Iron released from transferrin at acidic pH can catalyse the oxidation of low density lipoprotein
- 19 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 352 (1), 15-18
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(94)00903-1
Abstract
Low density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation within the arterial wall may contribute to the disease of atherosclerosis. We have investigated the conditions under which transferrin (the major iron-carrying protein in plasma) may release iron ions to catalyse the oxidation of LDL. Transferrin that had been incubated at pH 5.5 released approximately 10% of its bound iron in 24 h, as measured by ultrafiltration and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Furthermore, transferrin co-incubated with LDL and l-cysteine at pH 5.5 resulted in the oxidation of the LDL as measured by thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances and electrophoretic mobility. This effect was observed at transferrin concentrations as low as 40% of its average plasma concentration. The release of iron from transferrin in atherosclerotic lesions due to a localised acidic pH may help to explain why LDL oxidation occurs in these lesions.Keywords
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