Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase, lipids and lipoproteins in maternal and umbilical cord plasma.
The rate of cholesterol esterification, levels of total cholesterol (TC), unesterified cholesterol (UC), triglycerides (TG), total phospholipids (PL), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), high density lipoprotein phospholipids (HDL-PL), apolipoprotein A (Apo A) and apolipoprotein B (Apo B) were measured in the plasma of 27 mothers and umbilical cord pairs at birth. The mean values were significantly (P less than 0.001) lower in the cord than in the mother. No significant correlations were found between maternal and umbilical levels regarding TC, UC, PL, Apo A, Apo B and rate of cholesterol esterification. However, plasma levels of HDL-C, HDL-PL and Apo A showed a slight positive correlation between mother and fetus HDL.
D000328:Adult; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000097:blood*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy
D001053:Apolipoproteins; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D010743:Phospholipids; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase