Abstract
The interaction of human low density lipoprotein (LDL) and small unilamellar liposomes containing the photosensitiser zinc(II)—phthalocyanine (ZnPc) was studied in vitro to determine if ZnPc could be directly incorporated into the lipoprotein in the absence of other serum components. Incubation of LDL with increasing concentrations of liposomes resulted in a progressive increase in the net negative charge of LDL as determined by agarose gel electrophoresis and both ZnPc and liposomal phospholipid were incorporated into the modified LDL particles. Gel chromatography experiments indicated an increase in the molecular mass of modified LDL and immunoaffinity chromatography provided evidence that apoprotein B epitopes on modified LDL were unable to bind to antibody. The study indicated that the liposomal components could be selectively incorporated into LDL by a process that did not appear to involve either aggregation or fusion of particles.
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