Effect of fat feeding on human intestinal apolipoprotein B mRNA levels and editing

Our purpose was to assess the effect of a fat-rich meal on intestinal apolipoprotein B (apoB) mRNA levels and editing. We obtained jejunal biopsies from eight healthy adults in the fasting state and 3 h after a meal containing 1 g/kg of fat. In the fasting state, 93% of the apoB mRNA contained the editing sequence resulting in apoB-48 production. Feeding induced no significant changes in apoB mRNA levels or editing. Our data are consistent with the concept that the significant increase in apoB-48 within triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in postprandial plasma is not due to alterations in apoB gene expression or editing.