Abstract
Low density lipoprotein (LDL) was isolated from normal rabbits and was modified with acetic anhydride. Blood monocyte derived macrophages from normal and hypercholesterolemic (HC) rabbits were cultured, and on the 8th day the cells were incubated with native and modified LDL to study their binding and degradation. Macrophages from both normal and hypercholesterolemic rabbits express a limited number of receptors for normal plasma LDL whereas they exhibit a large number of receptors for acetyl LDL. There was no significant difference between binding and degradation of acetyl LDL by normal or hypercholesterolemic cells. However, binding and degradation of native LDL by monocytes of hypercholesterolemic cells were significantly less (p<0.0001) in comparison to binding and degradation of native LDL by normal cells indicating that there is a feedback inhibitory pathway in the cell that inhibits the synthesis of LDL receptors in the presence of excess LDL.
Key Words: Monocyte, Macrophage, Hypercholesterolemia, Low Density Lipoprotein
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