循環中の酸化低密度リポプロテインと代謝症候群の発生率との関連
Paul Holvoet1, Duk-Hee Lee, Michael Steffes
1Atherosclerosis and Metabolism Unit, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
JAMA
|May 22, 2008
まとめ
高酸化低密度リポプロテイン (LDL) レベルは,成人において代謝性シンドロームを発症するリスクが高いと関連しています. この発見は,メタボリックシンドローム発生の潜在的なバイオマーカーとして酸化LDLを強調しています.
科学分野:
- 心血管科学の研究について
- メタボリック疾患の疫学
- 脂質代謝についてです.
背景:
- 実験的研究では,酸化低密度リポプロテイン (LDL) と代謝症候群との関連が示唆されています.
- しかし,この仮説は,この研究の前にヒト集団で未検証のままでした.
研究 の 目的:
- 酸化LDLとメタボリックシンドロームの発生率の関連性を一般社会で調査する.
- 酸化LDLがメタボリックシンドローム発症の独立した危険因子であるかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- 若年成人における冠動脈リスク発達 (CARDIA) 研究から得られたデータを利用し,人口ベースの予測観察コホートである.
- 1889人の参加者 (ベースラインの年齢は18~30歳) を含め,15~20歳で評価した.
- 酸化LDLは,酵素関連免疫吸収測定法を使用して測定され,成人治療パネルIIIの基準ごとにメタボリックシンドロームが定義されています.
主要な成果:
- 20年目までに12.9%の参加者がインシデント代謝症候群を発症した.
- 酸化LDLの高クインティルは,インシデント代謝症候群 (ORsは2.1から3.5まで) の確率の増加と有意に関連していました.
- 酸化されたLDLは,従来のLDLコレステロールレベルとは無関係に,腹部肥満,高減糖,高トリグリセリドの発生率の増加とも関連していました.
結論:
- 酸化LDLの濃度の上昇は,代謝性シンドロームのより高い発生率と関連しています.
- この発見は,酸化されたLDLが代謝症候群とその主要構成要素の発達に大きく寄与している可能性があることを示しています.
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