The fasting plasma lipid, lipoprotein and apolipoprotein profiles were determined in 14 healthy Nigerian male athletes and controls matched for sex and anthropometric parameters. The mean levels of total cholesterol (P < 0.05), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, apolipoprotein (apo) AII and E were significantly lower (P < 0.01) in the athletes than in the controls. However, there were n...

BACKGROUND Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy measures the number and size of lipoprotein particles instead of their cholesterol or triglyceride content, but its clinical utility is uncertain. METHODS AND RESULTS Baseline lipoproteins were measured by NMR in 27 673 initially healthy women followed up for incident cardiovascular disease (n=1015) over an 11-year period. After adjustm...

BACKGROUND There are conflicting reports of plasma lipoprotein lipid content in dogs with diabetes mellitus (DM). OBJECTIVES To determine lipoprotein lipid content of plasma of dogs with DM by spectrophotometry and ultracentrifugation; to compare lipoprotein lipid content in diabetic and healthy dogs; and to quantify apolipoprotein B-100 (ApoB) in dogs with DM. ANIMALS 22 dogs with DM and 9...

The present study was aimed efficiency to evaluate the unsaturated fatty acid omega-3 in reducing side effects that resulted from administration of cyclosporine drug white rabbits. (60) males' rabbits were used this study, divided into four groups contain (15) per group and its subdivision three (5) group. first is orally administered with normal saline, second (25mg/kg) only. Third on day (500...

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentration has been the prime index of cardiovascular disease risk and the main target for therapy. However, several lipoprotein ratios or "atherogenic indices" have been defined in an attempt to optimize the predictive capacity of the lipid profile. In this review, we summarize their pathophysiological aspects, and highlight the rationale for using ...

BACKGROUND The role of lipoprotein (a) cholesterol {Lp(a)-C}as an additional and/or independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is not clear. We evaluated the associations between Lp(a)-C and other CVD risk factors including plasma lipoprotein concentrations and body fatness in overweight and obese African American children. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was carried out usin...

Levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and other lipids and lipoproteins of 24 men and 37 women were measured before and after a 10-week exercise program. The program involved three sessions of aerobic exercise each week, with 15-20 minutes of activity at 70% of maximal heart rate. Men and women had significantly different lipid patterns in response to exercise, despite equivalent...

High density lipoprotein (HDL) binding to human fibroblasts and arterial smooth muscle cells is up-regulated when sterol is delivered to cells in the form of nonlipoprotein cholesterol or low density lipoprotein (LDL). Results from the present study show that the HDL binding activity of aortic endothelial cells is up-regulated when cholesterol in the form of acetylated LDL (AcLDL) is delivered ...

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Type DM), characterized by a relative insulin deficiency or resistance, is associated with cluster of metabolic abnormalities, which includes glucose intolerance, hypertension, unique dyslipidemia, procoagulant state, and an increase in macrovascular diseases. Aims Objectives: The present study was conducted to correlate between fasting postprandial apolipo...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate abnormal lipid metabolism as a risk factor of eclampsia in pregnant women. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted in three tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar. Serum total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C), triglyceride (TG), apolipoprote...