Turnover of VLDL-apoliporprotein b in chronic renal failure

Chronic renal failure (CRF) has been known to be associated with apolipoprotein (Apo) and lipid abnormalities, leading to accelerated atherosclerosis (AS). This work is aimed at studying the lipoprotein (LP) metabolism of CRF patients in order to elucidate how this metabolism is linked with AS. The fractional synthesis rate (FSR) of ApoB in very low density lipoprotein (vLDL) was determined by using endogenous 15N-glycine labeling and GC-MS analysis in 5 patients with CRF. Plasma lipid profiles of CRF patients were also studied. The FSR of vLDL-ApoB obtained by this method was 3.19 ± 0.43%/day in CRF patients, while that in the normal subjects (5.6 ± 0.45%/day) was significantly higher (P<0.0001). The CRF patients also had reduced levels of HDL-cholesterol (34.6 ± 4.6% mg/dl) in comparison with the control (63.2 ± 4.6 mg/dl)