Lipoprotein metabolism during normal pregnancy.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
; 181(2): 430-4, 1999 Aug.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10454696
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We sought to investigate the changes in circulating serum lipids and lipoproteins, including lipoprotein (a), and low-density lipoprotein size in women during normal pregnancy. STUDYDESIGN:
Twenty-two women (mean age, 31 +/- 5 years; 13 primiparous subjects) were studied during uncomplicated pregnancy with normal outcome. Twenty-four nulliparous women of similar age (31 +/- 4 years) were studied as control subjects.RESULTS:
Serum triglycerides and total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol increased significantly during pregnancy in all women. Women with changes in low-density lipoprotein during the second and third trimesters showed a more marked increase in serum triglycerides, and this effect was slightly more evident in the multiparous subjects. No other differences were evident between primiparous and multiparous women apart from high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, which were slightly decreased in the latter subjects.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results show that during normal pregnancy, the increase in plasma triglycerides may lead to the appearance of the atherogenic dense low-density lipoproteins in a subgroup of women. We suggest that the observed changes in low-density lipoprotein patterns during pregnancy might be used to identify those women who later in life will have these atherogenic small and dense low-density lipoproteins.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy
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Lipoproteins
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Obstet Gynecol
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article