LCAT-mediated cholesteryl ester formation in dHDL particles.
A, the rate of cholesteryl ester formation in A-I dHDL and A-I/A-II dHDL were measured as reported before, by subjecting particles to LCAT activity assay (11, 33). B, the remaining FC in each particle after the LCAT reaction was estimated as a percentage of initial FC in the particles. Bars represent average ± S.D. of three independent experiments. #, p < 0.05; ###, p < 0.001 between two types of particles.