Research Article

The Ability of Different Ketohexoses to Alter Apo-A-I Structure and Function In Vitro and to Induce Hepatosteatosis, Oxidative Stress, and Impaired Plasma Lipid Profile in Hyperlipidemic Zebrafish

Table 1

Synthesis and characterization of rHDL containing each ketohexose (fructose, tagatose, and psicose).

rHDLMolar compositionWMF (nm)Sizea (Å)Number of apoA-I/particlebα-Helicity (%)

Native-A-I95 : 5 : 1337 ± 0.1 (344 ± 0.5)c109–9454.4 (32.6)c
H2O-A-I95 : 5 : 1335 ± 0.5 (344 ± 0.5)109–942, 3, 482.6 (51.4)
f-A-I95 : 5 : 1342 ± 1.6 (344 ± 0.5)109–942, 3, 4, 538.4 (38)
t-A-I95 : 5 : 1335 ± 1.2 (344 ± 0.5)932, 3, 4, 534.7 (15.4)
p-A-I95 : 5 : 1335 ± 0.4 (344 ± 0.5)932, 3, 4, 535 (25.4)

aDetermined from 8% to 25% native-gradient gel electrophoresis with densitometric scanning analysis. bDetermined from BS3-crosslinking and 8–25% SDS–PAGGE. cThe numbers in the parentheses indicate the proteins in the lipid-free state. H2O-A-I: H2O-treated apoA-I; f-A-I: fructose-treated apoA-I; t-A-I: tagatose-treated apoA-I; p-A-I: psicose-treated apoA-I.