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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
We report herein the effects of cyclical variations of endogenous sex steroids during the menstrual cycle on plasma lipids and apolipoproteins (apo) in normal women. We examined 16 normal women (age range 25-36 yr) with normal menstrual cycles of 28-31 days. The study covered the period from the 1st day of a menstrual phase (basal) until the 1st day of the following menstrual phase. During the study all women maintained a normolipidic diet (30% fat). Plasma total cholesterol and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol were significantly higher than basal in the preovulatory phase until progesterone started to increase in the postovulatory phase [day +8 from luteinizing hormone (LH) surge]. High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol was significantly higher than basal from day -1 to the day after LH surge, whereas plasma apoAI levels were significantly higher from day -8 to day +8 (from LH surge). Plasma apo(a) increased significantly during the luteal phase in four women characterized by a single S4 band and lower basal plasma levels of apo(a). Our results indicate that endogenous female sex steroids have significant effects on the circulating levels of plasma lipids and apolipoproteins, including apo(a). More work needs to be done to elucidate the significance of the observed apo(a) changes, and the different phases of the menstrual cycle must be taken into account when evaluating the lipidic risk profile in premenopausal women.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
269
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E1101-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Cyclical variation of plasma lipids, apolipoproteins, and lipoprotein(a) during menstrual cycle of normal women.
pubmed:affiliation
Servizio di Diabetiologia, Università di Sassari, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article