LDL oxidada circulante y anticuerpos contra LDL oxidada según niveles de ácido úrico en mujeres con exceso de peso / Oxidized LDL and anti-oxidized LDL antibodies according uric acid levels in overweight women

Objetivo: Establecer si el aumento de ácido úrico sérico se asocia a niveles más elevados de LDL oxidada (LDLox), anticuerpos contra LDLox (anti LDLox) e índices de oxidación de la LDL, en mujeres con exceso de peso. Método: Estudio transversal que incluyó 114 mujeres con índice de masa corporal > 25 kg/m². Se determinó peso, talla, circunferencia abdominal, presión arterial, glicemia, ácido úrico, perfil lipídico, creatinina, apolipoproteína B (ApoB), LDLox, anti LDLox e insulina. Se estimó resistencia a la insulina mediante HOMA. Se calcularon índice de masa corporal, ApoB asociada a LDL, índices de oxidación de la LDL y terciles de ácido úrico. Se diagnosticó síndrome metabólico según criterios del NCEP/ATP III. Resultados: De las mujeres estudiadas, 51.8% mostró sobrepeso y el resto fueron obesas; 66.7% presentó síndrome metabólico. En el grupo con sobrepeso y en el grupo total de mujeres, sólo el índice LDLox/HDLc fue significativamente mayor en el último tercil de ácido úrico. Las concentraciones séricas de LDLox y los índices LDLox/colesterol total, LDLox/HDLc, LDLox/ApoB y LDLox/ApoB asociada a LDL fueron significativamente mayores entre las obesas ubicadas en el tercil más elevado de ácido úrico. Las concentraciones de anti LDLox y el índice LDLox/Anti LDLox no se relacionaron con ácido úrico. Los niveles séricos de ácido úrico y ApoB predijeron la elevación de la LDLox. Conclusión: El aumento del ácido úrico sérico se asoció con mayor oxidación de la LDL entre mujeres obesas, sugiriendo la importancia que podría tener el control periódico de ácido úrico en mujeres con exceso de peso.

Objective: To establish whether increased serum uric acid is associated with higher levels of oxidized LDL (oxLDL), antibodies against human oxidized LDL (oxLDL Ab) and ratios of LDL oxidation in overweight women. Methods: Cross-sectional study that included 114 women with body mass index > 25 kg/m2. We determined weight, height, waist circumference, blood pressure, glycemia, uric acid, lipid profile, creatinine, Apolipoprotein B (ApoB), oxLDL, oxLDL Ab, insulin and insulin resistance was estimated using HOMA. Body mass index, LDL-associated ApoB, rates of LDL oxidation and tertiles of uric acid were calculated. Metabolic syndrome was defined using NCEP/ATP III criteria. Results: Of the women studied 51.8% were overweight and the rest was classified as obese; 66.7% had metabolic syndrome. In the total group and overweight group, only the oxLDL/HDL cholesterol ratio was significantly higher in the last tertile of uric acid. The serum levels of circulanting oxLDL and oxLDL/cholesterol, oxLDL/HDL cholesterol, oxLDL/ApoB and oxLDL/ LDL-associated ApoB ratios were significantly higher among obese women located in the highest tertile of uric acid. Concentrations of oxLDL Ab and oxLDL/oxLDL Ab were not related to the uric acid. Serum uric acid and ApoB predicted the elevation of oxLDL. Conclusion: Increased serum uric acid was associated with more oxidation of LDL among obese women. This suggests the importance of regular monitoring of uric acid in overweight women. Prospective research should be conducted.

Effect of a high dairy diet on serum antibody titers to heat shock protein 27 in overweight and obese children

An immune response to heat shock proteins appears to be involved in atherogenesis. To date, there has been no report on the impact of dairy or calcium consumption on serum antibody titers to heat shock protein 27 [anti-HSP27]. We have investigated whether an increase in dairy food consumption is capable of affecting serum antibody titers to heat shock protein 27 [anti-HSP27] level in children. Overweight and obese children [n=99, age: 12-18 y, body mass index: 27-40 kg/m2] were randomized to receive a calorie restricted diet providing a 500 kcal/d deficit from total energy expenditure and two [n=38], three [n=26] or four [n=35] servings of dairy products/day. Serum anti-HSP27 level in addition to the serum hs-CRP and lipid profile were measured at baseline and after 12 weeks. Serum anti-HSP27 concentrations did not change significantly in any of the mentioned groups. Serum hs-CRP and lipid profile did not change significantly either, apart from a significant increase in HDL-cholesterol in the low-dairy group. An increased intake of dairy products does not lead to a significant change in serum anti-HSP27 level in overweight and obese children