“…In rats, dietary sucrose results in increased hepatocyte apo E synthesis and apo E mRNA levels (Strobl et al 1989). However studies which indicate that dietary cholesterol and fat affect plasma concentration of apo E show little effect on apo E synthesis or on mRNA levels in liver (Apostopoulos, Howlett and Fidge 1987;Lin-Lee, Tanaka, Lin and Chan 1981;Davis and Malone-MacNeal 1985).…”