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  • Title: Oxidative modification and nitration of human low-density lipoproteins by the reaction of hypochlorous acid with nitrite.
    Author: Panasenko OM, Briviba K, Klotz LO, Sies H.
    Journal: Arch Biochem Biophys; 1997 Jul 15; 343(2):254-9. PubMed ID: 9224738.
    Abstract:
    Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) reacts with nitrite (NO2-) at a molar ratio of 1:1 yielding an equimolar amount of nitrate. The rate of this reaction follows the dissociation of hypochlorous acid and decreases with the increasing of pH from 4 to 10 as assayed by stopped-flow analysis, suggesting that HOCl, not hypochlorite, is the reactant. The second-order rate constant at pH 7.2, 25 degrees C, was estimated as (7.4 +/- 1.3) x 10(3) M(-1) s(-1), a rate considerably higher than that of the Fenton reaction (42 M(-1) s(-1)). In human low-density lipoproteins (LDL) the reaction led to a loss of beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol. The NO2-/HOCl mixture initiated lipid peroxidation in LDL, whereas NO2- or HOCl alone had only little effect. When LDL was added immediately after mixing of NO2- with HOCl, no loss of antioxidants or accumulation of lipid peroxidation products was observed, suggesting that a short-lived reactive intermediate, previously postulated as nitryl chloride, is the reactive species. The mixture NO2-/HOCl as well as peroxynitrite led to the formation of 3-nitrotyrosine in LDL as assayed using a monoclonal anti-nitrotyrosine antibody. Furthermore, incubation of J774.2 macrophage-like cells with LDL, pretreated with the NO2-/HOCl mixture, led to increased cellular accumulation of cholesterol. Thus modification of LDL caused by the reaction of nitrite with HOCl contributes to the formation of cholesterol-rich cells, a key feature of the early atherosclerotic lesion.
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