Title : Elevated apolipoprotein-B levels in corticosteroid-treated patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Pub. Date : 1988 Sep

PMID : 3410932






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1 The prednisone-treated group had higher mean plasma levels of triglyceride [2.06 +/- 1.3 (+/- SD) vs. 1.15 +/- 0.35 and 0.95 +/- 0.46 mmol/L; P less than 0.01], low density lipoprotein cholesterol [3.41 +/- 1.4 (+/- SD) vs. 2.79 +/- 0.67 and 2.84 +/- 0.70 mmol/L; P less than 0.01], and apoB [1.16 +/- 0.35 (+/- SD) vs. 0.82 +/- 0.13 and 0.76 +/- 0.22 g/L] than the other 2 groups. Prednisone apolipoprotein B Homo sapiens
2 Forty-three percent of the prednisone-treated group had apoB levels of 1.20 g/L or more compared to 7% of normal subjects and none of the untreated SLE group (P less than 0.05). Prednisone apolipoprotein B Homo sapiens
3 However, of the 12 prednisone-treated patients with elevated plasma apoB levels 5 had normal plasma lipid levels. Prednisone apolipoprotein B Homo sapiens