PubMed · 8300985
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J Massé. 1994. Questions raised about LDL-C data.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8223(94)90234-8
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LDL-oxidation is considered a contributing factor to the development of atherosclerotic lesions. However, to utilise the oxidative state of LDL as a marker of cardiovascular risk, reliable analytical methods for its detection must be defined. We have compared three methods for their capacity to evaluate the difference in the oxidation state of isolated LDL subjected to either dialysis (D-LDL) or gel filtration (F-LDL) to remove EDTA. Their susceptibility to oxidation promoted by Cu(2+) was monitored by following the time course of conjugated diene (CD) and lipid hydroperoxide (ROOH) accumulation. The relative electrophoretic mobility (REM) of the same LDL samples was evaluated by capillary electrophoresis. As measured by all three methods, F-LDL are less prone to oxidation than D-LDL when added with CuSO(4). REM of F-LDL and D-LDL significantly differs already before the addition of the metal catalyst, whereas CD and ROOH contents become significantly different only after it. Besides confirming that a rapid centrifugation followed by gel filtration is a more convenient procedure than dialysis to remove EDTA during LDL isolation, our study suggests the REM of isolated-LDL as the biochemical marker of choice in the evaluation of its oxidative state.
In this issue of Molecular Cell, Blacklow and colleagues use NMR structural analyses and the combination of deletion mapping, site-directed mutagenesis and LDL release assays to examine the molecular basis for low pH-induced release of LDL from the LDL receptor.