The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Vol 103, 49-56,
Copyright, 1956, by The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research New York
REDUCTION OF EXCESS CHOLESTEROL IN THE RABBIT AORTA BY INHIBITION OF ENDOGENOUS CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS
George L. Curran M.D.1 and
Richard L. Costello 1
1 From the Department of Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City
Hepatic cholesterol synthesis in rabbits, as measured by the incorporation of C14-labelled acetate, was inhibited by addition of non-toxic amounts of vanadyl sulfate (0.05 per cent VOSO4·2H2O) to the diet. This diet reduced excess aortic cholesterol in cholesterol prefed rabbits when fed during the 6 weeks immediately following a 4 week period of cholesterol feeding.
Submitted on August 29, 1955