Research Article

Marked Changes in Serum Amyloid A Distribution and High-Density Lipoprotein Structure during Acute Inflammation

Figure 5

Changes in HDL SAA distribution after surgery. HDL fractions were isolated from patient plasma () before (PRE) and just after (POST) orthopedic surgery and on postoperative days (POD) 1, 3, and 6 or 7 by ultracentrifugation. Fractions were subjected to Native-PAGE followed by western blotting for SAA. Each sample was adjusted to 500 μg/lane SAA before loading. In cases with lower SAA concentrations, the maximum volume was loaded. Representative HDL profiles from patients with low (a) and high (b) plasma SAA values are shown.
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