Cholesterol and DNA content in arterial tissue in severe obesity: their relation to some risk factors for ischaemic heart disease.
Arterial tissue was obtained from twelve severely obese patients during jejuno-ileal by-pass surgery. The arterial DNA content was inversely correlated with the sum of venous glucose values during an oral glucose tolerance test (rs = -0.72). This observation may have implications on the known relationship between decreased glucose tolerance and early manifestations of atherosclerosis.
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000032:analysis*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000378:metabolism*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D012306:Risk
D004247:DNA; D002784:Cholesterol