title: High density lipoprotein changes during treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.
abstract: Serum concentration of apoprotein A, high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol and HDL-phospholipids has been studied in thirteen consecutive episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis. In three patients with type I diabetes mellitus HDL2 and HDL3 subfractions were also measured. Patients with type I diabetes showed greatly decreased HDL-cholesterol concentration on admission which increased into the normal range after insulin treatment, while HDL-phospholipids decreased during treatment and apoprotein A remained almost unmodified. In three patients with type I diabetes a virtual absence of HDL2-cholesterol subfraction was observed, which rose to normal values during recovery. Conversely, in type II diabetes mellitus HDL-cholesterol was slightly reduced on admission, and tended to decrease during recovery. These findings imply the existence of abnormalities in the qualitative composition of HDL, and indicate that HDL-cholesterol can fluctuate much more rapidly than previously thought.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000097:blood; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D002914:Chylomicrons / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007700:Kinetics; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D002914:Chylomicrons; D007328:Insulin; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D010743:Phospholipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol