ApoE and apoC-III-defined HDL subtypes: a descriptive study of their lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase and cholesteryl ester transfer protein content and activity.
Mateo Amaya-MontoyaJairo A Pinzón-CortésLina S Silva-BermúdezDaniel Ruiz-MancoMaria C Pérez-MatosMario A Jiménez-MoraCarlos O MendivilPublished in: Lipids in health and disease (2020)
The presence of apoE in small HDL is correlated with increased LCAT activity and esterification of plasma cholesterol. These results favor an interpretation that LCAT and apoE interact to enhance anti-atherogenic pathways of HDL.