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Justice M, Ferrugia A, Beidler J, Penprase JC, Cintora P, Erwin D, Medrano O, Brasser SM, Hong MY. Effects of Moderate Ethanol Consumption on Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation Through Regulation of Gene Expression in Rats. Alcohol Alcohol 2019; 54:5-12. [PMID: 30423027 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agy079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Aims Epidemiological studies and experimental data from rodent models have reported a non-linear relationship between consumption of alcohol and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk that suggests that light-to-moderate drinking as opposed to excessive consumption may provide some cardiovascular benefits. The present study examined potential mechanisms by which moderate alcohol consumption may provide a protective effect against CVD. Short summary Wistar rats exposed for 3 months to a 20% ethanol intermittent-access voluntary drinking paradigm displayed a reduction in epididymal fat, blood glucose and non-HDL and total cholesterol. These effects were accompanied by decreased expression of Hmgcr, Srebp-2, Cox-2 and RelA, indicating downregulation of genes involved in cholesterol synthesis and inflammation. Methods Twenty-four male Wistar rats voluntarily consumed a 20% v/v ethanol solution on alternate days for 13 weeks (ethanol-treated) or were given access to water alone (non-ethanol-exposed control). Results There was no difference in body weight gain between the two groups, however, epididymal fat weight was lower in ethanol-fed rats (P = 0.030). Blood glucose, total cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels were lower in the ethanol group compared to controls (P < 0.05). There was a significant reduction in the expression of hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase and sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 in ethanol-treated rats (P < 0.05), suggesting that ethanol may have lowered cholesterol levels via downregulation of genes involved in cholesterol synthesis. Paraoxonase-1, which is associated with inhibition of LDL cholesterol oxidation, was upregulated in the ethanol group (P = 0.029). Ethanol-treated rats exhibited significantly lower levels of high-mobility box group protein 1 (P ≤ 0.05). Cyclooxygenase-2 and RelA gene expression were significantly lower in ethanol-treated rats (P < 0.05), indicating possible anti-inflammatory effects. Conclusions These findings suggest that moderate ethanol consumption may potentially contribute to improved cardiovascular outcomes by reducing body fat, improving blood cholesterol and blood glucose, and modulation of gene expression involved in inflammation and/or cholesterol synthesis.
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- Meegan Justice
- School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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Darvin M, Sterry W, Lademann J, Patzelt A. Alcohol Consumption Decreases the Protection Efficiency of the Antioxidant Network and Increases the Risk of Sunburn in Human Skin. Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2013; 26:45-51. [DOI: 10.1159/000343908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Moderate ethanol ingestion, redox status, and cardiovascular system in the rat. Alcohol 2011; 45:381-91. [PMID: 21130596 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2010.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Revised: 07/28/2010] [Accepted: 08/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Moderate intake of alcoholic beverages decreases the incidence of cardiovascular pathologies, but it is in dispute if cardioprotective effects are due to ethanol, to polyphenolic compounds present in beverages or to a combination of both. In humans, effects of high, moderate, and low doses of alcoholic beverages are widely studied, but effects of pure alcohol remain unclear. On the other hand, experiments with laboratory animals are centered on high toxicological doses of ethanol but not on low doses. In the present study, we have aimed to mimic in the rat the pattern of alcohol intake in Mediterranean population. Alcohol ingestion is spread along the day and not always related to solid food consumption. We tried to define the beneficial and harmful effects of pure ethanol ingestion without polyphenol's influence. Experimental rats were given 1% ethanol in their drinking water for 30 days, resulting in a daily ingestion of 0.27 mL of ethanol/rat/d. Ethanol ingestion did not cause deleterious effects on the general status of the animals, but it decreased cholesterol, triglycerides, and catecholamine stores' rate of utilization in peripheral sympathetic system. Moreover, ethanol lowered pulmonary arterial pressure and did not alter systemic arterial pressure. In the liver, the reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione ratio was augmented and lipid peroxide, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase activities were decreased. However, catalase activity was unaltered. Liver cytochrome P4502E1 distribution and protein level and activity were unchanged by ethanol ingestion. Data indicate a lack of harmful effects and underscore a set of potentially beneficial effects of this dose of ethanol.
