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Cell-free Biochemical Fluorometric Enzymatic Assay for High-throughput Measurement of Lipid Peroxidation in High Density Lipoprotein
Published on: October 12, 2017
Preparation of LDL , Oxidation , Methods of Detection, and Applications in Atherosclerosis Research
Chandrakala Aluganti Narasimhulu1, Sampath Parthasarathy2
1Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA. Chandrakala.AlugantiNarasimhulu@ucf.edu.
Abstract:
The concept of lipid peroxidation has been known for a long time. It is now well established that LDL plays a major role in atherosclerosis. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) has been studied for over 35 years. Numerous pro- and anti-atherogenic properties have been attributed to Ox-LDL. Component composition of Ox-LDL is complex due to the influence of various factors, including the source, method of preparation, storage and use. Hence, it is very difficult to clearly define and characterize Ox-LDL. It contains unoxidized and oxidized fatty acid derivatives both in the ester and free forms, their decomposition products, cholesterol and its oxidized products, proteins with oxidized amino acids and cross-links, polypeptides with varying extents of covalent modification with lipid oxidation products and many others. The measurement of lipid oxidation has been a great boon, not only to the understanding of the process but also in providing numerous serendipitous discoveries and methodologies. In this chapter, we outline the methodologies for the preparation and testing of various lipoproteins for oxidation studies.
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