title: Application of the concanavalin A precipitation technique in an evaluation of fenofibrate action on cholesterolemia in IIa and IIb hyperlipemic subjects.
abstract: Total plasma cholesterol and lipoprotein fractions were studied before and after 4 months fenofibrate (Lipanthyl) treatment of 34 hypercholesterolemic adults (16 IIa and 18 IIb), using a concanavalin A precipitation technique. The total plasma cholesterol levels decreased significantly for both IIa and IIb (24 and 18%, respectively, p less than 0.001). Fenofibrate reduced the apoprotein B bound cholesterol in IIa and IIb (29 and 27%, respectively, p less than 0.001). Apoprotein A bound cholesterol increased significantly in IIb (29%, p less than 0.001), but there was no significant increase in IIa (11%). Triglycerides were significantly reduced in both groups. In the light of concanavalin A specificity for apoprotein B and the utility of this technique, it is suggested that the concanavalin A precipitation technique may be applied to hyperlipidemic subjects undergoing treatment with lipid-lowering agents.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003208:Concanavalin A; D005260:Female; D011345:Fenofibrate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011422:Propionates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D011422:Propionates; D003208:Concanavalin A; D002784:Cholesterol; C006012:fenofibric acid; D011345:Fenofibrate