REDUCTION OF EXCESS CHOLESTEROL IN THE RABBIT AORTA BY INHIBITION OF ENDOGENOUS CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS

Abstract

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.