title: Malondialdehyde-modified low density lipoproteins in patients with atherosclerotic disease.
abstract: The murine monoclonal antibody mAb-1H11 raised against malondialdehyde (MDA)-modified LDL, was used to detect cross-reacting material in human atheromatous tissue and in plasma. MDA-modified LDL levels in plasma were 0.19 +/- 0.02 mg/dl (mean +/- SEM) in 44 control subjects, 0.24 +/- 0.02 mg/dl in 15 patients with chronic stable angina pectoris (P = NS vs LDL cholesterol matched controls), 1.4 +/- 0.1 mg/dl in 60 patients with acute myocardial infarction (P < 0.001 vs controls), and 0.86 +/- 0.11 mg/dl in 22 patients with carotid atherosclerosis (P < 0.001 vs controls). Modified LDL, isolated from pooled LDL of 10 patients, showed a higher electrophoretic mobility on agarose gels, a higher content of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, and a higher cholesterol/protein ratio than native LDL and had a similar reactivity (antigen/protein ratio) in the assay as the in vitro MDA-modified LDL used for calibration. Its apo B-100 moiety was not fragmented. Uptake of this modified LDL by macrophages resulted in foam cell generation. In conclusion, elevated plasma levels of atherogenic MDA-modified LDL may be a marker for unstable atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Holvoet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brouwers
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bernar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Collen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000097:blood; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000737:chemistry; D005487:Foam Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000737:chemistry*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008315:Malondialdehyde