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The relationship between apolipoprotein E and serum oxidation-related variables is apolipoprotein E phenotype dependent

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To examine the relationship between apolipoprotein E and serum oxidation status, we assayed apolipoprotein E level, apolipoprotein E phenotype, and levels of lipid peroxides and transition metal ions and their binding proteins in sera from apparently healthy individuals. The study group included 129 women aged 22–63 years and 53 men aged 22–56 years. Among subjects with apolipoprotein E 4/3 phenotype, lipid peroxide levels were higher compared with E 3/2 phenotype (786±182 nmol/l vs. 659±174 nmol/l,P=0.015), and ceruloplasmin levels were slightly higher compared with apolipoprotein E 3/3 phenotype (0.28±0.08 mg/l vs. 0.26±0.06 mg/l,P=0.035). In the study group as a whole, there were significant associations between serum apolipoprotein E level, and serum levels of ceruloplasmin (r=0.266,P<0.001) and ferritin (r=0.2,P<0.007). Among subjects with apolipoprotein E 4/3 phenotype, there was a significant association between serum apolipoprotein E and lipid peroxide levels (r=0.470,P<0.01), which was not apparent among subjects with E 3/3 or E 3/2 phenotypes. In multivariate analysis, apolipoprotein E phenotype was a small but significant independent contributor to variation in serum lipid peroxide levels. These data suggest that there may be heterogeneity among apolipoprotein E phenotypes in their relationships with serum lipid oxidation status.

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    J. D. Smith & M. Miyata

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    S. E. Poulin, L. M. Neveux & W. Y. Craig

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Smith, J.D., Miyata, M., Poulin, S.E. et al. The relationship between apolipoprotein E and serum oxidation-related variables is apolipoprotein E phenotype dependent. Int J Clin Lab Res 28, 116–121 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005990050030

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