OBJECTIVE: To investigate lipid profiles in Psammomys obesus and relationships between lipid profile and other components of the Metabolic Syndrome. METHODS: A total number of 49 adults with a wide range of body weight and glucose tolerance were studied in a cross-sectional analysis. Plasma cholesterol distribution profiles were measured by size exclusion lipid chromatography. Blood glucose was measured using an enzymatic glucose analyser, and plasma insulin was determined by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS: Obese diabetic Psammomys obesus had elevated plasma cholesterol (P=0.003) and triglyceride levels (p>0.001) compared to their lean littermates. The hypercholesterolemia was mainly due to increased circulating levels of VLDL-cholesterol (P=0.003) and LDL-cholesterol (P=0.003) in these animals. Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that body weight was independently associated with plasma cholesterol (P=0.011) and LDL concentration (P=0.009), while plasma insulin was associated with VLDL-cholesterol concentration (P=0.005). All of the variables measured exhibited continuous distributions across a wide range of phenotypes, from a normal rodent lipid profile to profound dyslipidemia. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that the dyslipidemia in obese, diabetic Psammomys obesus is closely associated with other components of the Metabolic Syndrome, including obesity and insulin resistance.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate lipid profiles in Psammomys obesus and relationships between lipid profile and other components of the Metabolic Syndrome. METHODS: A total number of 49 adults with a wide range of body weight and glucose tolerance were studied in a cross-sectional analysis. Plasma cholesterol distribution profiles were measured by size exclusion lipid chromatography. Blood glucose was measured using an enzymatic glucose analyser, and plasma insulin was determined by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS:Obese diabetic Psammomys obesus had elevated plasma cholesterol (P=0.003) and triglyceride levels (p>0.001) compared to their lean littermates. The hypercholesterolemia was mainly due to increased circulating levels of VLDL-cholesterol (P=0.003) and LDL-cholesterol (P=0.003) in these animals. Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that body weight was independently associated with plasma cholesterol (P=0.011) and LDL concentration (P=0.009), while plasma insulin was associated with VLDL-cholesterol concentration (P=0.005). All of the variables measured exhibited continuous distributions across a wide range of phenotypes, from a normal rodent lipid profile to profound dyslipidemia. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that the dyslipidemia in obese, diabetic Psammomys obesus is closely associated with other components of the Metabolic Syndrome, including obesity and insulin resistance.
Authors: Matthew J Prior; Victoria C Foletta; Jeremy B Jowett; David H Segal; Melanie A Carless; Joanne E Curran; Tom D Dyer; Eric K Moses; Andrew J McAinch; Nicky Konstantopoulos; Kiymet Bozaoglu; Greg R Collier; David Cameron-Smith; John Blangero; Ken R Walder Journal: Metabolism Date: 2009-12-31 Impact factor: 8.694
Authors: Briana Spolding; Timothy Connor; Carrie Wittmer; Lelia L F Abreu; Antony Kaspi; Mark Ziemann; Gunveen Kaur; Adrian Cooper; Shona Morrison; Scott Lee; Andrew Sinclair; Yann Gibert; James L Trevaskis; Jonathon D Roth; Assam El-Osta; Richard Standish; Ken Walder Journal: PLoS One Date: 2014-03-20 Impact factor: 3.240