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Effects of dietary mg status and susceptibility to hypertension on in-vitro lipid peroxidation in rats Lai, Lucinda Man Lai
Abstract
This study was designed to determine the association between dietary Mg (Mg) status on induction of hypertension in both normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The particular interest was the link between lipoprotein lipid composition and susceptibility to oxidation and development of hypertension caused by Mg status. Six-week old male SHR and WKY were fed a synthetic diet with varying Mg levels (Mgreplete and deplete) for eight weeks. Two experiments were conducted with animals fed either casein (Experiment I) or soy (Experiment II) protein diets. SHR exhibited significantly (P<0.05) lower plasma cholesterol, triglyceride and phospholipid concentrations than WKY rats, regardless of dietary protein source. In Experiment I, Mg deficiency in casein fed rats significantly (P<0.05) increased plasma and lipoproteins (VLDL and LDL) cholesterol concentrations in both WKY and SHR strains. These results indicated that Mg deficiency significantly (P<0.05) increased plasma and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations in a similar way in both WKY and SHR rats, regardless of differences in lipid metabolism between these two inbred strains of rats. In Experiment II, the hypercholesterolemic effect of Mg deficiency was diminished when rats were fed a soy-protein diet. Mg deficiency significantly increased plasma cholesterol concentrations only in SHR rats, but not in WKY rats. Lipoproteins isolated from SHR produced less TBARs and fluorescence after 180-min Cu -induced forced peroxidation, and, thereby, were less susceptible to lipid peroxidation, than those isolated from WKY. SHR exhibited significantly (P<0.05) higher systolic blood pressure than WKY rats, and rats fed the Mg-deficient diet showed significantly (P<0.05) higher systolic blood pressure than counterparts fed the Mg-replete diet in both Experiments I and II. Mg deficiency also significantly (P<0.05) enhanced the genetic predisposition of the SHR to hypertension, regardless of dietary protein source. It can be concluded from the present study that greater systolic blood pressure observed in Mg-deficient rats was in agreement with an increased lipoprotein susceptibility to forced peroxidation.
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Effects of dietary mg status and susceptibility to hypertension on in-vitro lipid peroxidation in rats
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University of British Columbia
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2002
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This study was designed to determine the association between dietary Mg (Mg) status on
induction of hypertension in both normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) and spontaneously
hypertensive rats (SHR). The particular interest was the link between lipoprotein lipid
composition and susceptibility to oxidation and development of hypertension caused by Mg
status. Six-week old male SHR and WKY were fed a synthetic diet with varying Mg levels (Mgreplete
and deplete) for eight weeks. Two experiments were conducted with animals fed either
casein (Experiment I) or soy (Experiment II) protein diets. SHR exhibited significantly (P<0.05)
lower plasma cholesterol, triglyceride and phospholipid concentrations than WKY rats,
regardless of dietary protein source. In Experiment I, Mg deficiency in casein fed rats
significantly (P<0.05) increased plasma and lipoproteins (VLDL and LDL) cholesterol
concentrations in both WKY and SHR strains. These results indicated that Mg deficiency
significantly (P<0.05) increased plasma and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations in a similar
way in both WKY and SHR rats, regardless of differences in lipid metabolism between these two
inbred strains of rats. In Experiment II, the hypercholesterolemic effect of Mg deficiency was
diminished when rats were fed a soy-protein diet. Mg deficiency significantly increased plasma
cholesterol concentrations only in SHR rats, but not in WKY rats. Lipoproteins isolated from
SHR produced less TBARs and fluorescence after 180-min Cu -induced forced peroxidation,
and, thereby, were less susceptible to lipid peroxidation, than those isolated from WKY. SHR
exhibited significantly (P<0.05) higher systolic blood pressure than WKY rats, and rats fed the
Mg-deficient diet showed significantly (P<0.05) higher systolic blood pressure than counterparts
fed the Mg-replete diet in both Experiments I and II. Mg deficiency also significantly (P<0.05)
enhanced the genetic predisposition of the SHR to hypertension, regardless of dietary protein
source. It can be concluded from the present study that greater systolic blood pressure observed
in Mg-deficient rats was in agreement with an increased lipoprotein susceptibility to forced
peroxidation.
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eng
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2009-08-13
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0099646
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University of British Columbia
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2002-05
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Graduate
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