Supplementary key words kinetics • lipoprotein metabolism • triglyceridesCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) ( 1 ). While the precise mechanisms for increased CVD risk are unknown, both traditional and novel CVD risk factors have been implicated ( 1, 2 ). Dyslipidemia, a well-established risk factor for CVD in the general population, is highly prevalent in CKD ( 3, 4 ). The most frequent dyslipoproteinemic phenotype patterns are elevated plasma concentrations of triglycerides and increased numbers of atherogenic triglyceride-rich lipoprotein (TRL) particles, particularly VLDL and intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) ( 3, 4 ). The regulation of TRL metabolism in CKD, however, is poorly understood.Apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III) is an 8.8 kDa glycoprotein synthesized by the liver and intestines ( 5 ). ApoC-III is highly associated with hypertriglyceridemia and is a powerful independent predictor of CVD risk in subjects without renal disease ( 5 ). In the circulation, apoC-III is associated with TRL and HDL exchanging rapidly between these lipoproteins ( 6 ). In vitro studies demonstrate that apoC-III Abstract Moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) (defi ned by an estimated glomerular fi ltration rate of 30-60 ml/min) is associated with mild hypertriglyceridemia related to delayed catabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particles. Altered apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III) metabolism may contribute to dyslipidemia in CKD. To further characterize the dyslipidemia of CKD, we investigated the kinetics of plasma apoC-III in 7 nonobese, nondiabetic, non-nephrotic CKD subjects and 7 age-and sex-matched healthy controls, using deuterated leucine ([5, 5, 5, 2 H 3 ]leucine), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and multicompartmental modeling. Compared with controls, CKD subjects had higher concentrations of plasma and VLDL triglycerides and plasma and VLDL apoC-III ( P < 0.05). The increased plasma apoC-III concentration was associated with a decreased apoC-III fractional catabolic rate (FCR) (1.21 ± 0.15 vs. 0.74 ± 0.12 pools/day, P = 0.03). There were no differences between apoC-III production rates of controls and those of CKD subjects. In CKD subjects, plasma apoC-III concentration was signifi cantly and negatively correlated with apoC-III FCR ( r = ؊ 0.749, P = 0.05) but not with apoC-III production rate. Plasma apoC-III concentration was positively correlated with plasma and VLDL triglycerides and VLDL apoB concentrations and negatively correlated with VLDL apoB FCR ( P < 0.05 for all). ApoC-III FCR was negatively correlated with plasma and VLDL triglycerides and VLDL apoB concentration and positively correlated with VLDL apoB FCR ( P < 0.05 for all). Altered plasma apoC-III metabolism is a feature of dyslipidemia in moderate CKD. Modifi cation of apoC-III catabolism may be an important therapeutic target for reducing cardiovascular disease risk in moderate