HDL Cholesterol Efflux is Impaired in Older Patients with Early Sepsis: A Subanalysis of a Prospective Pilot Study.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Proper functioning of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is necessary for protection against sepsis. However, previous work has demonstrated that HDL becomes oxidized and dysfunctional (Dys-HDL) during sepsis. Older (aged >65 years) patients are at particularly high risk of sepsis and poor outcomes from sepsis. STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to compare functional properties of HDL (cholesterol efflux capacity and paraoxonase enzyme 1 [PON-1] activity) and Dys-HDL between older (aged >65 years) sepsis patients and older healthy volunteers. METHODS:This was a subanalysis of a prospective study in which patients with sepsis were prospectively enrolled from the emergency department within the first 24?h. Serum and plasma samples were drawn from septic patients and age- and sex-matched control subjects. Percent cholesterol efflux, HDL inflammatory index, and PON1 activity were measured. Data were analyzed using Student t test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test. RESULTS:Ten sepsis and 10 healthy controls were analyzed. Mean age of sepsis patients (80?±?2 years [SD]) and control subjects (77?±?2 years) was similar (P?=?0.31). Mean systolic blood pressures were significantly different in sepsis patients (113?±?8?mmHg) compared with controls (133?±?6?mmHg) (P?=?0.049). Median SOFA scores for sepsis patients were 5.5 (interquartile range [IQR] 4-9). Mean percent cholesterol efflux was significantly reduced in sepsis (24.1?±?1.2%) compared with controls (31.5?±?1.0%) (P?
SUBMITTER: Guirgis FW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5906212 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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