title: Type IV hyperlipoproteinemia in patients with algodystrophy.
abstract: The present work studies lipid metabolism in patients with algodystrophy (AD). A correct positive correlation (r = 0.75) between the triglyceride levels and low density lipoprotein (LDL)/very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) ratio and the VLDL increase observed by gel disk electrophoresis confirm that a type IV hyperlipoproteinemia is associated with AD. In contrast, the degree of high density lipoprotein (HDL) saturation in cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol/HDL-phospholipids) and the classical atherogenous index (cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol) were not modified. The decrease of plasma post-heparin lipolytic activities (PHLA) was not significant but further studies should be performed to correlate PHLA with a reduced activity of the adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase.
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006953:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV / Q000150:complications*; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000201:enzymology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D010743:Phospholipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D006493:Heparin; D002784:Cholesterol; D008049:Lipase