title: Alpha-tocopherol does not inhibit hypochlorite-induced oxidation of apolipoprotein B-100 of low-density lipoprotein.
abstract: The amount of alpha-tocopherol (alpha-TOH) can dramatically alter the extent of radical-induced oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) lipids, a process generally thought to be important in atherogenesis. However, LDL with atherogenic features can also be formed in vitro by exposure to the strong non-radical oxidant hypochlorite (HOCl), which preferentially oxidises LDL apolipoprotein B-100. Here we show that varying LDL content of alpha-TOH by vitamin supplementation or depletion has no effect on the extent of HOCI-induced oxidation of apolipoprotein B-100 as measured by the loss of lysine and tryptophan residues, and the alteration in relative electrophoretic mobility of the lipoprotein particle.
authors.affiliation: The Heart Research Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Hazell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stocker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008239:Lysine / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014810:Vitamin E; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid; D014364:Tryptophan; D008239:Lysine