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Papers In Press, published online ahead of print August 1, 2004
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Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35297-0012
Corresponding Author: ndashti{at}uab.edu
Class A peptides inhibit atherosclerosis and protect cells from class L peptide-mediated lysis. Since the cytolytic process is concentration dependent, we hypothesized that under certain concentrations both classes of peptides exert similar effect(s) on cells. To test this hypothesis, we studied the effects of a class L peptide (18L = GIKKFLGSIWKFIKAFVG) and a class A peptide, 18A-Pro-18A (18A = DWLKAFYDKVAEK-LKEAF) (37pA) on apolipoprotein (apo) and lipoprotein production in HepG2 cells. Secretion of [35S]-labeled apoA-I was stimulated by both 18L (110%) and 37pA (135%) at 10 nM and 20 nM of peptides, respectively. Both peptides enhanced the secretion of [3H]-labeled phospholipids (PL) by 140% and [14C]-labeled high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (C) by 35% but had no significant effect on the total cholesterol mass or secretion. These results indicate that class L and class A peptides cause redistribution of cholesterol among lipoproteins in favor of HDL-C. Both peptides remodeled apoA-I-containing particles forming preß- as well as a-HDL. This study suggests that increased secretion of PL and apoA-I and the formation of preß particles might contribute to the antitherogenic properties of these peptides.
Revised on August 1, 2004
Accepted on July 16, 2004
Model class A and class L peptides increase the production of ApoA-I-containing lipoproteins in HepG2 cells
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