PMID:
Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2002 Jan ;36(1):25-9. PMID: 11955344
Abstract Title:
[The effect of vitamin C in oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein induced by macrophage and copperion].
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of vitamin C on preventing oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) in vitro.METHODS: Different levels of vitamin C were added to two different systems of lipid peroxidation of LDL induced by either Cu(2+) or macrophage. The level of VC in systems induced by Cu(2+) were 10, 50, 100 and 200 micromol/L respectively and by macrophage were 50, 100, 200 micromol/L respectively. Vitamin E (200 micromol/L) and VC(0) (0 micromol/L) were served as positive and negative control respectively. The content of TBARS, Ox-LDL, fluorescent compounds, electrophoretic mobility of LDL and the lag-phage of oxidation of LDL were measured.RESULTS: In the oxidative systems induced by Cu(2+), the groups with higher levels of VC (100, 200 micromol/L) reduced the levels of TBARS, Ox-LDL at 3, 6, and 9 hour after adding Cu(2+), but low dose groups (10, 50 micromol/L) had no the effects. In the macrophage systems, higher levels of VC (100, 200 micromol/L) significantly reduced levels of fluorescent compounds and TBARS, and also lowered electrophoretic mobility of LDL and increased the lag-phage of oxidation of LDL.CONCLUSION: Vitamin C has dual effect on oxidation of LDL. Low dose treatment enhanced oxidation of LDL, but high doses has anti-oxidative effects on LDL.
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