Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 29, 15-25, Copyright © 1988 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Differential effect of ultracentrifugation on apolipoprotein A-I- containing lipoprotein subpopulations

MC Cheung and AC Wolf
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98104.

Two populations of apolipoprotein (apo) A-I-containing lipoprotein particles are found in high density lipoproteins (HDL): those that also contain apo A-II[Lp(A-I w A-II)] and those that do not [Lp(A-I w/o A- II)]. Lp(A-I w/o A-II) comprised two distinct particle sizes with mean hydrates Stokes diameter of 10.5 nm for Lp(A-I w/o A-II)1 and 8.5 nm for Lp(A-I w/o A-II)2. To study the effect of ultracentrifugation on these particles, Lp(A-I w/o A-II) and Lp(A-I w A-II) were isolated from the plasma and the ultracentrifugal HDL (d 1.063-1.21 g/ml fractions) of five normolipidemic and three hyperlipidemic subjects. The size subpopulations of these particles were studied by gradient polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Several consistent differences were detected between plasma Lp(A-I w/o A-II) and HDL Lp(A-I w/o A-II). First, in all subjects, the relative proportion of Lp(A-I w/o A-II)1 to Lp(A-I w/o A-II)2 isolated from HDL was reduced. Second, particles larger than Lp(A-I w/o A-II)1 and smaller than Lp(A-I w/o A-II)2 were considerably reduced in HDL. Third, a distinct population of particles with approximate Stokes diameter of 7.1 nm usually absent in plasma was detected in HDL Lp(A-I w/o A-II). Little difference in subpopulation distribution was detected between Lp(A-I w A-II) isolated from the plasma and HDL of the same subject. When plasma Lp(A-I w/o A-II) and Lp(A-I w A-II) were centrifuged, 14% and 4% of A-I were, respectively, recovered in the D greater than 1.21 g/ml fraction. Only 2% A-II was found in this density fraction. These studies show that the Lp(A-I w/o A-II) particles are less stable than Lp(A-I w A-II) particles upon ultracentrifugation. Among the various Lp(A-I w/o A-II) subpopulations, particles larger than Lp(A-I w/o A-II)1 and smaller than Lp(A-I w/o A- II)2 are most labile.
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