Effect of Probucol on Enzyme and Receptors of High Density Lipoprotein During Reverse Cholesterol Transportation in Experimental Rabbits With Atherosclerosis / 中国循环杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the effect of probucol on enzyme and receptors of high density lipoprotein (HDL) during reverse cholesterol transportation in experimental rabbits with atherosclerosis. Methods: A total of 24 New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into 3 groups: Control group, the rabbits were fed by normal diet, High cholesterol group, the rabbits were fed by high cholesterol diet and Probucol group, the rabbits were fed by high cholesterol diet with probucol.n=8 in each group, all animals were treated for 12 weeks. Blood levels of lipids were examined by colorimetric method, serum lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) and cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) were detected by ELISA, expressions of ATP binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) and scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) in aortic plaque were measured by immunohistochemistry; the above indexes were compared among different groups. Results: ① for blood lipids by mmol/L, the following indexes in Probucol group were lower than High cholesterol group: TC (15.95±1.51 vs 21.95±3.71), LDL-C (13.01±2.28 vs 17.90±3.51), HDL-C (0.56±0.10 vs 1.13±0.12), all PConclusion: Probucol may increase blood levels of LCAT, CETP via up-regulating the expressions of ABCA1, SR-B1 and elevating the reverse cholesterol transportation of HDL, therefore improve HDL function in experimental rabbits with atherosclerosis.