Gender differences in LDL- and HDL-cholesterol subfractions in patients after the acute ischemic stroke and their association with oxidative stress markers

Abstract

The aim of our study was to examine gender differences of LDL- and HDL-cholesterol subfractions in patients after the acute ischemic stroke with focus on small LDL and HDL subfractions, and their association with oxidative stress markers. In addition, we have monitored the 7-day effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs administered to patients after the acute ischemic stroke, on these subfractions. Eighty two stroke patients and 81 age matched controls were included in this study. Blood was collected from patients within 24 h after the stroke (group A) and re-examined at the 7-day follow-up (group B). We have found gender differences in LDL- and HDL-subfractions in stroke patients, lipid-lowering drugs administered to acute ischemic stroke patients significantly reduced all measured parameters of lipoprotein profile. In the group A LDL1 subfraction positively correlated with activity of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase) indicating a protective role of this subfraction. On the contrary, small HDL subfractions positively correlated with lipoperoxide levels and negatively with trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity in plasma suggesting a negative role of these subfractions. In this work we have confirmed the hypothesis of atherogenic properties of small HDL subfractions and anti-atherogenic properties of large LDL1-subfractions.

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