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Effect of glycation of high density lipoproteins on their physicochemical properties and on paraoxonase activity

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We investigated the effect of incubation of high density lipoprotein (HDL) under hyperglycaemic conditions on lipid composition, physicochemical properties and activity of paraoxonase (PON), a calcium-dependent enzyme associated with HDL that contributes to the antiatherogenicity of this lipoprotein. HDL incubated for three days with various glucose concentrations (0–100 mM) had significant increases in thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) and conjugated dienes with respect to control HDL. These results suggest that lipid peroxidation accompanies HDL glycation in vitro. The susceptibility to lipid peroxidation was higher in HDL isolated from subjects with low HDL-paraxonase activity with respect to subjects with higher HDL-PON activity. The lipid compositional changes were associated with modifications of apoprotein conformation as shown by the red-shifted position of the maximum emission of tryptophan in treated HDL. The decrease in the Gp (generalized polarization) value and the red-shifted position of the maximum emission of Laurdan incorporated in treated HDL demonstrate modifications of order and polarity with respect to control HDL. The negative correlation established between the Gp value and TBARS demonstrates that the modifications in molecular order are likely related to the increase in lipid peroxidation products. The activity of paraoxonase was significantly decreased in HDL incubated at 37°C; a greater decrease occurred in the presence of 50 mM and 100 mM glucose. This study demonstrates modifications of lipid composition, apoprotein conformation and physicochemical properties of HDL incubated in the presence of glucose. These modifications affect the activity of HDL-associated paraoxonase. The physicochemical properties of lipoprotein play a regulatory role in lipoprotein function. The modification of order and polarity of glycated HDL and the alterations in paraoxonase activity could potentially contribute to the accelerated atherosclerosis in diabetic patients.

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Received: 1 December 2000 / Accepted in revised form: 18 September 2001

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Ferretti, G., Bacchetti, T., Marchionni, C. et al. Effect of glycation of high density lipoproteins on their physicochemical properties and on paraoxonase activity. Acta Diabetol 38, 163–169 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s592-001-8074-z

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