scholarly journals Lipid traffic between high density lipoproteins and Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells.

1991 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Grellier ◽  
D Rigomier ◽  
V Clavey ◽  
J C Fruchart ◽  
J Schrevel
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Human Serum ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
High Density ◽  
Parasite Development ◽  
High Density Lipoproteins ◽  
Lipid Source ◽  
Vldl Fraction

Several intraerythrocytic growth cycles of Plasmodium falciparum could be achieved in vitro using a serum free medium supplemented only with a human high density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction (d = 1.063-1.210). The parasitemia obtained was similar to that in standard culture medium containing human serum. The parasite development was incomplete with the low density lipoprotein (LDL) fraction and did not occur with the VLDL fraction. The lipid traffic from HDL to the infected erythrocytes was demonstrated by pulse labeling experiments using HDL loaded with either fluorescent NBD-phosphatidylcholine (NBD-PC) or radioactive [3H]palmitoyl-PC. At 37 degrees C, the lipid probes rapidly accumulated in the infected cells. After incubation in HDL medium containing labeled PC, a subsequent incubation in medium with either an excess of native HDL or 20% human serum induced the disappearance of the label from the erythrocyte plasma membrane but not from the intraerythrocytic parasite. Internalization of lipids did not occur at 4 degrees C. The mechanism involved a unidirectional flux of lipids but no endocytosis. The absence of labeling of P. falciparum, with HDL previously [125I]iodinated on their apolipoproteins or with antibodies against the apolipoproteins AI and AII by immunofluorescence and immunoblotting, confirmed that no endocytosis of the HDL was involved. A possible pathway of lipid transport could be a membrane flux since fluorescence videomicroscopy showed numerous organelles labeled with NBD-PC moving between the erythrocyte and the parasitophorous membranes. TLC analysis showed that a partial conversion of the PC to phosphatidylethanolamine was observed in P. falciparum-infected red cells after pulse with [3H]palmitoyl-PC-HDL. The intensity of the lipid traffic was stage dependent with a maximum at the trophozoite and young schizont stages (38th h of the erythrocyte life cycle). We conclude that the HDL fraction appears to be a major lipid source for Plasmodium growth.

scholarly journals Association of the Endotoxin Antagonist E5564 with High-Density Lipoproteins In Vitro: Dependence on Low-Density and Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Concentrations

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 2796-2803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kishor M. Wasan ◽  
Olena Sivak ◽  
Richard A. Cote ◽  
Aaron I. MacInnes ◽  
Kathy D. Boulanger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Plasma ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
High Density ◽  
High Density Lipoproteins ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Distribution Profile ◽  
Transfer Activity

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine the distribution profile of the novel endotoxin antagonist E5564 in plasma obtained from fasted human subjects with various lipid concentrations. Radiolabeled E5564 at 1 μM was incubated in fasted plasma from seven human subjects with various total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) concentrations for 0.5 to 6 h at 37°C. Following these incubations, plasma samples were separated into their lipoprotein and lipoprotein-deficient fractions by ultracentrifugation and were assayed for E5564 radioactivity. TC, TG, and protein concentrations in each fraction were determined by enzymatic assays. Lipoprotein surface charge within control and phosphatidylinositol-treated plasma and E5564’s influence on cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) transfer activity were also determined. We observed that the majority of E5564 was recovered in the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction. We further observed that incubation in plasma with increased levels of TG-rich lipoprotein (TRL) lipid (TC and TG) concentrations resulted in a significant increase in the percentage of E5564 recovered in the TRL fraction. In further experiments, E5564 was preincubated in human TRL. Then, these mixtures were incubated in hypolipidemic human plasma for 0.5 and 6 h at 37°C. Preincubation of E5564 in purified TRL prior to incubation in human plasma resulted in a significant decrease in the percentage of drug recovered in the HDL fraction and an increase in the percentage of drug recovered in the TRL and low-density lipoprotein fractions. These findings suggest that the majority of the drug binds to HDLs. Preincubation of E5564 in TRL prior to incubation in normolipidemic plasma significantly decreased the percentage of drug recovered in the HDL fraction. Modifications to the lipoprotein negative charge did not alter the E5564 concentration in the HDL fraction. In addition, E5564 does not influence CETP-mediated transfer activity. Information from these studies could be used to help identify the possible components of lipoproteins which influence the interaction of E5564 with specific lipoprotein particles.

