title: [Changes in TXB2/6-keto-PGF1 alpha ratio and their relation to blood lipids of Type A behavioral patterns].
abstract: To study the pathophysiological relation between Type A behavioral pattern and coronary artery disease, we analyzed the Type A behavioral pattern, serum triglycerides (TG), cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc), and TXB2, 6-keto-PGF1 alpha in 60 patients with coronary artery disease and 60 age-sex-matched healthy subjects. All of them had normal blood pressure. The results showed Type A behavioral pattern was more prevalent than Type B behavioral pattern in coronary artery diseased patients and the reverse was true in the controlled subjects (P < 0.025); TG, TC and TXB2/6-keto-PGF1 alpha ratio increased significantly in Type A behavioral pattern compared with Type B behavioral patients, but HDLc/(TC+TG) and the level of HDLc decreased significantly in the Type A behavioral pattern than in the Type B behavioral pattern (P < 0.05). The TG, TC increased significantly and 6-keto-PGF1 alpha HDLc decreased significantly in the coronary artery diseased patients (P < 0.05). However, the ratio of TXB2/6-keto-PGF1 alpha was inversely related to HDLc/(TC+TG) among the coronary artery diseased patients. The results of this cross-sectional study suggest that coronary artery disease is associated with Type A behavioral pattern through the metabolism of lipids and prostaglandins in various ways.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lian
mesh_terms: D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000097:blood*; D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014434:Type A Personality
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; D002784:Cholesterol