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Cholesterol determination in serum after fractionation of lipoproteins by immunoprecipitation. 1985

C C Heuck, and I Erbe, and D Mathias

We investigated the immunoprecipitation of apolipoprotein B-binding lipoproteins, or of apo A-I- and apo C-binding lipoproteins, by delipidated antiserum for measuring cholesterol in the nonprecipitated lipoprotein fractions. After immunoprecipitation of serum with delipidated anti-apo B, we determined by immunoelectrophoresis that no beta- or pre-beta lipoproteins were present, whereas alpha-lipoproteins remained in the supernate. Conversely, after immunoprecipitation with an antiserum against apo A-I + apo C, only lipoproteins with beta-mobility were detected and no apo B from beta-lipoproteins was in the precipitate. The concentration of cholesterol in the supernate after immunoprecipitation with anti-apo B correlated highly (r = 0.93, n = 118) with cholesterol measured after precipitation with phosphotungstic acid/MgCl2. The cholesterol concentration after immunoprecipitation with anti-apo AI and anti-apo C correlated similarly well (r = 0.94, n = 145) with the LDL-cholesterol calculated by Friedewald's formula in serum specimens reflecting moderate hyperlipoproteinemia.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007120	Immunochemistry	Field of chemistry that pertains to immunological phenomena and the study of chemical reactions related to antigen stimulation of tissues. It includes physicochemical interactions between antigens and antibodies.
D007122	Immunoelectrophoresis	A technique that combines protein electrophoresis and double immunodiffusion. In this procedure proteins are first separated by gel electrophoresis (usually agarose), then made visible by immunodiffusion of specific antibodies. A distinct elliptical precipitin arc results for each protein detectable by the antisera.
D008074	Lipoproteins	Lipid-protein complexes involved in the transportation and metabolism of lipids in the body. They are spherical particles consisting of a hydrophobic core of TRIGLYCERIDES and CHOLESTEROL ESTERS surrounded by a layer of hydrophilic free CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; and APOLIPOPROTEINS. Lipoproteins are classified by their varying buoyant density and sizes.	Circulating Lipoproteins,Lipoprotein,Lipoproteins, Circulating
D008076	Cholesterol, HDL	Cholesterol which is contained in or bound to high-density lipoproteins (HDL), including CHOLESTEROL ESTERS and free cholesterol.	High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol,Cholesterol, HDL2,Cholesterol, HDL3,HDL Cholesterol,HDL(2) Cholesterol,HDL(3) Cholesterol,HDL2 Cholesterol,HDL3 Cholesterol,alpha-Lipoprotein Cholesterol,Cholesterol, alpha-Lipoprotein,alpha Lipoprotein Cholesterol
D011232	Chemical Precipitation	The formation of a solid in a solution as a result of a chemical reaction or the aggregation of soluble substances into complexes large enough to fall out of solution.	Precipitation, Chemical
D002352	Carrier Proteins	Proteins that bind or transport specific substances in the blood, within the cell, or across cell membranes.	Binding Proteins,Carrier Protein,Transport Protein,Transport Proteins,Binding Protein,Protein, Carrier,Proteins, Carrier
D002784	Cholesterol	The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.	Epicholesterol
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001053	Apolipoproteins	Protein components on the surface of LIPOPROTEINS. They form a layer surrounding the hydrophobic lipid core. There are several classes of apolipoproteins with each playing a different role in lipid transport and LIPID METABOLISM. These proteins are synthesized mainly in the LIVER and the INTESTINES.	Apolipoprotein