scholarly journals Light and electron microscopical observations of the effects of high-density lipoprotein on growth of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

Parasitology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 128 (6) ◽  
pp. 577-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. IMRIE ◽  
D. J. P. FERGUSON ◽  
M. CARTER ◽  
J. DRAIN ◽  
A. SCHIFLETT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
High Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Light And Electron Microscopy ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
High Density ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Electron Microscopical ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

Human serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is necessary and sufficient for the short-term maintenance of Plasmodium falciparum in in vitro culture. However, at high concentrations it is toxic to the parasite. A heat-labile component is apparently responsible for the stage-specific toxicity to parasites within infected erythrocytes 12–42 h after invasion, i.e. during trophozoite maturation. The effects of HDL on parasite metabolism (as determined by nucleic acid synthesis) are evident at about 30 h after invasion. Parasites treated with HDL show gross abnormalities by light and electron microscopy.

Synthesis of recombinant high density lipoprotein with apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein A-V

2011 ◽  
Vol 392 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinbo Zhang ◽  
Baosheng Chen
Keyword(s):  
High Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Atherosclerotic Lesion ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
High Density ◽  
Over Expression ◽  
Apolipoprotein A ◽  
Atherosclerotic Lesion Development

Abstract It has been shown that apolipoprotein A-V (apoA-V) over-expression significantly lowers plasma triglyceride levels and decreases atherosclerotic lesion development. To assess the feasibility of recombinant high density lipoprotein (rHDL) reconstituted with apoA-V and apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) as a therapeutic agent for hyperlipidemic disorder and atherosclerosis, a series of rHDL were synthesized in vitro with various mass ratios of recombinant apoA-I and apoA-V. It is interesting to find that apoA-V of rHDL had no effect on lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activation in vitro and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) clearance in HepG2 cells and in vivo. By contrast, LPL activation and VLDL clearance were inhibited by the addition of apoA-V to rHDL. Furthermore, the apoA-V of rHDL could not redistribute from rHDL to VLDL after incubation at 37°C for 30 min. These findings suggest that an increase of apoA-V in rHDL could not play a role in VLDL clearance in vitro and in vivo, which could, at least in part, attribute to the lost redistribution of apoA-V from rHDL to VLDL and LPL binding ability of apoA-V in rHDL. The therapeutic application of rHDL reconstituted with apoA-V and apoA-I might need the construction of rHDL from which apoA-V could freely redistribute to VLDL.

The interaction of lipolysis products of very low density lipoprotein with plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL): perfusate HDL with plasma HDL subfractions

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. P. Tam ◽  
W. C. Breckenridge
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
High Density ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
High Density Lipoproteins ◽  
Very Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Hdl Subfractions ◽  
Apo E

The nature of the interaction of high density lipoproteins (HDL), formed during lipolysis of human very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) by perfused rat heart, with subfractions of human plasma HDL was investigated. Perfusate HDL, containing apoliproproteins (apo) E, C-II, and C-III but no apo A-I or A-II, was incubated with a subfraction of HDL (HDL-A) containing apo A-I and A-II, but devoid of apo C-II, C-III, and E. The products of the incubation were resolved by heparin-Sepharose or hydroxylapatite chromatography under conditions which allowed the resolution of the initial HDL-A and perfusate HDL. The fractions were analyzed for apolipoprotein content and lipid composition and assessed for particle size by electron microscopy. Following the incubation, the apo-E-containing lipoproteins were distinct from perfusate HDL since they contained apo A-I as a major component and apo C-II and C-III in reduced proportions. However, the HDL-A fraction contained apo C-II and C-III as major constituents. Associated with these changes in apolipoprotein composition, the apo-E-rich lipoproteins acquired cholesteryl ester from the HDL-A fraction and lost phospholipid to the HDL-A fraction. The HDL-A fraction maintained a low unesterified cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio (0.23), while the apo-E-containing lipoproteins possessed a high ratio (0.75) characteristic of the perfusate HDL. The particle size of apo-E-containing lipoproteins (138.9 ± 22.5 Å; 1 Å = 0.1 nm) was larger than the initial HDL-A (126.5 ± 17.6 Å) or the new HDL-A-like fraction (120.9 ± 17.4 Å) obtained following incubation with perfusate HDL. It is concluded that incubation of perfusate HDL containing apo E, C-II, and C-III with plasma HDL subfractions results in the acquisition of apo A-I and cholesteryl esters by the apo-E-containing perfusate HDL and the loss of apo C-II, C-III, and phospholipid to the plasma HDL-A fraction. The process does not appear to be due to fusion of the particles, since the apo-E-containing lipoproteins maintain a cholesterol/phospholipid ratio distinct from the HDL-A fraction. The data provide evidence for a potential mechanism for the formation of HDL-E, an apo-E-containing lipoprotein of HDL size and density, through lipolysis of VLDL.

