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Isolation and characterization of human apolipoprotein M-containing lipoproteins

Christoffersen, Christina ; Nielsen, Lars Bo ; Axler, Olof LU ; Andersson, Astra LU ; Johnsen, Anders H. and Dahlbäck, Björn LU (2006) In Journal of Lipid Research 47(8). p.1833-1843
Abstract
Apolipoprotein M (apoM) is a novel apolipoprotein with unknown function. In this study, we established a method for isolating apoM-containing lipoproteins and studied their composition and the effect of apoM on HDL function. ApoM-containing lipoproteins were isolated from human plasma with immunoaffinity chromatography and compared with lipoproteins lacking apoM. The apoM-containing lipoproteins were predominantly of HDL size; similar to 5% of the total HDL population contained apoM. Mass spectrometry showed that the apoM-containing lipoproteins also contained apoJ, apoA-I, apoA II, apoC-I, apoC-II, apoC-III, paraoxonase 1, and apoB. ApoM-containing HDL (HDLapoM+) contained significantly more free cholesterol than HDL lacking apoM... (More)
Apolipoprotein M (apoM) is a novel apolipoprotein with unknown function. In this study, we established a method for isolating apoM-containing lipoproteins and studied their composition and the effect of apoM on HDL function. ApoM-containing lipoproteins were isolated from human plasma with immunoaffinity chromatography and compared with lipoproteins lacking apoM. The apoM-containing lipoproteins were predominantly of HDL size; similar to 5% of the total HDL population contained apoM. Mass spectrometry showed that the apoM-containing lipoproteins also contained apoJ, apoA-I, apoA II, apoC-I, apoC-II, apoC-III, paraoxonase 1, and apoB. ApoM-containing HDL (HDLapoM+) contained significantly more free cholesterol than HDL lacking apoM (HDLapoM-) (5.9 +/- 0.7% vs. 3.2 +/- 0.5%; P < 0.005) and was heterogeneous in size with both small and large particles. HDLapoM+ inhibited Cu2+-induced oxidation of LDL and stimulated cholesterol efflux from THP-1 foam cells more efficiently than HDLapoM-. In conclusion, our results suggest that apoM is associated with a small heterogeneous subpopulation of HDL particles. Nevertheless, apoM designates a subpopulation of HDL that protects LDL against oxidation and stimulates cholesterol efflux more efficiently than HDL lacking apoM. (Less)
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cholesterol efflux, oxidation, apoM
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Journal of Lipid Research
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47
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1833 - 1843
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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1539-7262
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10.1194/jlr.M600055-JLR200
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English
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  abstract     = {{Apolipoprotein M (apoM) is a novel apolipoprotein with unknown function. In this study, we established a method for isolating apoM-containing lipoproteins and studied their composition and the effect of apoM on HDL function. ApoM-containing lipoproteins were isolated from human plasma with immunoaffinity chromatography and compared with lipoproteins lacking apoM. The apoM-containing lipoproteins were predominantly of HDL size; similar to 5% of the total HDL population contained apoM. Mass spectrometry showed that the apoM-containing lipoproteins also contained apoJ, apoA-I, apoA II, apoC-I, apoC-II, apoC-III, paraoxonase 1, and apoB. ApoM-containing HDL (HDLapoM+) contained significantly more free cholesterol than HDL lacking apoM (HDLapoM-) (5.9 +/- 0.7% vs. 3.2 +/- 0.5%; P &lt; 0.005) and was heterogeneous in size with both small and large particles. HDLapoM+ inhibited Cu2+-induced oxidation of LDL and stimulated cholesterol efflux from THP-1 foam cells more efficiently than HDLapoM-. In conclusion, our results suggest that apoM is associated with a small heterogeneous subpopulation of HDL particles. Nevertheless, apoM designates a subpopulation of HDL that protects LDL against oxidation and stimulates cholesterol efflux more efficiently than HDL lacking apoM.}},
  author       = {{Christoffersen, Christina and Nielsen, Lars Bo and Axler, Olof and Andersson, Astra and Johnsen, Anders H. and Dahlbäck, Björn}},
  issn         = {{1539-7262}},
  keywords     = {{cholesterol efflux; oxidation; apoM}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{1833--1843}},
  publisher    = {{American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology}},
  series       = {{Journal of Lipid Research}},
  title        = {{Isolation and characterization of human apolipoprotein M-containing lipoproteins}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1194/jlr.M600055-JLR200}},
  doi          = {{10.1194/jlr.M600055-JLR200}},
  volume       = {{47}},
  year         = {{2006}},
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