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Diet and cardiovascular health: Chylomicron remnants and their emerging roles in vascular dysfunction in atherogenesis

18—19 December 2006

The Royal Veterinary College, Camden, London, UK



Organizers:
Kathleen Botham (Royal Veterinary College, London, UK)
Caroline Wheeler-Jones (Royal Veterinary College, London, UK)

Timetable

Monday 18 December 2006Tuesday 19 December 2006
14:15 - 17:10
Chylomicron remnants and cardiovascular disease

08:45 - 10:45
Chylomicron remnants and endothelial dysfunction

11:15 - 13:10
Chylomicron remnants and macrophage function

14:30 - 16:10
Chylomicron remnants and obesity, diabetes and the metabolic syndrome


Chylomicron remnants and cardiovascular disease

Chair:
Kathleen Botham and Caroline Wheeler-Jones (Royal Veterinary College, London, UK)
Monday 18 December 2006
11:00 - 14:00 Registration

14:00 - 14:15 Welcome from Professor Jonathan Elliott, Vice-Principal for Research

14:15 - 15:15
Chylomicrons as a risk factor for atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease
John Mamo (Curtin University of Technology, Australia)
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee/tea break

15:45 - 16:20
Human chylomicron remnants induce the adhesion of monocytes to endothelial cells and this effect is greater with delayed remnant removal
Allen Cooper (Stanford University, USA)
16:20 - 16:55
Post-prandial lipoproteins and thrombosis
Tom Sanders (King's College London, UK)
16:55 - 17:10
Comparison of the effects of dietary saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids on very low density lipoprotein secretion when delivered to hepatocytes in chylomicron remnant-like particles
Selected oral communication - Iliana Lopez-Soldado (Royal Veterinary College, London, UK)
17:10 - 19:00 Drinks reception and poster session

19:30 - 22:00 Meeting dinner

Chylomicron remnants and endothelial dysfunction

Chair:
Caroline Wheeler-Jones (Royal Veterinary College, London, UK)
Tuesday 19 December 2006
08:45 - 09:20
Chylomicron remnants: mediators of endothelial dysfunction?
Caroline Wheeler-Jones (Royal Veterinary College, London, UK)
09:20 - 09:55
Postprandial inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.
Manuel Castro Cabezas (Saint Franciscus Gasthuis, The Netherlands)
09:55 - 10:30
Modulation of the effects of chylomicron remnants on endothelial function by minor dietary lipid components
Javier S Perona (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain)
10:30 - 10:45
Meal fatty acids influence postprandial vascular reactivity
Selected oral communication - Kim Jackson (University of Reading, UK)
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee/tea break

Chylomicron remnants and macrophage function

Chair:
Kathleen Botham (Royal Veterinary College, UK)
Tuesday 19 December 2006
11:15 - 11:50
The induction of macrophage foam cells by chylomicron remnants
Kathleen Botham (Royal Veterinary College, London, UK)
11:50 - 12:25
Mechanisms involved in chylomicron remnant lipid uptake by macrophages
Elena Bravo (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy)
12:25 - 12:40
Dietary fats induce human monocyte activation in vitro
Selected oral communication - Charlotte Lawson (Royal Veterinary College, London, UK)
12:40 - 12:55
Postprandial leukocyte activation: a mechanism for atherosclerosis and inflammation by triglyceride rich lipoproteins
Selected oral communication - Arash Alipour (St Franciscus Gasthuis, The Netherlands)
12:55 - 13:10
The modification of triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins fatty acid composition by minor components of pomace olive oil leads to increased mRNA expression of scavenger receptors in macrophages.
Selected oral communication - Rosana Cabello-Moruno (Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain)

Chylomicron remnants and obesity, diabetes and the metabolic syndrome

Chair:
Spencer Proctor (University of Alberta, Canada)
Tuesday 19 December 2006
14:30 - 15:05
Chylomicron, chylomicron remnant and VLDL metabolism in the metabolic syndrome
Fredrik Karpe (University of Oxford, UK)
15:05 - 15:40
Chylomicron and apoB 48 metabolism in the JCR:LA corpulent rat, a model for the metabolic syndrome
Spencer Proctor - sponsored by Merck (University of Alberta, Canada)
15:40 - 15:55
Measurement of endogenous and exogenous triglyceride kinetics in the fed and fasted state
Selected oral communication - Feifei Sun (University of Surrey, UK)
15:55 - 16:10
Apolipoprotein B48, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and visceral fat in overweight pre-pubertal children
Selected oral communication - Ugo Nzekwu (University of Alberta, Canada)