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Nae M, Gazdaru D, Acasandrei A, Georgescu R, Macri BM, Radu M. A fluorescence approach of the gamma radiation effects on gramicidin A inserted in liposomes. J Pept Sci 2008; 14:1003-9. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.1036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Vasdev S, Gill V, Singal PK. Beneficial effect of low ethanol intake on the cardiovascular system: possible biochemical mechanisms. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2007; 2:263-76. [PMID: 17326332 PMCID: PMC1993980 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.2006.2.3.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Low ethanol intake is known to have a beneficial effect on cardiovascular disease. In cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance leads to altered glucose and lipid metabolism resulting in an increased production of aldehydes, including methylglyoxal. Aldehydes react non-enzymatically with sulfhydryl and amino groups of proteins forming advanced glycation end products (AGEs), altering protein structure and function. These alterations cause endothelial dysfunction with increased cytosolic free calcium, peripheral vascular resistance, and blood pressure. AGEs produce atherogenic effects including oxidative stress, platelet adhesion, inflammation, smooth muscle cell proliferation and modification of lipoproteins. Low ethanol intake attenuates hypertension and atherosclerosis but the mechanism of this effect is not clear. Ethanol at low concentrations is metabolized by low Km alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase, both reactions resulting in the production of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). This creates a reductive environment, decreasing oxidative stress and secondary production of aldehydes through lipid peroxidation. NADH may also increase the tissue levels of the antioxidants cysteine and glutathione, which bind aldehydes and stimulate methylglyoxal catabolism. Low ethanol improves insulin resistance, increases high-density lipoprotein and stimulates activity of the antioxidant enzyme, paraoxonase. In conclusion, we suggest that chronic low ethanol intake confers its beneficial effect mainly through its ability to increase antioxidant capacity and lower AGEs.
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- Sudesh Vasdev
- Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Health Sciences Centre, St.John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
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Ziegler S, Schaller G, Mittermayer F, Pleiner J, Mihaly J, Niessner A, Richter B, Steiner-Boeker S, Penak M, Strasser B, Wolzt M. Exercise training improves low-density lipoprotein oxidability in untrained subjects with coronary artery disease. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2006; 87:265-9. [PMID: 16442983 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2005] [Revised: 09/26/2005] [Accepted: 09/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Exercise training improves low-density lipoprotein oxidability in untrained subjects with coronary artery disease. OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that regular exercise alters low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidability in patients with coronary artery disease. DESIGN Longitudinal study. SETTING General hospital and community. PARTICIPANTS Thirteen patients. INTERVENTIONS Training program comprising running bouts twice weekly over 2 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Plasma lipid profile, oxidized LDL, and rate (Ox(rate)) and amount (Ox(amount)) of LDL reaction products were measured at baseline and after 2 months of training. Brachial artery endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilation was assessed by use of ultrasound. RESULTS Lipid profile and oxidized LDL remained unchanged, but mean Ox(rate) and Ox(amount) +/- standard deviation were reduced from 2.5+/-1.5nmol.mgLDL(-1).min(-1) and 120.3+/-75.3nmol/mgLDL at baseline to 0.4+/-0.2nmol.mgLDL(-1).min(-1) and 21.3+/-11.4nmol/mgLDL after training (P<.05), respectively. Brachial artery vasodilation was suggested to be improved, but statistical significance was not reached in the small cohort under study. CONCLUSIONS Aerobic training enhances the resistance of LDL to oxidation in patients with coronary artery disease, which may play a role in the favorable effects of exercise.
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- Sophie Ziegler
- Department of Angiology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
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Zolese G, Bacchetti T, Ambrosini A, Wozniak M, Bertoli E, Ferretti G. Increased plasma concentrations of Palmitoylethanolamide, an endogenous fatty acid amide, affect oxidative damage of human low-density lipoproteins: An in vitro study. Atherosclerosis 2005; 182:47-55. [PMID: 16115474 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2004] [Revised: 11/30/2004] [Accepted: 01/17/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Fatty acid ethanolamides (NAEs) are naturally occurring hydrophobic molecules usually present in a very small amount in many mammalian tissues and cells. Moreover, these compounds have been isolated in mammalian biological fluids, such as blood. Palmitoylethanolamide (C16:0) (PEA) is a fully saturated NAE, which presents some possible pharmaceutical activities, such as anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects. PEA is physiologically present in the mammalian blood at concentrations ranging from 9.4 to 16.7 pmol/ml. Since increasing evidence indicates that oxidative modification of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) is an important determinant in atherogenesis, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of physiologically relevant concentrations of PEA on Cu2+-induced LDL oxidation (measured as conjugated dienes formation). Our experiments indicate both anti-oxidative and slightly pro-oxidative effects of PEA. The anti-oxidative effect is obtained at low PEA concentrations (0.01 and 0.1 microM), while the pro-oxidative effect is obtained at a higher PEA concentration (1 microM). Fluorescence and circular dichroism data indicate that the effect of PEA occurs mainly by affecting the conformational features of ApoB-100.
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- Giovanna Zolese
- Istituto di Biochimica, via Ranieri 65, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona 60131, Italy.
