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Apolipoprotein E genotype and cholesterogenesis in polygenic hypercholesterolemia

A Lala1, A Scoppola, C Motti

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
|January 24, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Patients with polygenic hypercholesterolemia (PH) carrying the apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) genotype show higher cholesterol synthesis rates. This finding may explain varied responses to statin therapy in PH patients.

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Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Metabolic Disorders
  • Cardiovascular Research

Background:

  • Polygenic hypercholesterolemia (PH) is a common form of high cholesterol.
  • Apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotype influences lipid metabolism.
  • Interindividual variability in cholesterol synthesis and treatment response exists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate cholesterol synthesis rates in PH patients with different apoE genotypes.
  • To determine if the apoE4 allele is associated with increased cholesterogenesis in PH.
  • To explore the implications for statin therapy response.

Main Methods:

  • Studied 22 normal-weight PH patients (11 apoE3/4, 11 apoE3/3).
  • Patients maintained a standardized low-fat, low-cholesterol diet for 3 months.

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  • Measured daily urinary mevalonic acid (MVA) excretion as an index of cholesterol synthesis.

    • Main Results:

    • Urinary MVA excretion was significantly higher in apoE3/4 patients (2.52 ± 0.8 µmol/24h) compared to apoE3/3 patients (1.38 ± 0.6 µmol/24h) (P < .001).
    • This is the first evidence of elevated cholesterogenesis in PH patients with the apoE4 allele under a controlled diet.
    • Groups were comparable in age, BMI, and baseline cholesterol levels.

    Conclusions:

    • The apoE4 allele is associated with increased whole-body cholesterol synthesis in PH patients.
    • Higher cholesterogenesis in apoE4 carriers may partly explain differences in statin response.
    • Further research into apoE genotype and cholesterol metabolism is warranted.