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In the central nervous system, apolipoprotein (APO) E-containing high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-like particles mediate the transport of glial-derived cholesterol to neurons, which is essential for neuronal membrane remodeling and maintenance of the myelin sheath. Despite this, the role of HDL-like cholesterol trafficking on Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis remains poorly understood. We aimed to examine cholesterol transport via HDL-like particles in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of AD patients compared to control individuals.
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December 2024
Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA. Electronic address:
The ability of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) to promote cellular cholesterol efflux is a more robust predictor of cardiovascular disease protection than HDL-cholesterol levels in plasma. Previously, we found that lipidated HDL containing both apolipoprotein A-I (APOA1) and A-II (APOA2) promotes cholesterol efflux via the ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABCA1). In the current study, we directly added purified, lipid-free APOA2 to human plasma and found a dose-dependent increase in whole plasma cholesterol efflux capacity.
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September 2024
Division of Cardiology, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is traditionally viewed as protective against cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, emerging evidence reveals that dysfunctional HDL, characterized by impaired reverse cholesterol transport (RCT), reduced anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities and increased endothelial dysfunction, which can contribute to coronary artery disease (CAD). Dysfunctional HDL, resulting from oxidative modifications of Apolipoprotein A-1 (Apo A-1) and enzyme inactivation, fails to effectively remove cholesterol from peripheral tissues and may promote inflammation and atherosclerosis.
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August 2024
Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/158 y 190, Playa, La Havana 10600, Cuba.
CIGB-258 is known to exert anti-inflammatory activity via structural stabilization of apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) and functional enhancement of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) against acute toxicity of carboxymethyllysine (CML). The co-presence of CIGB-258 in reconstituted HDL (rHDL) formed larger rHDL particles and enhanced anti-inflammatory activity in a dose-dependent manner of apoA-I:CIGB-258, 1:0, 1:0.1, 1:0.
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October 2024
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, United States. Electronic address:
Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), the primary protein component of plasma high-density lipoproteins (HDL), is comprised of two structural regions, an N-terminal amphipathic α-helix bundle domain (residues 1-184) and a hydrophobic C-terminal domain (residues 185-243). When a recombinant fusion protein construct [bacterial pelB leader sequence - human apoA-I (1-243)] was expressed in Escherichia coli shaker flask cultures, apoA-I was recovered in the cell lysate. By contrast, when the C-terminal domain was deleted from the construct, large amounts of the truncated protein, apoA-I (1-184), were recovered in the culture medium.
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