title: Serum apolipoproteins A-I, A-II and B in hepatic metastases. Comparison with other liver diseases: hepatomas and cirrhosis.
abstract: Serum concentrations of lipids and apolipoprotein A-I, A-II and B were determined in patients with hepatic metastases of colorectal cancer, with primary liver cancer and with cirrhosis. In all three liver diseases, the HDL fraction and apolipoproteins A-I and A-II showed significantly low values, while apolipoprotein B was only increased in hepatic metastases. The decrease of apolipoprotein A-II levels was more prominent in cirrhosis, thereby enhancing the A-I/A-II ratio. This ratio is decreased in metastasis and normal in hepatomas. In patients with hepatic metastases a correlation was observed between alkaline phosphatase and apolipoprotein A-II (p less than 0.05), and between gamma-glutamyltransferase and the A-I/A-II ratio (p less than 0.05). The present work suggests that determination of apolipoproteins and lipids of the HDL fraction offers a new approach to the study of liver diseases.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hachem
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Favre
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raynal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blavy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Canal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soula
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D016633:Apolipoprotein A-II; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000097:blood*; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000097:blood*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D016633:Apolipoprotein A-II; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D010743:Phospholipids; D002784:Cholesterol; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase