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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously shown that intravenous apolipoprotein (apo) A-I/phosphatidylcholine (apo A-I/PC) discs increase plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) concentration in humans. We have now studied the associated changes in two enzymes, paraoxonase (PON) and platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) that are carried in whole or in part by HDLs, and are thought to influence atherogenesis by hydrolyzing oxidized phospholipids in lipoproteins. Apo A-I/PC discs (40 mg/kg over 4 h) were infused into eight healthy males. Although plasma apo A-I and HDL cholesterol increased on average by 178 and 158%, respectively, plasma total PON and total PAF-AH concentrations did not rise. By the end of the infusion, HDL-associated PAF-AH had increased by 0.56 +/- 0.14 microg/mL (mean +/- S.D., P < 0.01), and nonHDL-associated PAF-AH had decreased by 0.84 +/- 0.11 microg/mL (P < 0.05). These changes were accompanied by an increase in the HDL-associated PAF-AH/apo A-I ratio from 0.19 to 0.35 (P < 0.05), and by a decrease in the nonHDL-associated PAF-AH/apo B ratio from 2.1 to 1.4 (P < 0.05). No changes in PON or PAF-AH concentrations were detected in prenodal lymph (tissue fluid), collected continuously from the leg. Our results show that the total concentrations of PON and PAF-AH in plasma are uninfluenced by plasma HDL concentration. PAF-AH transfers readily between HDLs and LDLs in vivo, and its distribution between them is determined partly by their relative concentrations and partly by HDL composition.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9150
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
176
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of intravenous apolipoprotein A-I/phosphatidylcholine discs on paraoxonase and platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase in human plasma and tissue fluid.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Advanced Medical Technology and Development, BML Inc, 1361-1 Matoba, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-1101, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't