Intermittent hypoxia inhibits clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and inactivates adipose lipoprotein lipase in a mouse model of sleep apnoeaShow others and affiliations
2012 (English)In: European Heart Journal, ISSN 0195-668X, E-ISSN 1522-9645, Vol. 33, no 6, p. 783-U33Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Delayed lipoprotein clearance is associated with atherosclerosis. This study examined whether chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), a hallmark of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), can lead to hyperlipidaemia by inhibiting clearance of triglyceride rich lipoproteins (TRLP). Male C57BL/6J mice on high-cholesterol diet were exposed to 4 weeks of CIH or chronic intermittent air (control). FIO2 was decreased to 6.5 once per minute during the 12 h light phase in the CIH group. After the exposure, we measured fasting lipid profile. TRLP clearance was assessed by oral gavage of retinyl palmitate followed by serum retinyl esters (REs) measurements at 0, 1, 2, 4, 10, and 24 h. Activity of lipoprotein lipase (LpL), a key enzyme of lipoprotein clearance, and levels of angiopoietin-like protein 4 (Angptl4), a potent inhibitor of the LpL activity, were determined in the epididymal fat pads, skeletal muscles, and heart. Chronic intermittent hypoxia induced significant increases in levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides, which occurred in TRLP and LDL fractions (P 0.05 for each comparison). Compared with control mice, animals exposed to CIH showed increases in REs throughout first 10 h after oral gavage of retinyl palmitate (P 0.05), indicating that CIH inhibited TRLP clearance. CIH induced a 5-fold decrease in LpL activity (P 0.01) and an 80 increase in Angptl4 mRNA and protein levels in the epididymal fat, but not in the skeletal muscle or heart. CIH decreases TRLP clearance and inhibits LpL activity in adipose tissue, which may contribute to atherogenesis observed in OSA.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Vol. 33, no 6, p. 783-U33
Keywords [en]
Intermittent hypoxia, Sleep apnoea, Dyslipidemia, Lipoprotein clearance, Atherosclerosis
National Category
Medical Bioscience
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-54330DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr097ISI: 000302022600022Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84863337923OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-54330DiVA, id: diva2:520314
2012-04-242012-04-242023-03-24Bibliographically approved