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LDL receptors in bovine tissues assayed as the heparin-sensitive binding of 125 I-labeled LDL in homogenates: relation between liver LDL receptors and serum cholesterol in the fetus and post term

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, ISSN: 0005-2760, Vol: 836, Issue: 1, Page: 96-104
1985
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The heparin-sensitive binding of 125 I-labeled LDL in homogenates of bovine tissues was determined using a membrane filter assay. The binding fulfilled several criteria which have been established for the binding of LDL to its receptor, namely: (a) saturability, (b) dependence on Ca 2+, (c) sensitivity to proteolytic destruction and (d) heat sensitivity. The adrenal cortex and the active corpus luteum exhibited the highest binding activity of the 22 different tissues assayed. Tissues from the central nervous system had low binding activity. Livers from fetal animals had higher binding than livers from young and adult animals and the binding of 125 I-LDL to fetal liver homogenates showed an inverse correlation to the serum cholesterol levels, indicating that the LDL receptors in fetal liver may play a role in the regulation of the serum cholesterol level in the fetus during gestation. After birth, the binding of 125 I-LDL to calf liver homogenates decreased to levels found in adult animals and this was paralleled by an increase of total serum cholesterol, suggesting that the rapid rise in serum cholesterol in mammals observed soon after birth may be caused by a decrease of the receptor-mediated catabolism of LDL in the liver.

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