Elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) in women with preeclampsia

Oxidizability of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins and serum paraoxonase/arylesterase activities in preeclampsia

“…Lp (a) level was higher in atherotic and necrotic lesions of women with preeclampsia than those of women with normal pregnancies [42]. However, Lp (a) was reported as decreased [43], unchanged [13], or increased [44] in preeclampsia and, in the present study, Lp (a) levels were not significantly different among the study groups.…”

Lipoprotein (a): impact by ethnicity and environmental and medical conditions

“…There are many contradictory reports in findings have been reported by others (117)(118)(119)(120)(121)(122)(123) (124)(125)(126)(127). In pregnan cies complicated with preeclampsia or hypertension, a sig nificantly elevated Lp(a) concentration has been observed in some studies (128)(129)(130)(131)(132)(133)(134)(135)(136), but not consistently (120,121,(137)(138)(139)(140)(141)(142)(143). Of note, the majority of these studies did not assess apo(a) isoform sizes.…”

Study on serum Lipoprotein (a) level in preeclamptic Bangladeshi women

“…2,4,21,22 Wang et al described small cohort study a statistically significant difference of Lp(a) concentrations in third trimester of women with preeclampsia compared to women with normal pregnancies. 21 The study included only 18 mild and 8 severe preeclamptic patients, 24 normal pregnant women. They measured the highest levels in women with severe preeclampsia and intermediate levels in mild preeclamtic patients.…”