Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 38, 139-146, Copyright © 1997 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Fractional esterification rate of cholesterol in high density lipoprotein is correlated with low density lipoprotein particle size in children

T Ohta, Y Kakiuti, K Kurahara, K Saku, N Nagata and I Matsuda
Department of Pediatrics, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.

Small low density lipoprotein (LDL) particles are thought to be more atherogenic than larger LDL particles, although this association may depend on plasma triglyceride (TG) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. To help prevent coronary artery disease (CAD), it may be useful to understand risk factors during childhood and adolescence. In the present study, we evaluated low density lipoprotein particle size (LDL- size) by 2-16% gradient gel electrophoresis in 70 healthy children (30 boys and 40 girls) along with conventional lipid and lipoprotein parameters which are thought to affect LDL-size. The fractional and molar esterification rates (FER and MER) of cholesterol in plasma and HDL were also determined. As expected, plasma levels of TG, HDL- cholesterol (HDL-C) and apoA-I were closely associated with LDL-sizes in both sexes (boys: r = -0.694, 0.708 and 0.701, girls: r = -0.579, 0.551 and 0.539, P < 0.001). However, a closer association was found between FER in HDL (FER(HDL)) and LDL-size (boys: r= -0.874, girls: r= - 0.642, P < 0.001). In a stepwise multiple regression analysis, FER(HDL) alone accounted for 76% and 41% of the variability in LDL-size in boys and girls, respectively. MER in HDL accounted for additional 4% and 19% in boys and girls, respectively. Other parameters, including plasma TG, HDL-C and apoA-I had no significant additional effects. Thus, the determination of FER(HDL) is useful to predict the particle size of LDL in children.
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