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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 271: R1602-R1607, 1996;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 271, Issue 6 1602-R1607, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Age-related changes in the responsiveness of apolipoprotein A1 to thyroid hormone

A. D. Mooradian, N. C. Wong and G. N. Shah
St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Missouri, USA.

To determine the age-related changes in the effect of thyroid hormone on apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) gene expression, male Fischer 344 rats at 4 (young) and 26 (aged) mo of age were studied. Hyperthyroidism was induced with daily intraperitoneal injections of 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (15 micrograms/100 g body wt) for 10 days. Hypothyroidism was induced with 0.025% methimazole in drinking water for 4 wk. Hyperthyroidism was associated with increased serum ApoA1 levels in young rats [7.52 +/- 0.41 vs. 3.67 +/- 0.30 optical density (OD); P < 0.01]. The increase in aged rats (6.5 +/- 0.87 vs. 5.14 +/- 0.09 OD) did not reach statistical significance. Hypothyroidism was not associated with significant changes in serum ApoA1 levels in either young or aged rats. Hyperthyroidism was associated with a 2.5-fold increase in ApoA1 mRNA in young rats and a 1.7-fold increase in aged rats. Hypothyroidism was associated with a 3.6-fold reduction in ApoA1 mRNA in young rats, but there was no significant change in aged hypothyroid rats. Mobility shift assays indicated that the binding of transacting factors to ApoA1 promoter increased in hyperthyroid young rats but not in hyperthyroid aged rats. It is concluded that aging in rats is associated with reduced ApoA1 responsiveness to thyroid hormones. This altered responsiveness could partly be the result of changes in the binding activity of nuclear factors to the ApoA1 promoter.


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