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Increased levels of lipid hydroperoxides in plasma of patients with multiple sclerosis: a relationship with paraoxonase activity

Facolta` di Medicina e Chirurgia, Istituto di Biochimica, Universita` Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60131, Italia, g.ferretti{at}univpm.it

T Bacchetti

Facolta` di Medicina e Chirurgia, Istituto di Biochimica, Universita` Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60131, Italia

F Principi

Facolta` di Medicina e Chirurgia, Istituto di Biochimica, Universita` Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60131, Italia

F Di Ludovico

Clinica Neurologica, Facolta` di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universita` Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60131, Italia

B Viti

Istituto di Riabilitazione, Villa Adria Santo Stefano, Ancona, 60131, Italia

V A Angeleri

Clinica Neurologica, Facolta` di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universita` Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60131, Italia

M Danni

Clinica Neurologica, Facolta` di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universita` Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60131, Italia

L Provinciali

Clinica Neurologica, Facolta` di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universita` Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 60131, Italia

Paraoxonase, an enzyme associated with high density lipoproteins (HDL), plays an important role in the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties exerted by HDL. Increasing evidence supports a role of free radicals and oxidative stress in the inflammatory processes and in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to further investigate the relationship between oxidative damage and MS; therefore we compared the paraoxonase activity and levels of cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides (CE-OOH), as marker of lipid peroxidation, in plasma isolated from healthy subjects (n=89) and from MS patients (n=24) in the early stage disability (EDSSB<3.5). Our results demonstrated for the first time that the activity of paraoxonase in the plasma of MS subjects was significantly lower with respect to controls (p<0.001). Moreover, our results showed a significant increase in the levels of CE-OOH in plasma from MS subjects (p<0.001). CE-OOH are biologically active substances derived from the oxidation of cholesteryl ester localized in the hydrophobic core of plasma lipoproteins (HDL, LDL). Therefore, our study demonstrates alterations of lipoprotein peroxidation in MS and provides further evidence that oxidative stress and impairment of the anti-oxidant system may play a role in MS.

Key Words: cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides • inflammation • lipid peroxidation • lipoproteins • multiple sclerosis • oxidative stress • paraoxonase

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