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Bonnefont-Rousselot D. Gamma radiolysis as a tool to study lipoprotein oxidation mechanisms. Biochimie 2004; 86:903-11. [PMID: 15667940 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2004.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2004] [Accepted: 10/08/2004] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Well-defined quantities of *OH, O2*-,HO2* or RO2*)radicals (reactive oxygen species) can be specifically produced by radiolysis of water or ethanol. Such radical species can initiate one-electron oxidation or one-electron reduction reactions on numerous biological systems. The oxidative hypothesis of atherosclerosis classically admits the involvement of the oxidation of low density lipoproteins (LDLs) but also of high density lipoproteins (HDLs) in the development of the atherosclerotic process. The initiation mechanisms of this oxidation are still incompletely defined, although free radicals are likely involved. Therefore, gamma-radiolysis appears as a method of choice for the in vitro study of the mechanisms of oxidation of LDLs and HDLs by oxygen-centred free radicals (*OH, O2*-,HO2* and RO2*). Radiolytically oxidized lipoproteins exhibited a very well defined oxidation status (radiation dose-dependent quantification of vitamin E, beta-carotene, lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation ...). gamma-Radiolysis is a less drastic method than other oxidation procedures such as for example copper ions. Moreover, gamma-radiolysis is also especially suitable for studying the reducing properties of antioxidant compounds with regard to their scavenging capacity.
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- Dominique Bonnefont-Rousselot
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Métabolique et Clinique (EA 3617), Faculté de Pharmacie, 4, avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270 Paris cedex 6, France.
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Rakotovao A, Berthonneche C, Guiraud A, de Lorgeril M, Salen P, de Leiris J, Boucher F. Ethanol, wine, and experimental cardioprotection in ischemia/reperfusion: role of the prooxidant/antioxidant balance. Antioxid Redox Signal 2004; 6:431-8. [PMID: 15025945 DOI: 10.1089/152308604322899503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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It is now well established that oxidative stress resulting from reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are generated in cardiac myocytes subjected to ischemia/reperfusion plays a causative role in the development of heart failure and may contribute to promote cell death. During the last decade, several groups have reported that, in animal models of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion, certain nutrients, including ethanol and nonethanolic components of wine, may have a specific protective effect on the myocardium, independent of the classical risk factors implicated in vascular atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Mechanisms through which the consumption of alcoholic beverages protects against ischemia-induced cardiac injury are still unknown. One major open question is whether ethanol and nonethanolic components of wine are cardioprotective, at least in part, by interfering with the myocardial prooxidant/antioxidant balance. Important concepts, such as cardiac preconditioning, are now entering the field of nutrition, and recent experimental evidence suggests that ethanol and/or nonethanolic components of wine might exert preconditioning effects in animal models of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. There is no doubt that such an observation, if confirmed in human subjects, might open new perspectives in the prevention and treatment of ischemic coronary heart disease.
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Bonnefont-Rousselot D, Guilloz V, Lepage S, Bizard C, Duriez P, Lesieur D, Delattre J, Jore D, Gardès-Albert M. Protection of endogenous beta-carotene in LDL oxidized by oxygen free radicals in the presence of supraphysiological concentrations of melatonin. Redox Rep 2004; 8:95-104. [PMID: 12804012 DOI: 10.1179/135100003125001413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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This study was designed to evaluate the effect of high concentrations of melatonin on the peroxidation of human low density lipoproteins (LDLs) initiated by O(2)(*-) and ethanol-derived peroxyl radicals (RO(2)(*)) from water gamma radiolysis in the presence of ethanol. LDL (3 g/l; total LDL concentration) was oxidized in the absence of melatonin or in its presence at three concentrations (50 x 10(-6), 100 x 10(-6) or 250 x 10(-6) mol/l) in ethanol. Radiolytic yields (i.e. number of mole consumed or produced per Joule) of the markers of lipid peroxidation were determined (i.e. decrease in the endogenous antioxidants alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene, formation of conjugated dienes and of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances [TBARS]). Melatonin decreased the yields of lipid peroxidation products and delayed the onset of the propagation phase for conjugated dienes and TBARS in a concentration-dependent manner. Nevertheless, melatonin did not protect endogenous alpha-tocopherol against peroxyl-induced oxidation (probably due to a lower scavenging capacity than that of alpha-tocopherol towards peroxyl radicals), but delayed the consumption of LDL endogenous beta-carotene and decreased its rate of disappearance. The effect of melatonin seemed to be the highest for a melatonin concentration of 250 x 10(-6) mol/l.
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- Dominique Bonnefont-Rousselot
- Laboratoire de Biochimie B, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France.
