A glycosaminoglycan activator of lipoprotein lipase in human plasma |
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Authors: | James M Felts Ilona Staprans Robert A Gorman |
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Institution: | Lipid Research Laboratory (151L), San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center and the Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA |
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Abstract: | By use of ion exchange chromatography we have isolated two discrete classes of “free” glycosaminoglycans (GAG) from human plasma. The GAG fractions were tested for their effects on two lipoprotein lipase (LPL) enzyme systems containing an apolipo-protein C-II activated emulsion as the triglyceride substrate and bovine serum albumin as the free fatty acid acceptor. The low-charge GAG (Fraction I) had essentially no effect on the LPL reaction. The high-charge GAG (Fraction II) stimulated the LPL reaction 100 to 300%. The GAG composition of each fraction was investigated with chemical and enzymatic techniques. Fraction I consisted of low-charge chondroitin sulfate noncovalently bound to protein. Fraction II consisted of a mixture of high-charge GAG non-covalently bound to protein. Degradation with nitrous acid eliminated the ability of high-charge GAG to stimulate LPL. This and other evidence suggests that the high-charge GAG in human plasma responsible for LPL activation is heparan sulfate (HS). We suggest that plasma HS may modulate triglyceride clearance mechanisms by its interaction with LPL. |
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