In recent years, studies have revealed a central role for the intestine in regulation of lipid homeostasis and development of insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes. The function of intestinal Scavenger Receptor Class-B type-I remains unknown, however it is believed to play a role in dietary lipid uptake. Recently, our laboratory demonstrated a correlation between intestinal SR-BI expression and chylomicron secretion. We hypothesized that intestinal SR-BI is involved in chylomicron secretion and contributes to chylomicron oversecretion in insulin resistance. I first characterized chylomicron production in healthy and insulin resistant Syrian golden hamsters. Inhibition of SR-BI resulted in reduced postprandial chylomicron accumulation in plasma, and resistance to diet-induced hyperlipidemia and weight-gain. Lower postprandial triglyceride levels were also observed in SR-BI-/- mice. In summary, these data demonstrate a key role for intestinal SR-BI in chylomicron secretion and control of lipid homeostasis, implicating intestinal SR-BI in chylomicron overproduction in insulin resistant states.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/42399 |
| Date | 15 November 2013 |
| Creators | Lino, Marsel |
| Contributors | Adeli, Khosrow |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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