Brief Communication: Discordant ability of the triglyceride to apolipoprotein B ratio to predict triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particle size in normal-weight and obese men

Abstract

The atherogenicity of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) is dependent of their particle size as it determines their metabolic fate. Since TRL possess a single apolipoprotein B (Apo B) molecule per particle, the triglyceride (TG)/Apo B ratio has been used as a convenient method to estimate TRL size. The aim of this study was to validate this approach by correlating the serum TG/Apo B ratio, and the TRL particle size measured by dynamic light scattering (DLS). Twenty-four male volunteers (12 normal-weight and 12 obese individuals) received a high-fat meal. Preprandial (0 h) and postprandial (2 and 4 h) serum samples were collected after meal ingestion, and TRLs were isolated. Serum TG and Apo B levels were quantified, and the TG/Apo B ratio was plotted against TRL particle size measured by DLS for correlation. A strong association between TRL particle size and serum TG/Apo B ratio for normal-weight subjects (P ≤ 0.001) was observed but not for obese subjects (P = 0.6116). TG/Apo B ratio correlates with particle size in healthy normal-weight males but not in obese individuals. Whether this ratio is useful to estimate TRL size in females and in other dyslipidemic patients should be subject of future investigations.

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Apolipoprotein B particle size ratio triglyceride triglyceride-rich lipoprotein

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