title: The in vitro inhibition of bovine milk lipoprotein lipase by a glycoprotein preparation from human atherosclerotic intima.
abstract: Intimal tissue from human atherosclerotic aortae was collected by the Dermatome procedure. The tissue was extraved with 5 mM Tris.HCl buffer containing 0.3 M NaCl and 1 mM EDTA, pH 7.4. The ammonium sulfate precipitate between 0.4--0.8 saturation obtained from the extract was fractionated on a DEAE-cellulose column and the effluent was monitored for lipoprotein lipase inhibition employing purified bovine milk enzyme. The substrate used was an emulsion of purified olive oil and tritiated triolein. Human serum was the source of activator of the substrate. A peak of inhibitory activity was eluted between 0.15--0.17 M NaCl. The major component in the purified material had properties similar to a glycoprotein (lipolipin) which has previously been purified from porcine aorta and shown to inhibit lipoprotein lipase activity. The partially purified human inhibitor decreased both the basal and the serum-stimulated activity of milk lipoprotein lipase. The  inhibition was non-competitive with respect to serum. However, high levels of triglyceride substrate appeared to relieve the inhibitory effect. It is postulated that the inhibitor may be involved in an interaction with the emulsified lipid denying the enzyme access to its substrate.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D008892:Milk / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase