Table 2.
Lipid class comparison between lipid rafts and nonraft membranes in control subjects (NSL).
Nonrafts | Lipid rafts | |
---|---|---|
Sphingomyelin | 1.97 ± 0.86 | 11.43 ± 1.44a |
PC | 9.86 ± 0.87 | 5.35 ± 0.49a |
PS | 10.85 ± 1.08 | 6.82 ± 0.50a |
PI | 3.67 ± 0.59 | 2.16 ± 0.17a |
Phosphatidylglycerol | 2.71 ± 0.58 | 0.70 ± 0.10a |
PE | 28.72 ± 1.82 | 20.97 ± 0.57a |
Sulfatides | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 10.56 ± 0.68a |
Cerebrosides | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 5.10 ± 0.79a |
Cholesterol | 27.68 ± 1.98 | 33.04 ± 1.18a |
Free fatty acids | 10.68 ± 0.92 | 2.17 ± 0.28a |
Sterol esters | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 1.68 ± 0.60a |
Total neutral lipids | 42.23 ± 2.66 | 36.90 ± 1.41 |
Total polar lipids | 57.77 ± 2.66 | 63.09 ± 1.41 |
Phospholipid/cholesterol | 2.15 ± 0.18 | 1.11 ± 0.06a |
Results are expressed as mole % and represent mean ± SEM.
P < 0.05 compared with nonrafts.