Association of remnant-like lipoprotein particles cholesterol with "oketsu" syndrome

Increasing evidence suggests that remnant-like lipoprotein particles cholesterol (RLP-C) is an independent cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor. High levels of RLP-C exhibit findings similar to those of "oketsu" syndrome on blood rheology studies and scanning electron micrographs. We m...

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Published inJournal of Traditional Medicines Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 147 - 150
Main Authors TAKAYA, Yutaka, SHINTANI, Takahiro, TAHARA, Eiichi, TSUKIOKA, Yasuyuki, MORIYAMA, Kenzo, NAKAO, Kikuyo, MATSUDA, Hideaki, NIIZAWA, Atsushi, NINOMIYA, Hiroyuki, GOTO, Hirozo, SHIMADA, Yutaka, TERASAWA, Katsutoshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Medical and Pharmaceutical Society for WAKAN-YAKU 2006
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"Oketsu" syndrome
Cardiovascular disease
Remnant-like lipoprotein particles cholesterol
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Summary:Increasing evidence suggests that remnant-like lipoprotein particles cholesterol (RLP-C) is an independent cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor. High levels of RLP-C exhibit findings similar to those of "oketsu" syndrome on blood rheology studies and scanning electron micrographs. We measured levels of RLP-C in plasma samples and "oketsu" scores obtained in 199 randomly selected subjects. The coefficient of correlation between levels of RLP-C and "oketsu" score was highly significant (r=0.581, P<0.0001). This finding suggests that presence of excess RLP-C in the blood resembles closely "oketsu" syndrome which we have shown to be an independent risk factor for CVD.
ISSN:1880-1447
1881-3747
DOI:10.11339/jtm.23.147