• Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041;
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To study the mechanism of cholesterol gallstone formation, rabbit models were induced by feeding with high cholesterol diet. Bile acids were tested with bi-wavelengh thin layer scan and low density lipoprotein receptor activity of hepatocytes binding to 125I-LDL were tested with radio immunoassay in different feeding phases as 1,2,3 and 4-week groups, as well as the control group. The results showed that cholesterol gallstones in 2,3 and 4-week groups were induced in respectively. The contents of glucocholic acid (GCA) in bile were decreased significantly (vs control group, P<0.05). The Bmax values of LDL receptor of hepatocytes binding to 125I-LDL were decreased significantly (P<0.05). Kd values of those gradually increased (P<0.05). These suggest that the decreased activity of LDL receptor of hepatocytes would reduce the synthesis of GCA, thus resulting in the formation of cholesterol gallstones.

Citation: Zhao Jichun,Shu Ye,Hou Caifang,et al.. EFFECT OF LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR ACTIVITY OF HEPATOCYTE ON BILE ACID DURING GALLSTONE FORMATION (AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY). CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 1999, 6(4): 207-209. doi: Copy