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. 1990 Jan 15;265(2):399-405.
doi: 10.1042/bj2650399.

Alpha-tocopherol consumption during low-density-lipoprotein oxidation

W Jessup  1 , S M Rankin, C V De Whalley, J R Hoult, J Scott, D S Leake
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Alpha-tocopherol consumption during low-density-lipoprotein oxidation

W Jessup et al. Biochem J. .

Abstract

1. The kinetics of the depletion of alpha-tocopherol in human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were measured during macrophage-mediated and cell-free oxidation. The formation of oxidatively modified, high-uptake species of LDL in these systems was not detectable until all of the endogenous alpha-tocopherol had been consumed. 2. Supplementation of the alpha-tocopherol content of LDL by loading in vivo extended the duration of the lag period during which no detectable oxidative modification occurred. 3. The addition of a flavonoid (morin) prevented both alpha-tocopherol consumption and oxidative modification of LDL. 4. The alpha-tocopherol contents of LDLs from a range of individual donors could not be used to predict their relative resistance to oxidation, indicating that other endogenous antioxidants may also be present, and quantitatively significant, in human LDL.

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