Increased levels of anti-oxidized low-density lipoprotein antibodies are associated with reduced levels of cholesterol in the general population.
Autoantibodies against epitopes of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL), initially shown in human sera, were later related with the atherosclerotic process, although recent studies have questioned this association. Moreover, their association with total cholesterol and plasma LDL, or with the other lipoproteins, is not clear. We studied the relation between the levels of autoantibodies to oxidized LDL and lipoproteins in a population of 400 subjects from the lower Guadalhorce area in Malaga, Spain. Anti-oxidized LDL antibodies were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] were measured with commercial kits. Subjects who were positive for anti-oxidized LDL antibodies had significantly lower levels of total cholesterol (P <.01) and LDL cholesterol (P <.01). There was a negative correlation between titers of anti-oxidized LDL antibodies and levels of total cholesterol (P =.007) and LDL cholesterol (P =.024). This inverse relation between the levels of anti-oxidized LDL antibodies and the levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in a large population study, together with the discordances already published, suggests that the relation between anti-oxidized LDL antibodies, arteriosclerosis, and lipids is more complex than initially thought.
Tinahones
F J
FJ
Metabolic Unit, Endocrinology Service, Carlos Haya Regional Hospital, Malaga, Spain.
Gómez-Zumaquero
J M
JM
Rojo-Martínez
G
G
Cardona
F
F
Esteva de Antonio
I Esteva
IE
Ruiz de Adana
M S Ruiz
MS
Soriguer
F J
FJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D013030:Spain; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D001323:Autoantibodies; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; C099252:oxidized low density lipoprotein; D002784:Cholesterol