title: Chronic hyperprolactinemia and plasma lipids in women.
abstract: Plasma total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) were studied in 15 hyperprolactinemic women who had a prolactin (PRL) adenoma, in comparison to 15 age-matched control women. In the hyperprolactinemic group, plasma lipids were also correlated to age, excess body weight (EBW), plasma PRL, and estradiol-17 beta (E2). Plasma TC, TG, and LDL-C were similar in both hyperprolactinemic and control women, while plasma HDL-C was significantly lower (P less than 0.01) in the hyperprolactinemic group. The correlation study showed a significant negative correlation between HDL-C and EBW (r = -0.64; P less than 0.02) and a slightly significant positive correlation between TG and PRL (r = 0.54; P less than 0.05). The direct effect of PRL on plasma lipids is difficult to establish since many factors influencing lipid metabolism are altered during hyperprolactinemia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000097:blood*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol