Liu R, Saku K, Zhang B, Hirata K, Shiomi M, Arakawa K
Biochem Med Metab Biol. 1993 Jun;49(3):392-7. doi: 10.1006/bmmb.1993.1039.
The kinetics of oxidatively modified high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in vivo were investigated. 125I-labeled oxidized (Ox) HDL and 131I-labeled native (N) HDL were injected simultaneously into control and WHHL rabbits. The fractional catabolic rates of 125I-labeled Ox-HDL were significantly greater than those of 131I-labeled N-HDL in both control (2.52 +/- 0.36/day vs 0.94 +/- 0.02/day) and WHHL rabbits (4.07/day vs 1.32/day). Oxidized HDL was catabolized faster than native HDL and was taken up primarily by the liver, spleen, and kidney.