Kotani K, Yamada S, Uurtuya S, Yamada T, Taniguchi N, Sakurabayashi I. The association between blood glucose and oxidized lipoprotein(a) in healthy young women.
Lipids Health Dis 2010;
9:103. [PMID:
20858228 PMCID:
PMC2949859 DOI:
10.1186/1476-511x-9-103]
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Abstract
Background
Oxidized lipoproteins play important roles in the atherosclerotic processes. Oxidized lipoprotein(a) (oxLp(a)) may be more potent in atherosclerotic pathophysiology than native Lp(a), a cardiovascular disease-relevant lipoprotein. Increased blood glucose concentrations can induce oxidative modification of lipoproteins. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between circulating oxLp(a) and cardiometabolic variables including blood glucose in healthy volunteers within the normal range of blood glucose.
Methods
Several cardiometabolic variables and serum oxLp(a) (using an ELISA system) were measured among 70 healthy females (mean age, 22 years).
Results
Lp(a) and glucose were significantly and positively correlated with oxLp(a) in simple correlation test. Furthermore, a multiple linear regression analysis showed oxLp(a) to have a weakly, but significantly positive and independent correlation with only blood glucose (β = 0.269, P < 0.05).
Conclusions
These results suggest that increased glucose may enhance the oxidization of Lp(a) even at normal glucose levels.
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