The Relation between the Levels of HDL Cholesterol and the Capacity for Removal of Triglycerides

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Abstract
In 22 men with normal clinical findings, on exercise ECG and laboratory tests, an i.v. fat tolerance test, and LCAT [lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase] activity and postheparin triglyceride lipase, and serum lipids were estimated. HDL [high density lipoprotein] cholesterol was positively correlated to lipoprotein lipase (r = 0.50, P < 0.05) and to the fractional removal rate of exogenous fat (r = 0.59, P < 0.01), and negatively to the fasting levels of triglycerides (r = -0.65, P < 0.01). LCAT was neither correlated to HDL cholesterol nor to the fat removal rate. A high triglyceride removal capacity is closely correlated to a high level of HDL. The association between the catabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and HDL was further substantiated. [HDL have been implicated to have a protective role against coronary atherosclerosis.].

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