title: Decreased erythrocyte cholesterol/phospholipid ratio in untreated patients with essential hypertension.
abstract: The erythrocyte cholesterol/phospholipid ratio was determined in eight patients with untreated essential hypertension and compared with that of eight age-matched control subjects. The ratio was significantly lower in patients (Wilcoxon's paired rank test; P less than 0.01), and a correlation existed between the ratio and serum cholesterol concentration in patients (r = 0.63) but not in controls (r = 0.02). A reduction in the cholesterol/phospholipid ratio may play a direct role in destabilizing the plasma membrane, which will in turn result in an increase in membrane permeability in essential hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ronquist
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frithz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gunnarsson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arvidson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D010743:Phospholipids; D002784:Cholesterol