Abstract
Pregnenolone- (PREG-), and dehydroepiandrosterone- (DHEA-) fatty acid esters (FA) are present in human plasma, where they are associated with lipoproteins. Because plasma has the ability to form PREG-FA and DHEA-FA in vitro from their unconjugated steroid counterparts, we postulated that the LCAT enzyme might be responsible for their formation. Here we show that lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) has PREG and DHEA esterifying activities. First, VLDL, IDL, LDL, and HDL were isolated by the sequential ultracentrifugation micromethod from the plasma of fasting men and women and tested for their ability to form PREG-FA, DHEA-FA, and cholesteryl esters in vitro from their respective unconjugated counterparts. The results showed that the three steroids were esterified only in HDL subfractions. The rate of tritiated PREG esterification was clearly higher than that of tritiated cholesterol and DHEA, both in total plasma and isolated HDL, and no gender difference was observed. Second, human and guinea pig LCAT were purified and used in phosphatidylcholine-reconstituted vesicles containing human apoAI to show their ability to esterify tritiated cholesterol, PREG, and DHEA in the absence of unlabeled steroid. The amount of choles...Continue Reading
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