@Umz) is an animal model of senile amyloidosis with apolipoprotein A-II (apoA-II) amyloid fibril (AApoAII) deposits. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of dietary fats on AApoAII deposits in SAMP1 mice when purified diets containing 4% fat as butter, safflower oil, or fish oil were fed to male mice for 26 weeks. The serum HDL cholesterol was significantly lower (P butter > safflower oil group, P < 0.05).These findings suggest that dietary fats differ in their effects on serum lipoprotein metabolism, and that dietary lipids may modulate amyloid deposition in SAMP1 mice.

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