title: Changes in plasma lipoproteins during lipolysis in vivo in the hypertriglyceridemic state.
abstract: We investigated the effects of the severity of the hypertriglyceridemic state on lipolysis of very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs) in vivo. In six patients with mild (Mild, fasting triglyceride 2.54 +/- 0.27 mmol/L) and six with moderate hypertriglyceridemia (Mod, fasting triglyceride 4.63 +/- 0.47 mmol/L), heparin infusion decreased plasma triglycerides in direct correlation with the baseline triglyceride (r = 0.92 in Mild, r = 0.96 in Mod) concentration. Fasting VLDL-triglyceride correlated inversely with postheparin lipoprotein lipase (LPL) (r = -0.85). A decrease in VLDL-triglyceride correlated with baseline VLDL-triglyceride (r = 0.93), but not with postheparin LPL. In the Mild group, low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol steadily increased (baseline, 2.90 +/- 0.18 mmol/L; 30 min, 3.03 +/- 0.23 mmol/L; 2 h, 3.15 +/- 0.18 mmol/L) in correlation with the decrease in VLDL-triglyceride (r = 0.89). In the Mod group, LDL cholesterol initially decreased (baseline, 2.51 +/- 0.34 mmol/L; 30 min, 2.30 +/- 0.23 mmol/L) and then increased (2 h, 2.82 +/- 0.28 mmol/L). These results demonstrate a delay in conversion of VLDLs into LDLs in pronounced hypertriglyceridemia, which may contribute to the etiology of low plasma LDL cholesterol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans' Administration Medical Center, Allen Park, MI.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Karakas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khilnani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Divens
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Almario
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Jen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000032:analysis; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000032:analysis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood*; D008049:Lipase / Q000097:blood; D008066:Lipolysis / Q000502:physiology*; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000097:blood; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000378:metabolism; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D008074:Lipoproteins; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D008049:Lipase; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase