title: Sialic acid content of low-density lipoprotein in women with coronary artery disease.
abstract: A low sialic acid content in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has been associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) in studies that have included mostly male subjects. We compared the sialic acid-to-apolipoprotein B ratios of total LDL and its subfractions in middle-aged women with CAD (CAD+, n = 22) with those ratios in healthy female control subjects (CAD-, n = 11). CAD+ subjects had a lower sialic acid ratio in total LDL and in its subfractions as compared with results in CAD- subjects. In total, light, and dense LDL, the sialic acid ratio was negatively correlated with the respective cholesterol and phospholipid concentrations, and in very dense LDL, it was negatively correlated with triglyceride concentration. In multivariate analysis, CAD and LDL cholesterol contributed to the explanation of the variability of LDL sialic acid ratios. In summary, a low sialic acid-to-apolipoprotein B ratio in LDL was associated with the presence of CAD in middle-aged women with mild to moderate hypercholesterolemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lindbohm
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gylling
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rajaratnam
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Miettinen
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D017698:Postmenopause
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid