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Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam ; 36(4): 495-503, dic. 2002. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-330743

ABSTRACT

En el presente trabajo se analizaron dos aspectos distintos del metabolismo lipoproteico. En el primero, en un estudio bioquímico clínico, se presentó un método rápido y simple de determinación de los polimorfismos de la apoE. La utilidad clínica de conocer el genotipo apoE fue evaluada correlacionando las isoformas de apoE con el espesor carotideo estimado con ecografía de ultrasonido. Los resultados mostraron que el genotipo apoE4 ejerce un efecto sobre la aterosclerosis carotídea, efecto que puede ser detectado antes que cualquier otro síntoma clínico. En la segunda parte de éste trabajo se ha analizado el metabolismo lipoproteico en ratones transgénicos expresando la apolipoproteína A-IV (apoA-IV) humana. Los resultados muestran que la apoA-IV tiene un rol pleiotrópico en el organismo, relacionado con la protección contra la aterosclerosis y con la regulación de la secreción gástrica


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Humans , Guinea Pigs , Middle Aged , Apolipoproteins A/genetics , Apolipoproteins E/genetics , Apolipoproteins , Lipoproteins/metabolism , Apolipoproteins E/physiology , Apolipoproteins E/blood , Apolipoproteins/physiology , Cholesterol, HDL , Cholesterol, LDL , Gene Expression , Lipoproteins/blood , Protein Isoforms
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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 33(3): 313-6, Mar. 2000. tab, ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-255051

ABSTRACT

The uptake of lipids and lipoprotein particles by macrophages undergoes phagocytic activation and the formation of foam cells are key events in atherosclerosis. In this study we determined how intact high density lipoproteins (HDL) and apolipoproteins-HDL (removal of the lipid component from HDL, i.e., apoHDL) influence the phagocytosis of zymosan by mouse peritoneal macrophages. Zymosan particles preincubated together with lipoproteins or alone (control) were incubated with the macrophages. Phagocytosis activity was reported as the percent of macrophages that internalized three or more zymosan particles. HDL co-incubated with zymosan did not influence the over-all uptake of zymosan particles compared to apoHDL, which greatly enhanced the ability of the particle to be phagocytized (P<0.001). Part of this effect might be related to a greater binding of apoHDL to the particles compared to that of HDL (P<0.05). We conclude that this can be a useful method to study the ability of lipoproteins, including modified lipoproteins obtained from subjects with genetic forms of hyperlipidemia, to opsonize particles such as red blood cells and thus to investigate the processes that control the formation of foam cells and the mechanisms of atherogenesis.


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Animals , Mice , Apolipoproteins/physiology , Lipoproteins, HDL/physiology , Macrophages, Peritoneal/physiology , Phagocytosis/physiology , Zymosan/physiology , Atherosclerosis/physiopathology
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