To explore the potential of the common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus) as a model for human plasma lipoprotein metabolism, several marmoset apolipoproteins were isolated and characterized in this study. Based on several properties, including molecular weight, amino acid composition, and sequence, the marmoset apolipoproteins are strikingly similar to human apolipoprotein (apo) A-I, A-II, C...

The two-dimensional electrophoretic method with silver staining we describe better resolves plasma apolipoproteins (apo) than any procedure previously described. It can be used to screen for abnormalities in apoA-I, apoA-II, apoA-IV, apoC-II, apoC-III, apoD, apoE, and apoH. In addition, this is the first presentation of apoD and apoH on two-dimensional gels. This electrophoretic method will per...

Tangier disease is characterized by a deficiency of high-density lipoproteins and of their major protein constituent, apolipoprotein (apo) A-I. We used high-resolution two-dimensional electrophoresis to examine the principal plasma apolipoproteins (A-I, A-II, A-IV, E, C-II, and C-III) of three persons with Tangier disease, one homozygous patient and his two heterozygous children, comparing the ...

+ United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto + ,+ ,., Kagoshima 23* **0/, Japan Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus Hospital, Uehara ,*1, Nishihara, Okinawa 3**,+/, Japan Department of Bioproduction, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru +, Nishihara, Okinawa 3**,+-, Japan Department ...

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was detected, most of their patients required prednisone treatment after thymectomy. In fact, they showed the remission rate to be 40% in younger patients, but 8% in older patients. 5 Considering these observations together, we emphasize that the prognosis after thymectomy in older patients is not as good as in younger patients, and that their clinical features constitute a particular challenge...

The relationship between Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genotype and the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is relatively well established in Caucasians, but less established in other ethnicities. To examine the association between ApoE polymorphism and the onset of AD in Chinese population, we searched the commonly used electronic databases between January 2000 and November 2013 for relevant studies. T...

Changes of lipoprotein secretion and composition in response to CCl4 treatment were studied in monolayer cultures of rat primary hepatocytes. (1) CCl4 decreased secretion of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) by about 85%, while high density lipoprotein (HDL) secretion was less affected (about 40%). The effect was concentration-dependent. (2) CCl4 significantly inhibited secretion of VLDL- an...