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Landrault N, Poucheret P, Azay J, Krosniak M, Gasc F, Jenin C, Cros G, Teissedre PL. Effect of a polyphenols-enriched chardonnay white wine in diabetic rats. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2003; 51:311-8. [PMID: 12502426 DOI: 10.1021/jf020219s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A Chardonnay white wine enriched in polyphenols was obtained by modification of winemaking and characterized by its enrichment in total polyphenolic content (1346 mg/L as compared to 316 mg/L for traditional Chardonnay) and in various individual polyphenols (catechin, epicatechin, procyanidins dimers B1-B4, gallic acid, cafeic acid, and caftaric acid), as determined from HPLC coupled to a diode array detector. The polyphenols-enriched white wine (W) or its ethanol-free derivative (EFW) was then administered by gavage (10 mL/kg, twice a day) for 6 weeks to rats that have been rendered diabetic by a single iv injection of streptozotocin (55 mg/kg). Treatments had no effect on the symptoms associated with hyperglycemia. However, while a reduction in plasma antioxidant capacity was associated with the diabetic state, administration of W or EFW restored plasma antioxidant capacities to a level not significantly different from that of nondiabetic control animals. In addition, the effect of both treatments was manifested by the enlargement of mesenteric arteries, as determined by quantitative histomorphometry. In summary, our study indicates that white wine, when enriched in polyphenols, is able to induce ethanol-independent in vivo effects in a model of insulin-deficient diabetes characterized by a major oxidative stress.
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- Nicolas Landrault
- Oenologie et Pharmacologie Départements, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montpellier I, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, B.P. 14 491, France
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Hannuksela ML, Liisanantti MK, Savolainen MJ. Effect of alcohol on lipids and lipoproteins in relation to atherosclerosis. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2002; 39:225-83. [PMID: 12120782 DOI: 10.1080/10408360290795529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Several studies indicate that light-to-moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a low prevalence of coronary heart disease. An increase in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is associated with alcohol intake and appears to account for approximately half of alcohol's cardioprotective effect. In addition to changes in the concentration and composition of lipoproteins, alcohol consumption may alter the activities of plasma proteins and enzymes involved in lipoprotein metabolism: cholesteryl ester transfer protein, phospholipid transfer protein, lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase, lipoprotein lipase, hepatic lipase, paraoxonase-1 and phospholipases. Alcohol intake also results in modifications of lipoprotein particles: low sialic acid content in apolipoprotein components of lipoprotein particles (e.g., HDL apo E and apo J) and acetaldehyde modification of apolipoproteins. In addition, "abnormal" lipids, phosphatidylethanol, and fatty acid ethyl esters formed in the presence of ethanol are associated with lipoproteins in plasma. The effects of lipoproteins on the vascular wall cells (endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and monocyte/macrophages) may be modulated by ethanol and the alterations further enhanced by modified lipids. The present review discusses the effects of alcohol on lipoproteins in cholesterol transport, as well as the novel effects of lipoproteins on vascular wall cells.
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- Minna L Hannuksela
- Department of Internal Medicine, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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Auger C, Caporiccio B, Landrault N, Teissedre PL, Laurent C, Cros G, Besançon P, Rouanet JM. Red wine phenolic compounds reduce plasma lipids and apolipoprotein B and prevent early aortic atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic golden Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). J Nutr 2002; 132:1207-13. [PMID: 12042435 DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.6.1207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The effects of a red wine phenolic extract (PE) on plasma lipoproteins and early atherosclerosis were studied in hamsters. Hamsters (n = 32) were divided into 4 groups of 8 and fed an atherogenic diet for 8 wk. They received by force- feeding 7.14 mL/(kg. d) PE in 2.6 mol/L ethanol (E + PE) or PE in water (W + PE), mimicking a moderate consumption of red wine or alcohol-free red wine [30.4 mg/(kg. d)], or 2.6 mol/L ethanol (E-PE) or water (W-PE) as their respective controls. Plasma cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were lower in groups that consumed PE. The decrease in plasma apolipoprotein (Apo) B concentration was due mainly to PE and was significantly lower in Group E + PE than in Group E-PE (-7.5%) and in Group W + PE than in Group W-PE (-40%). Apo-A1 was not affected. PE significantly increased plasma antioxidant capacity by 9% in Group E + PE and 18% in Group W + PE compared with their respective controls. Liver glutathione peroxidase activity was 67% greater in the group receiving PE in water compared with the group given water; there was no effect when PE was given in ethanol relative to its control. Aortic fatty streak area (AFSA) was significantly reduced in the groups receiving PE in ethanol (-32%) or PE in water (-29%) in comparison with their respective controls. Ethanol significantly reduced AFSA by 60% (Group E-PE vs. Group W-PE) or 62% (Group E + PE vs. Group W + PE). These data suggest that ethanol is a complementary component of phenolics in the benefits of red wine for hamsters and that chronic ingestion of PE in ethanol prevents the development of atherosclerosis through several mechanisms. With moderate consumption of red wine, ethanol can improve the effects of phenolic compounds. However, alcohol-free red wine appears to be a very good alternative to red wine.
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- Cyril Auger
- Unité Nutrition, Laboratoire Génie Biologique et Sciences des Aliments, Université Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier, France
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