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11996963

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in lipids, apolipoproteins and lipoproteins in Portuguese pregnant women and their potential involvement in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia. A cross-sectional study was performed by collecting blood samples in the first (n=64), second (n=48) and third (n=67) trimesters and puerperium (n=32) of normal pregnancies. Samples from preeclamptic women were obtained in the third trimester (n=51) and in puerperium (n=26). As normal pregnancy progressed and triglyceride (TG) levels rose there was a decrease in low density lipoprotein (LDL) size, as measured by peak and mean particle diameter (MPD), with an increased proportion of atherogenic small dense LDL. Preeclamptic women exhibited, in the third trimester and puerperium, higher mean serum TG concentration and lower high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) levels compared with healthy pregnant women. In the third trimester, LDL-mean particle diameter (LDL-MPD) and LDL cholesterol-apolipoprotein B (LDLc-apo B) ratio were also significantly reduced in the pathologic group. We conclude that human gestation is associated with an 'atherogenic' lipid profile that is further enhanced in preeclampsia and that this profile may be a potential contributor to endothelial cell dysfunction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-9150
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
162
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
425-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Changes in LDL size and HDL concentration in normal and preeclamptic pregnancies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Anibal Cunha 164, 4050-047, Porto, Portugal. luis_fbelo@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't