Hypertriglyceridemia and unusual lipoprotein subclass distributions associated with late pregnancy
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
In the human adult population elevated plasma triglyceride (TG) levels are associated with decreased high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and decreased HDL and LDL particle sizes. Late pregnancy is a hypertriglyceridemic state where little is known about LDL and HDL subpopulation distribution. Plasma lipids, apolipoproteins (apo) and lipoprotein subpopulations were examined in 36 pregnant women at 36 wk pregnancy and 6 wk postpartum and correlated with HDL and LDL size. There was a significant decrease in LDL diameter at 36 wk pre, 25 {plus minus} 0.7 nm compared, with 6 wk post, 26.4 {plus minus} 0.8 nm. A total of 97% of the 36 wk pre subjects had small dense LDL which paralleled increases in apoB concentration. Unlike LDL HDL at 36 wks pre showed a significant increase in larger sized particles where HDL{sub 2b} predominated. There was a positive correlation between HDL{sub 2b} mass and apoAl and HDL-C concentrations. Late pregnancy is a metabolic state where the predominance of large, HDL{sub 2b} particles is discordant with the predominance of small LDL and elevated TG. This annual metabolic pattern may in part be due to hormonal changes occurring in late pregnancy.
- OSTI ID:
- 5175666
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9104107--
- Journal Information:
- FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States), Journal Name: FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States) Vol. 5:5; ISSN FAJOE; ISSN 0892-6638
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ANIMALS
BIOSYNTHESIS
CHOLESTEROL
DISEASES
ESTERS
FEMALES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LIPIDS
LIPOPROTEINS
MAMMALS
MAN
METABOLIC DISEASES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PATHOGENESIS
PREGNANCY
PRIMATES
PROTEINS
SIZE
STEROIDS
STEROLS
SYNTHESIS
TRIGLYCERIDES
VERTEBRATES
WOMEN