Fig. 2.

Effect of VLDL and CETP on LTIP movement in plasma. A: Plasma ± VLDL (600 µg cholesterol/ml plasma) was incubated at 37°C for 8 h. ^† P < 0.05 compared with native plasma incubated for the same time. Panel B: Plasma was incubated with or without partially purified CETP for 8 h at the indicated temperature. The CETP addition increased plasma CETP activity 3-fold. Because partially purified CETP contains low levels of LTIP, the increase in LDL-associated LTIP in 4°C samples due to CETP addition has been subtracted from the data shown. * P < 0.01 compared with native plasma at 37°C. Data are representative of at least two similar experiments.