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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1979-2-26
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pubmed:abstractText |
Plasmapheresis was studied as a means of reducing the serum cholesterol concentration in 3 hypercholesterolemic patients who each underwent courses of intensive plasmapheresis with removal of 250--500 ml of plasma each day for 5--9 days. In one homozygous Type II patient, the serum cholesterol concentration decreased from 609 +/- 45 mg/100 ml (mean +/- SEM) to 365 +/- 17 mg/100 ml (40% decrease, P less than 0.05) with two different courses of plasmapheresis. In the two other patients with non-homozygous hyperbetalipoproteinemia the serum cholesterol concentration decreased from 289 +/- 27 mg/100 ml to 205 +/- 19 mg/100 ml (29% decrease, p less than 0.05). After cessation of treatment, the cholesterol concentration returned to pre-treatment levels in 10--13 days in the homozygous patient and 7 days in one non-homozygous hyperbetalipoproteinemic patient; clofibrate (2 g/day) in this patient was associated with a smaller reduction of the cholesterol concentration with plasmapheresis and an increased rate of return of pre-treatment levels after plasmapheresis was stopped. Sustained plasmapheresis for 6 days in the other non-homozygous hyperbetalipoproteinemic patient resulted in a new approximate "steady state" with a serum cholesterol concentration of 176--199 mg/100 ml compared with a pre-plasmapheresis value of 227 mg/100 ml. The response of the plasma cholesterol levels to plasmapheresis was subjected to kinetic analysis based on a current model of the regulation of lipoprotein metabolism.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0021-9150
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
31
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
105-15
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Cholesterol,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Hypercholesterolemia,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Hyperlipidemias,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Lipoproteins,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Lipoproteins, LDL,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Plasmapheresis,
pubmed-meshheading:215170-Serum Albumin
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pubmed:year |
1978
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Effect of intessive plasmapheresis on the plasma cholesterol concentration with familial hypercholesterolemia.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Case Reports
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