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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
Normal or high levels of cholesterol have been measured in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). Given that cholesterol intake in AN is usually very low, the reasons for this anomaly are not clearly understood. We studied lipid and lipoprotein profiles and endogenous cholesterol synthesis, estimated by serum lathosterol, in a population of 14 girls with AN, before and during a period of 30 days refeeding. The initial body mass index (BMI) of the patients was 13.41+/-1.62 kg/m(2). No changes were observed during refeeding in endocrine parameters (ACTH, cortisol and estradiol). At Day 0 the lipids data measured here showed normal levels of triglycerides, and total cholesterol at the upper limits of the normal range (5.44+/-1 mmol/l). At this time, total and LDL cholesterol were negatively correlated with transthyretin and BMI. Serum lathosterol (a precursor in cholesterol synthesis pathway) increased significantly (5.99+/-1.75 (Day 0) vs. 8.39+/-2.96 (Day 30); P=0.02) while there was a significant decrease in apo B (0.79+/-0.33 (Day 0) vs. 0. 60+/-0.17 g/l (Day 30), P=0.02) with refeeding. Thus, patients with initial high cholesterol levels have the worst nutritional status and high cholesterol levels are not related to a de novo synthesis. This profile returns to normal with refeeding. An increase of cellular cholesterol uptake may be responsible for this apparently paradoxical evolution with increase of cholesterol synthesis and decrease of apo B during renutrition.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0009-8981
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
294
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Anorexia Nervosa, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Apolipoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Body Height, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Body Mass Index, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Cholesterol, Dietary, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Eating, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Estradiol, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Hospitalization, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Hydrocortisone, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Nutritional Status, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Prealbumin, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Serum Albumin, pubmed-meshheading:10727672-Triglycerides
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Plasma cholesterol and endogenous cholesterol synthesis during refeeding in anorexia nervosa.
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Médecine Infantile III, EP CNRS 616, Hôpital d'Enfants, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France. f.feillet@chu-nancy.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article