TABLE 5.
Important trends observed in comparison of Nys and L-Nys distributions within plasma lipoproteins and contents and compositions of these lipoprotein fractionsa
| Lipoprotein fraction | Trends observed (patient sample 1 →
patient sample 3)
|
r2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipoprotein profile | Nys recovery | Ratiob | ||
| Free Nys | ||||
| LDL | ↑TC | ↑Nys | No change | 0.936 |
| ↑CE | ↑Nys | No change | 0.938 | |
| ↑fC | ↑Nys | No change | 0.874 | |
| ↑Core | ↑Nys | No change | 0.929 | |
| HDL | ↓TP | ↓Nys | ↓ | 0.595 |
| L-Nys | ||||
| VLDL | ↑TG | ↑L-Nys | No change | 0.967 |
| HDL | ↓TP | ↓L-Nys | ↓ | 0.879 |
a
TC, total cholesterol; CE, cholesteryl ester; fC, free cholesterol; core, core lipids (cholesteryl ester plus total triglyceride); TP, total protein; TG, total triglyceride; ↑, increase; ↓, decrease.
b
Ratio of amount of Nys to amount of lipid or protein in separated fraction.