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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 37, 2650-2661, Copyright © 1996 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Oxidation of LDL by recombinant human 15-lipoxygenase: evidence for alpha-tocopherol-dependent oxidation of esterified core and surface lipids

JM Upston, J Neuzil and R Stocker
Biochemistry Unit, Heart Research Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.

Various lipoxygenases (LO) oxidize low density lipoprotein (LDL) in vitro and 15-LO has been implicated in the development of atherosclerosis in vivo. Direct oxidation of phospholipids (PL) and cholesteryl esters (CE) by LO has been proposed as a mechanism whereby these enzymes cause or contribute to LDL lipid peroxidation. Herein we show that the extent to which recombinant human 15-LO (rhLO) caused peroxidation of LDL's esterified core and surface lipids depended on, and directly related to, the alpha-tocopherol (alpha-TOH) content of the lipoprotein. Thus, CE and PL of in vivo alpha-TOH-depleted LDL, isolated from a patient with familial isolated vitamin E deficiency, were resistant to oxidation by rhLO, whereas those in alpha-TOH- containing LDL from the same patient receiving vitamin E supplements readily oxidized. The extent to which rhLO caused oxidation of CE and PL directly and linearly correlated with LDL's content of vitamin E, as demonstrated by studies with in vitro alpha-TOH-depleted lipoproteins. The geometric isomers of oxidized cholesteryl linoleate formed in LDL during oxidation initiated by rhLO, matched those obtained during non- enzymic, peroxyl radical-initiated oxidation of LDL whilst alpha-TOH was present. Ascorbate, an efficient co-antioxidant for alpha-TOH, completely prevented rhLO-initiated oxidation of LDL's CE, but did not inhibit rhLO-mediated oxidation of unesterified linoleate. These results are inconsistent with direct oxidation of LDL esterified lipids by rhLO. Isolated LDL contained free fatty acids (FFA), and its exposure to rhLO caused a rapid formation of linoleate hydroperoxide. To reconcile these data, we propose that during rhLO-initiated oxidation of LDL, enzymic oxidation of FFA preceeds the oxidation of CE and PL, which occurs largely via a tocopherol-dependent process.
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