The esterification of cholesterol in plasma after acute myocardial infarction. 1975

S Ritland, and J P Blomhoff, and S C Enger, and S Skrede, and E Gjone

The rate of plasma cholesterol esterification (LCAT activity) and the concentration of eight proteins in the plasma have been studied in the ten male patients during the course of acute myocardial infarction. Samples were drawn 22 hr, 3 days, 8 days, 2 weeks, and 7 weeks after the onset of the acute myocardial infarction. The changes of the plasma proteins were typical for the acute-phase reaction. LCAT activity decreased initially during the illness. The lowest values were found after 8 days. Concomitantly, a reducation in the plasma concentration of total and free cholesterol and cholesteryl esters was demonstrated. The rate of cholesterol esterification correlated significantly with the concentration of prealbumin, alpha-lipoprotein, and albumin. Seven weeks after onset of the infarction, the LCAT values were equal to those in a reference group. The results suggest that the synthesis of LCAT was decreased during the acute-phase reaction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008075 Lipoproteins, HDL A class of lipoproteins of small size (4-13 nm) and dense (greater than 1.063 g/ml) particles. HDL lipoproteins, synthesized in the liver without a lipid core, accumulate cholesterol esters from peripheral tissues and transport them to the liver for re-utilization or elimination from the body (the reverse cholesterol transport). Their major protein component is APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I. HDL also shuttle APOLIPOPROTEINS C and APOLIPOPROTEINS E to and from triglyceride-rich lipoproteins during their catabolism. HDL plasma level has been inversely correlated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases. High Density Lipoprotein,High-Density Lipoprotein,High-Density Lipoproteins,alpha-Lipoprotein,alpha-Lipoproteins,Heavy Lipoproteins,alpha-1 Lipoprotein,Density Lipoprotein, High,HDL Lipoproteins,High Density Lipoproteins,Lipoprotein, High Density,Lipoprotein, High-Density,Lipoproteins, Heavy,Lipoproteins, High-Density,alpha Lipoprotein,alpha Lipoproteins
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009203 Myocardial Infarction NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION). Cardiovascular Stroke,Heart Attack,Myocardial Infarct,Cardiovascular Strokes,Heart Attacks,Infarct, Myocardial,Infarction, Myocardial,Infarctions, Myocardial,Infarcts, Myocardial,Myocardial Infarctions,Myocardial Infarcts,Stroke, Cardiovascular,Strokes, Cardiovascular
D009961 Orosomucoid Acid Seromucoid,Seromucoid,Serum Sialomucin,alpha 1-Acid Glycoprotein,alpha 1-Acid Seromucoid,A(1)-Acid Seromucoid,Acid alpha 1-Glycoprotein,Alpha(1)-Acid Glycoprotein,alpha 1-Acid Glycoprotein (Acute Phase),alpha 1-Glycoprotein Acid,Acid alpha 1 Glycoprotein,Glycoprotein, alpha 1-Acid,Seromucoid, Acid,Seromucoid, alpha 1-Acid,Sialomucin, Serum,alpha 1 Acid Glycoprotein,alpha 1 Acid Seromucoid,alpha 1 Glycoprotein Acid
D002097 C-Reactive Protein A plasma protein that circulates in increased amounts during inflammation and after tissue damage. C-Reactive Protein measured by more sensitive methods often for coronary heart disease risk assessment is referred to as High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP). High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein,hs-CRP,hsCRP,C Reactive Protein,High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein
D002784 Cholesterol The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Epicholesterol
D004952 Esters Compounds derived from organic or inorganic acids in which at least one hydroxyl group is replaced by an –O-alkyl or another organic group. They can be represented by the structure formula RCOOR’ and are usually formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water. Ester
D005340 Fibrinogen Plasma glycoprotein clotted by thrombin, composed of a dimer of three non-identical pairs of polypeptide chains (alpha, beta, gamma) held together by disulfide bonds. Fibrinogen clotting is a sol-gel change involving complex molecular arrangements: whereas fibrinogen is cleaved by thrombin to form polypeptides A and B, the proteolytic action of other enzymes yields different fibrinogen degradation products. Coagulation Factor I,Factor I,Blood Coagulation Factor I,gamma-Fibrinogen,Factor I, Coagulation,gamma Fibrinogen
D006242 Haptoglobins Plasma glycoproteins that form a stable complex with hemoglobin to aid the recycling of heme iron. They are encoded in man by a gene on the short arm of chromosome 16. Haptoglobin

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