Abstract
Reduction in serum level of estrogen has been thought to result in hyperlipidemia which triggers atherosclerosis, and even to lead to cardiovascular diseases, in postmenopausal women. The present study was designed to investigate the influence of bilateral oophorectomy (OPX), which induces as much reduction in serum estrogen level as menopause, upon lipid metabolism, especially the serum levels of total cholesterol. In 31 OPX subjects and 31 age- and body size-matched premenopausal controls, the serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL-C), apoprotein-A1 (Apo-A1), apoprotein-B (Apo-B), lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and lipoprotein-a [LP(a)] were measured as indices of lipid metabolism and the index of arteriosclerosis was calculated. TC level was significantly higher in the OPX group than in the premenopausal control group, being 8995 +/- 244 (mean +/- S.E.) mmol/l and 7757 +/- 228 mmol/l, respectively. LDL-C and Apo-B levels and the index of arteriosclerosis were all significantly higher in the OPX group than in the premenopausal control groups. However, there were no significant intergroup ...Continue Reading
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