title: Plasma lipids and apolipoproteins A and B in human pregnancy.
abstract: A cross sectional study was carried out in 200 normal pregnant women between 8-40th weeks of gestation, 25 women during delivery and 25 women 6 weeks after delivery. Plasma and lipoprotein lipids were measured using standard procedures. Apolipoprotein A (Apo A) and Apolipoprotein B (Apo B), were measured by electroimmunoassay. Plasma levels of Apo A were elevated in pregnant women but the elevations were not significant until 17-20 weeks of gestation. Apo A during pregnancy was significantly correlated (p less than 0.001) with high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). The level of Apo B increased progressively during pregnancy and it was significantly correlated (p less than 0.001) with total cholesterol (TC), plasma triglycerides (TG) and phospholipids (PL). Apo A and Apo B levels returned to non pregnant values within the puerperium, whereas TC, TG and PL remained significantly elevated above controls (p less than 0.01) 6 weeks post partum.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000097:blood*; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000097:blood*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D008055:Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol