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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 42, 142-149, January 2001
Copyright © 2001 by Lipid Research, Inc.

Original Article

Modulation of the phospholipid transfer protein-mediated transfer of phospholipids by diacylglycerols

Correspondence to: Florent Lalanne, To whom correspondence should be addressed.

Previous studies have shown that diacylglycerols (DAG) are formed during triglyceride hydrolysis in very low density lipoproteins (VLDL), a process that is accompanied by an elevated phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP)-mediated transfer of phopholipids (PL) from VLDL to high density lipoprotein. Because PLTP has been also shown to transfer DAG, we hypothetized that DAG might modulate PL transfer through a mechanism of competition with respect to PLTP. To address this question we performed in vitro PL transfer assays using specifically designed PL donor particles. These were single bilayer vesicles (SBV) and large (EM-L) or small (EM-S) lipid emulsions, containing various proportions of DAG. The PLTP-mediated transfers of PL decreased as the volumes of the particle cores increased (SBV > EM-S > EM-L). In all cases, these transfers were inhibited by DAG in a concentration-dependent manner. We determined the core-to-surface distribution of DAG and we measured their relative affinity for PLTP by comparison with that of PL. From these parameters, we calculated the theoretical effects of DAG on PL transfers that would result from a competition mechanism. The experimental data showed that the inhibiting effects of DAG on PL transfers were much more important than those predicted from our calculations. Additional data showed that a large part of DAG effects was in fact due to their ability to increase the viscosity of the particle PL surfaces, as calculated from electron spin resonance experiments.

These results show that DAG can modulate the PLTP-dependent PL transfers, both by competition with PL and by increasing the viscosity of the particle surfaces. These findings might be physiopathologically relevant in situations where elevated plasma concentrations of DAG might result from hypertriglyceridemia.—Lalanne, F., C. Motta, Y. Pafumi, D. Lairon, and G. Ponsin. Modulation of the phospholipid transfer protein-mediated transfer of phospholipids by diacylglycerols. J. Lipid Res. 2001. 42: 142;–149.

Supplementary key words: PLTP, lipid particle viscosity, electron spin resonance, pyrene fluorescence, surface-to-core lipid distribution

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