title: Correlations of elevated levels of hexacosanoate in erythrocyte membranes with risk factors for atherosclerosis.
abstract: We analyzed erythrocyte membrane C26:0 from 504 volunteers by high-performance liquid chromatography. The associations between the elevated levels of erythrocyte membrane C26:0 (0.20 or greater than 0.20%) and sex, obesity (body mass index> or =26.4), smoking (> or =20 cigarettes per day), present illnesses and past diseases were examined with the chi(2) test. The correlations among age and the levels of erythrocyte membrane C26:0, plasma total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol were analyzed using Spearman's correlation coefficient. Moreover, the frequencies of high levels of erythrocyte membrane C26:0 were examined in male and female subjects divided into seven age groups. The elevated levels of erythrocyte membrane C26:0 were significantly more frequent in male subjects than in females, and were closely associated with obesity, smoking, and atherosclerosis-related diseases of present illnesses. The levels of erythrocyte membrane C26:0 were highly correlated with age and the levels of plasma total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL cholesterol, and inversely with those of HDL cholesterol. The frequency of high levels of erythrocyte membrane C26:0 in male subjects was greater than that in female subjects in all of the seven age groups. Elevated levels of erythrocyte membrane C26:0 may be closely related with atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, National Chikugo Hospital, 515 Kurakazu, Fukuoka Pref. 833-0054, Chikugo City, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Antoku
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anezaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suwa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Narabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; C017364:hexacosanoic acid