scholarly journals Evidence for the role of high density lipoproteins in mediating the antioxidant effect of estrogens

2000 ◽  
pp. 79-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Abplanalp ◽  
MD Scheiber ◽  
K Moon ◽  
B Kessel ◽  
JH Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Antioxidant Effect ◽  
High Density ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Ldl Oxidation ◽  
High Density Lipoproteins ◽  
Oh Groups

Estrogens possess strong antioxidant effects in vitro, but in vivo studies in humans have yielded conflicting results. Little is known regarding factors that mediate the antioxidant effect of estrogens in vivo. In this study the potential role of high density lipoprotein (HDL) was examined. The antioxidant effect of estradiol-17beta (E2) added to low density lipoprotein (LDL) was lost after dialysis. In contrast, the antioxidant effect of E2 added to HDL was conserved after dialysis, suggesting that E2 was bound to HDL. Binding of E2 to LDL increased after esterification (especially to long chain fatty acids). In the presence of HDL, an increased amount of E2 was transferred to LDL. E2-17 ester was as potent as E2 in preventing LDL oxidation in vitro, but 3,17-diesters were not as effective (E2=E2-17 ester>E2-3 ester>E2-3,17 diester). This was also supported by experiments which showed that estrogens with masked 3-OH groups were not effective as antioxidants. These studies provide evidence that HDL could facilitate the antioxidant effect of E2 through initial association, esterification and eventual transfer of E2 esters to LDL. Therefore it is critical that HDL peroxidation parameters be evaluated in subjects receiving estrogen replacement therapy.

scholarly journals The sites of degradation of rat high-density-lipoprotein apolipoprotein E specifically labelled with O-(4-diazo-3-[125I]iodobenzoyl)sucrose

1985 ◽  
Vol 226 (3) ◽  
pp. 715-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
F M Van't Hooft ◽  
A Van Tol
Keyword(s):  
Serum Proteins ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
High Density ◽  
High Density Lipoproteins ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Serum Lipoproteins ◽  
Rat Serum ◽  
Apo E ◽  
Fasted Rats

O-(4-Diazo-3-[125I]iodobenzoyl)sucrose ([125I]DIBS), a novel labelling compound specifically designed to study the catabolic sites of serum proteins [De Jong, Bouma, & Gruber (1981) Biochem. J. 198, 45-51], was applied to study the tissue sites of degradation of serum lipoproteins. [125I]DIBS-labelled apolipoproteins (apo) E and A-I, added in tracer amounts to rat serum, associate with high-density lipoproteins (HDL) just like conventionally iodinated apo E and A-I. No difference is observed between the serum decays of chromatographically isolated [125I]DIBS-labelled and conventionally iodinated HDL labelled specifically in either apo E or apo A-I. When these specifically labelled HDLs are injected into fasted rats, a substantial [125I]DIBS-dependent 125I accumulation occurs in the kidneys and in the liver. No [125I]DIBS-dependent accumulation is observed in the kidneys after injection of labelled asialofetuin or human low-density lipoprotein. It is concluded that the kidneys and the liver are important sites of catabolism of rat HDL apo E and A-I.

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