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Serum sphingomyelin levels are related to the clearance of postprandial remnant-like particles.
Juergen MeyerStefan BlankenbergMohammad R. HojjatiAxel SchlittHans J. RupprechtKarl J. LacknerXian-cheng JiangBernhard SchwaabHans Von Gizyckisubject
medicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsApolipoprotein BArteriosclerosisQD415-436Biochemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundEndocrinologylipidInternal medicineChylomicronsmedicineHumansTriglyceridesApolipoproteins BbiologyTriglycerideCholesterollipoproteinCholesterol HDLCell BiologyArteriosclerosismedicine.diseasePostprandial PeriodSphingomyelinsEndocrinologyPostprandialCholesterolchemistrybiology.proteinatherosclerosisSphingomyelinLipoproteins HDLBiomarkersChylomicronLipoproteindescription
It is known that sphingomyelin (SM) content is higher in apolipoprotein B-containing particles (BLps) than in high density lipoproteins and that BLp levels, including chylomicrons and their remnant particles, are positively related to atherosclerosis. To evaluate the relationship between serum SM and postprandial remnant particle levels, we determined SM, triglyceride (TG), and cholesterol levels in serum and in remnant-like particles (RLPs) before and 3, 5, 7, and 10 h after a high-fat meal in 31 healthy subjects. We found that serum SM, like serum TG, was increased to its maximum 3 h after fat loading and then gradually decreased to basal levels after 10 h. More important, we determined that SM and TG levels in RLPs were parallel. Serum SM was positively correlated with serum TG (P < 0.001), RLP SM (P < 0.001), RLP TG (P < 0.001), and RLP cholesterol (P < 0.001) levels.It is our conclusion that serum SM is a marker for the clearance of RLPs.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2005-02-01 | Journal of lipid research |