Protein profiling of low-density lipoprotein from obese subjects
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2009

Although obesity and high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) are well-known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the precise role(s) of different LDL constituents in obesity has not been explored. In the present study, we compared the LDL proteome of healthy control adults (body mass index < 25) and obese subjects (body mass index > 30). LDL was isolated by density-gradient ultracentrifugation and proteins were separated with 2-D PAGE, quantified, and identified by peptide mass fingerprinting using MALDI-TOF MS. A new LDL-associated protein was identified as transthyretin and found to be significantly more abundant in LDL from the obese subjects. In addition, LDL from the obese subjects contained relatively more alpha(1)-antitrypsin, apo J, apo C-II, than LDL from controls, and also more of an acidic isoform (pI/Mr; 5.2/23 100) of apo A-I. On the other hand, the relative amounts of apo A-IV and the major isoform of apo A-I (pI/Mr; 5.3/23 100) were significantly less in LDL from the obese subjects. Apo E was less and non-sialylated apo C-III more abundant in LDL from obese men than control men, while there were no such differences between LDL from obese and control women. These findings illustrate that obesity is not only associated with increased LDL-cholesterol levels but also with alterations in the LDL protein composition. The presence of transthyretin in LDL from obese subjects may reflect over-nutrition and affect the lipid metabolism in obesity.

heart-disease

2-DE

Proteomics

cardiovascular-disease

mass-spectrometry

Low-density lipoprotein

Obesity

2-dimensional gel-electrophoresis

acylation-stimulating protein

Transthyretin

human adipocytes

b-containing lipoproteins

apolipoprotein-a-i

apoa-i

retinol-binding-protein

Författare

H. Karlsson

Linköpings universitet

H. Mortstedt

Linköpings universitet

Helen Lindqvist

Chalmers, Kemi- och bioteknik, Livsvetenskaper

C. Tagesson

Linköpings universitet

M. Lindahl

Linköpings universitet

Proteomics - Clinical Applications

1862-8346 (ISSN) 1862-8354 (eISSN)

Vol. 3 6 663-671

Ämneskategorier

Biokemi och molekylärbiologi

DOI

10.1002/prca.200800138

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