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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
Oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein (LDL) is implicated in the early development of atherosclerosis. In the present study, attention has been focused toward the potential protective effects of uric acid and purine-based chemical analogues in copper-promoted oxidative changes to human LDL in vitro. Between 5-100 mumol/l uric acid protected LDL from oxidative degradation in a concentration dependent manner. However, 5 mumol/l were not capable of inhibiting the consumption of LDLs natural antioxidative components, alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene, but led to a more than two-fold prolongation, up to 3 h, of the lag phase before onset of polyunsaturated acid (PUFA) oxidation. 100 mumol/l uric acid, which is still below the human serum level of 300 mumol/l, reduced consumption of alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene by about 50% and largely suppressed PUFA oxidation for up to 4 h. A more lipophilic series of methyl analogues of uric acid exhibited less activity. Neither 1,3-dimethyl uric acid, nor the 1,3,7- or 1,7- or 3,7-methylated compounds, all at 100 mumol/l, exceeded the antioxidative potential of 10 mumol/l uric acid. At concentrations up to 100 mumol/l xanthine and its analogues lacked virtually any protective effects toward the LDL constituents. In conclusion, the present study indicates that uric acid at concentrations similar to its physiological levels, and also related analogues are able to suppress oxidative degradation of LDL components. In view of the various mechanisms underlying atherogenesis in vivo, the protective effect in terms of modulating redox reactions and oxidative events in the blood or at the arterial wall appears of potential importance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antioxidants, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Arachidonic Acids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol Esters, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Copper, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fatty Acids, Unsaturated, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lipoproteins, LDL, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Purines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Uric Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vitamin E, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Xanthine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/beta Carotene, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/cholesteryl arachidonate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/purine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0891-5849
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
839-47
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of uric acid and chemical analogues on oxidation of human low density lipoprotein in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Hoechst Marion Roussel, Wiesbaden, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article