Binding of transition metals by apolipoprotein A-I-containing plasma lipoproteins: inhibition of oxidation of low density lipoproteins.
AUTOR(ES)
Kunitake, S T
RESUMO
We have found transition metals tightly bound to apolipoprotein A-I-containing lipoproteins [Lp(A-I)] isolated by selected affinity immunosorption from human serum. Prominent among the metal ions detected were iron and copper. By immunoblotting the proteins of Lp(A-I), we detected both transferrin and ceruloplasmin. The transferrin-containing Lp(A-I) particles, isolated by selected affinity immunosorption against transferrin, were larger (mean diameter of 14.2 nm) and had a higher protein content than most high density lipoproteins (HDL). Ultracentrifugally isolated HDL were found to contain much less transferrin, whereas transferrin was found associated with apolipoprotein A-I from the greater than 1.21-g/ml ultracentrifugal fraction. This suggests that the complex is not recovered in the classic HDL density interval because of its very high density. HDL inhibit copper-catalyzed oxidation of low density lipoproteins (LDL) in vitro. We have found that immunoisolated Lp(A-I) are an order of magnitude more effective in inhibiting the oxidation of LDL than ultracentrifugally isolated HDL, on the basis of protein mass. When the Lp(A-I) particles containing transferrin and ceruloplasmin were removed from the bulk of Lp(A-I), inhibition of the in vitro oxidation of LDL was significantly decreased.
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