title: Hypercholesterolaemic effect of fish oil in insulin-dependent diabetic patients.
abstract: The effect of the daily administration of Max EPA fish oil (equivalent to 2.7 g per day of eicosapentaenoic acid) on serum lipid levels was examined in insulin-dependent male diabetic patients with cholesterol levels of less than 6.5 mmol/L. After three weeks of fish-oil supplementation there was a significant rise in total cholesterol levels, which was due largely to increases in low-density lipoprotein (LDL)- and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)- cholesterol levels. The increase in HDL-cholesterol levels was accounted for by its HDL2 subclass. There was a decrease in serum triglyceride levels, but this was also observed in a control group of diabetic patients who did not receive fish oil and is probably explained by weight loss in this group. Similar changes in lipid levels were found in a subgroup of diabetic patients with retinopathy. The possible detrimental effect of the increase in total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels after Max EPA fish oil at this dose may be offset by the selective rise in the protective HDL2 subclass.
authors.affiliation: Royal Perth Hospital, WA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vandongen
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Codde
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Stanton
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Masarei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D004032:Diet; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D053439:Lipoproteins, HDL2; D053440:Lipoproteins, HDL3; D008297:Male; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D005395:Fish Oils; D008055:Lipids; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D053439:Lipoproteins, HDL2; D053440:Lipoproteins, HDL3; C045153:Maxepa; D014280:Triglycerides; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid