Authors: De Roos, B.¹; Van Tol, A.²; Urgert, R.¹; Scheek, L. M.²; Van Gent, T.²; Buytenhek, R.³; Princen, H. M. G.³; Katan, M. B.

Source: Journal of Internal Medicine, Volume 248, Number 3, September 2000 , pp. 211-216(6)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

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de Roos B, van Tol A, Urgert R, Scheek LM, van Gent T, Buytenhek R, Princen HMG, Katan MB (Wageningen University; Erasmus University, Rotterdam; and Gaubius Laboratory, Leiden; Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, The Netherlands). Consumption of French-press coffee raises cholesteryl ester transfer protein activity levels before LDL cholesterol in normolipidaemic subjects. J Intern Med 2000; 248: 211-216. Objectives.

To determine the long-term effects of unfiltered coffee consumption on the activity levels of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) and lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) and to assess a possible role of CETP activity levels in the rise in serum LDL cholesterol. Subjects and design.

Forty-six healthy normolipidaemic subjects consumed 0.9 L of either French-press or filtered coffee for 24 weeks. Fasting blood samples were obtained after 0, 2, 12 and 24 weeks of intervention and after and 12 weeks of follow-up. Main outcome measures.

Serum activity levels of CETP, PLTP and LCAT. Results.

Relative to baseline, French-press coffee significantly increased average CETP activity by 12% after 2 weeks, by 18% after 12 weeks, and by 9% after 24 weeks. PLTP activity was significantly increased by 10% after 12 and 24 weeks. LCAT activity was significantly decreased by 6% after 12 weeks and by 7% after 24 weeks. The increase in CETP clearly preceded the increase in LDL cholesterol, but not the increase in total triglycerides. However, consumption of French-press coffee caused a persistent rise in CETP activity, whereas the rise in serum triglycerides was transient. Conclusions.

Consumption of cafestol and kahweol cause a long-term increase in CETP as well as PLTP activity; the increase in CETP activity may contribute to the rise in LDL cholesterol.

Keywords: cafestol; French-press coffee; kahweol; normolipidaemic subjects; serum lipid transfer proteins

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00728.x

Affiliations: 1: Division of Human Nutrition & Epidemiology, Wageningen University; the 2: Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute (COEUR), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; and 3: TNO-PG, Gaubius Laboratory, Leiden;

Publication date: 2000-09-01

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