Small dense low density lipoprotein (LDL) particles have altered apolipoprotein (apo) B conformation and lowered affinity for the LDL receptor (J. Biol. Chem. 1994. 269: 511-519). Herein, we examine the interaction of small dense LDL with cell LDL receptor-independent binding sites. Compared to normal LDL, at low LDL cell media concentrations (<10 microg/ml), small dense LDL had decreased speci...

Abstract Background The combination of imaging and therapeutic agents in the same smart nanoparticle is a promising option to perform minimally invasive guided therapy. In this study, Low density lipoproteins (LDL), one most attractive biodegradable biocompatible nanoparticles, were used for simultaneous delivery Paclitaxel (PTX), hydrophobic antitumour drug an amphiphilic contrast agent, Gd-AA...

Oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) by cells of the arterial wall or in the presence of copper ions was shown to result in the peroxidation of its fatty acids as well as its cholesterol moiety. LDL incubation with cholesterol oxidase (CO) resulted in the conversion of up to 85% of the lipoprotein unesterified cholesterol (cholest-5-en-3-ol) to cholestenone (cholest-4-en-3-one) in a dose-...

Accumulating evidence indicates that secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) enzymes promote atherogenic processes. We have previously showed the presence of Group V sPLA2 (GV sPLA2) in human and mouse atherosclerotic lesions, its hydrolysis of low density lipoprotein (LDL) particles, and the ability of GV sPLA2-modified LDL (GV-LDL) to induce macrophage foam cell formation in vitro. The goal of thi...

To assess whether fish oil-induced alterations in low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) composition have distinct and important effects on LDL metabolism, we evaluated LDL kinetic behavior in cynomolgus macaques fed an atherogenic diet supplemented with either fish oil (1.6 g n-3 fatty acids; n = 10) or olive oil (n = 9) for > or = 6 mo. LDL from monkeys supplemented with fish oil or olive oil was isol...

In this study we assessed whether low density lipoproteins (LDL) isolated from minced aortic atherosclerotic plaques obtained at autopsy (A-LDL) shared structural and functional properties with LDL oxidized by incubation with Cu2+ for 8-18 hours at 20 degrees C (Ox-LDL). Although both A-LDL and Ox-LDL represented monomeric particles about the size of LDL, both differed from LDL in that they sho...

Much data support a role for both low density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation and glycation in atherogenesis. While alpha-tocopherol decreases the oxidative susceptibility of LDL, its role in decreasing LDL glycation is unclear. Hence we tested the effect of alpha-tocopherol both in vitro and in vivo on LDL oxidation and glycation. LDL was isolated after enrichment of plasma with alpha-tocopherol. ...

Objective. To determine if non-HDL cholesterol (N-HDL) and directly measured LDL cholesterol (D-LDL) are clinically equivalent measurements. Patients and Methods. Eighty-one subjects recruited for 2 cholesterol treatment studies had at least 1 complete fasting lipid panel and D-LDL performed simultaneously; 64 had a second assessment after 4 to 6 weeks, resulting in 145 triads of C-LDL, D-LDL, ...