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The rRole of Intestinal Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I in Chylomicron Production in Normal and Insulin Resistant States

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OTU.1807/42399
Date15 November 2013
CreatorsLino, Marsel
ContributorsAdeli, Khosrow
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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