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The Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 39, 354-368, February 1998
Copyright © 1998 by Lipid Research, Inc.

Original Article

Radical-induced lipoprotein and plasma lipid oxidation in normal and apolipoprotein E gene knockout (apoE^-/-) mice: apoE^-/- mouse as a model for testing the role of tocopherol-mediated peroxidation in atherogenesis

Correspondence to: Roland Stocker.

Exposure of plasma from apolipoprotein E gene knockout (apoE^-/-) and control (CBA or C57BL/6J) mice plasma to a constant rate of aqueous peroxyl radicals (ROO .) resulted in the depletion of ascorbate, urate and -tocopherol (-TOH), with substantial and little lipid peroxidation, respectively. -TOH levels were 3-times higher in plasma from apoE^-/- than control mice and its addition enhanced the oxidizability of control mouse plasma. In apoE^-/- mouse plasma, -TOH was associated primarily with very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), whereas in plasma from control mice, the vitamin was located largely in high density lipoproteins. Oxidation of isolated lipoproteins by ROO . resulted in the accumulation of lipid hydroperoxides to an extent that reflected the plasma concentration and -TOH content of the different lipoprotein fractions. Oxidation of `plasma' reconstituted from components of apoE^-/- mice and/or human plasma showed that human and apoE^-/- mouse lipoproteins peroxidized with similar kinetics, although the initiation of lipid peroxidation was greater in the presence of mouse than human lipoprotein-deficient plasma. Also, the chain length of lipid peroxidation in apoE^-/- mouse plasma after ascorbate depletion appeared to be independent of the rate of ROO . generation.

Together, these results show that the ROO . induced peroxidation of plasma lipoproteins in atherogenesis-susceptible apoE^-/- mice exhibits some, though not all, features of tocopherol-mediated peroxidation (TMP). Therefore, apoE^-/- mice may represent a suitable animal model to test a role for TMP in atherogenesis and the prevention of this disease by anti-TMP agents.—Neuzil, J., J. K. Christison, E. Iheanacho, J-C. Fragonas, V. Zammit, N. H. Hunt, and R. Stocker. Radical-induced lipoprotein and plasma lipid oxidation in normal and apolipoprotein E gene knockout (apoE^-/-) mice: apoE^-/- mouse as a model for testing the role of tocopherol-mediated peroxidation in atherogenesis. J. Lipid Res. 1998. 39: 354–368.

Supplementary key words: antioxidants, atherosclerosis, lipid peroxidation, vitamin E

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