title: [The effect of apolipoprotein e polymorphism on plasma cholesteryl ester transfer protein activity in type 2 diabetic patients].
abstract: We studied the relationship between apo E polymorphism and cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) activity in 127 type 2 diabetic patients who did not take lipid lowering drugs. Furthermore, we studied the relationship between apo E and CETP in modulating plasma triglyceride and HDL cholesterol. Apo E genotypes were determined by PCR-RFLP and CETP activity was measured using an exogenous way. Our results showed that the CETP activity increased significantly in E2 carrier group compared to E4 carriers and E3E3 homozygous (84.7 +/- 43.9 vs 62.5 +/- 35.9 vs 52.6 +/- 23.6 nmol CE/ml 2h respectively; p = 0.015). However, there was no association between apoE polymorphism and lipid parameter variations. Even after adjustment for CETP activity the results remained unchanged showing that CETP did not step in the relationship between apo E and lipid parameter variations. In conclusion there is an association between apo E polymorphism and CETP activity and this association did not affect the relationship between apo E polymorphism and triglyceride and HDL cholesterol concentrations.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaaba
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Attia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hammami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smaoui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ben Hamda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahjob
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hammami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D001057:Apolipoproteins E; C506642:CETP protein, human; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides