Intralipid administration induces a lipoprotein lipase-like activity in the livers of starved adult rats.

The administration of Intralipid to starved adult rats induces the appearance of lipoprotein lipase (LPL)-like activity in the liver, whereas the so-called hepatic triacylglycerol lipase is unaffected. This LPL-like activity is eluted by 1.5 M-NaCl from heparin-Sepharose columns. This partially purified fraction is inhibited by 1.0 M-NaCl (91%) and by 1.0 mg of protamine sulphate/ml (79%), whereas it is stimulated 69-fold by the presence of 8.0 micrograms of apolipoprotein C-II/ml and inhibited by anti-LPL antibodies. We conclude that Intralipid administration induces the appearance of LPL activity in livers of starved adult rats. Its possible origin is discussed.