title: Effects of a standardized oral fat load on vascular remodelling markers in healthy subjects.
abstract: The most adequate way to experimentally reproduce the post-prandial lipemia condition appears to be the administration of a standardized oral fat load (OFL) to fasting patients. We studied the effects of a standardized OFL on markers of vascular remodelling in healthy subjects. We enrolled 286 Caucasians aged >or= 18 of either sex. The OFL was given after a 12-h fast. Blood samples were drawn before and 3, 6, 9 and 12h after the fat load. The following parameters were evaluated: body mass index (BMI), blood glucose (BG), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), lipid profile, nitrites and nitrates, adiponectin (ADP), metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9). High density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) decrease was present in subjects after 6h. Triglycerides (Tg) change was observed after 6h. Nitrites/nitrates variation was observed after 6 and 9h during OFL. Adiponectin level was decreased after 6 and 9h during OFL. Both MMP-2 and MMP-9 levels were higher after 6h during OFL. We observed that nitrites/nitrates and ADP significantly decreased and MMP-2 and MMP-9 significantly increased after a standardized OFL. Other studies need to confirm the direct acute effects of post-prandial lipemia on vascular damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy. giuseppe.derosa@unipv.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Derosa
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Angelo
authors.forename: Sibilla A T
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Salvadeo
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fogari
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gravina
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mereu
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Palumbo
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maffioli
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Randazzo
authors.forename: Arrigo F G
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Cicero
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000097:blood; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D009566:Nitrates / Q000097:blood; D009573:Nitrites / Q000097:blood; D019518:Postprandial Period; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: C499918:ADIPOQ protein, human; D052242:Adiponectin; D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004041:Dietary Fats; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9