title: Serum lipids in hyper- and hypothyroidism before and after treatment.
abstract: Total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and apoprotein A (Apo A) were determined in serum from 21 hyperthyroid patients and 11 hypothyroid patients before and after treatment to euthyroid state. The above-mentioned components were also determined in a reference population. In the hyperthyroid group the concentration of total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol increased significantly upon treatment. High density lipoprotein also increased except for 9 patients also receiving propranolol. The ratio between high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and total cholesterol decreased in the patients receiving propranolol. In the hypothyroid group the values after treatment decreased significantly for cholesterol, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol. The ratio between high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and total cholesterol was unchanged.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008055:Lipids; D013963:Thyroid Hormones