Identification of apolipoprotein B-100 low density lipoproteins, apolipoprotein B-48 remnants, and apolipoprotein E-rich high density lipoproteins in the mouse.
Plasma lipoprotein fractions from inbred C57BL/6J mice and outbred ICR mice were prepared by sequential density ultracentrifugation using density ranges that were optimized for separating mouse lipoproteins, or by Superose 6 HR10/30 fast performance liquid chromatography (FPLC). The lipoproteins were characterized by migration behavior in agarose, apolipoprotein (apo) composition, lipid composition, and particle size distribution. Both sequential density ultracentrifugation and Superose 6 FPLC were adapted for the separation of lipoproteins from a single mouse. In the plasma of ICR and C57BL/6J mice, in contrast to human plasma, alpha-migrating high density lipoproteins (HDL) and beta-migrating low density lipoproteins (LDL) had overlapping density ranges. For example, beta-migrating apoB-100 LDL, slow pre-beta-migrating apoB-48 remnants, and alpha-migrating HDL1 were found together in the d 1.02-1.04 g/ml fraction. The d 1.04-1.06 g/ml fraction contained beta-migrating apoB-100 LDL and alpha-migrating HDL1. Large HDL1 that were found at d 1.02-1.06 g/ml were apoE-rich HDL1, characteristic of cholesteryl ester transfer protein-deficient mammals. The d 1.10-1.21 g/ml fraction, in addition to alpha-migrating HDL, included unique slow beta-migrating particles that contained apoE and apoA-I but was deficient in neutral lipids. These slow beta-HDL eluted in the same FPLC fractions as dense alpha-migrating HDL. Compared to ICR mouse plasma, C57BL/6J mouse plasma contained more LDL and less HDL1, which might contribute to the susceptibility of C57BL/6J and the resistance of ICR mice to the development of aortic fatty streak lesions when challenged with an atherogenic diet.
Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Departments of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco 94141-9100.
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D000818:Animals; D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D053283:Apolipoprotein B-48; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000097:blood*; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000097:blood*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000737:chemistry*; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D008970:Molecular Weight; D013045:Species Specificity
D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D053283:Apolipoprotein B-48; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D008055:Lipids; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL