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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 41, 1110-1117, July 2000
Copyright © 2000 by Lipid Research, Inc.

Original Article

Sialic acid content of low density lipoprotein and its relation to lipid concentrations and metabolism of low density lipoprotein and cholesterol

Nina Lindbohma, Helena Gyllinga, and Tatu A. Miettinena
a Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 HYKS Helsinki, Finland

Correspondence to: Tatu A. Miettinen

A low sialic acid content in low density lipoprotein (LDL) has been associated with atherogenicity and coronary artery disease (CAD) in many but not all studies. We investigated associations of the sialic acid-to-apolipoprotein B (apoB) ratio of LDL with lipoprotein lipid concentrations, kinetics of LDL, metabolism of cholesterol, and the presence of CAD in 98 subjects (CAD+, n = 56; CAD- , n = 42). The sialic acid ratios of total, dense, and very dense LDL were lower in the CAD+ than CAD- subjects, especially at high sialic acid ratios. The LDL sialic acid ratio was inversely associated with respective lipid and apoB concentrations and positively with lipid-to-apoB ratios of LDL. The transport rates (TRs) for total and dense LDL apoB were negatively associated with their sialic acid ratios. The sialic acid ratio of dense LDL, but not that of total LDL, was inversely correlated with serum levels of cholesterol precursor sterols, indicators of cholesterol synthesis, and positively with serum levels of plant sterols, indicators of cholesterol absorption. In addition, the TR for dense LDL was positively correlated with cholesterol synthesis.

In conclusion, a low LDL sialic acid ratio was associated with CAD, high numbers of small LDL particles, and a high TR for LDL apoB, and in dense LDL also with high synthesis and low absorption of cholesterol.—Lindbohm, N., H. Gylling, and T. A. Miettinen. Sialic acid content of low density lipoprotein and its relation to lipid concentrations and metabolism of low density lipoprotein and cholesterol. J. Lipid Res. 2000. 41: 1110;–1117.

Supplementary key words: apoB, lathosterol, plant sterol, cholesterol absorption


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