Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity (Dec 2023)

Correlation Between the Levels of ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, ANGPTL8 and Postprandial Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein (TRL)

  • Zhang T,
  • Hou Y,
  • Liu M,
  • Hou X,
  • Tang Y,
  • Ren L,
  • Song G

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 16
pp. 3979 – 3993

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Tingxue Zhang,1,2 Yilin Hou,1,2 Min Liu,2 Xiaoyu Hou,1,2 Yong Tang,2 Luping Ren,2 Guangyao Song1,2 1Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Guangyao Song, Tel +86-0311-8598-8556, Email [email protected]: To investigate the effects of different angiopoietin-like proteins (ANGPTLs) on postprandial hypertriglyceridemia (PPT) by analyzing changes in serum lipid, ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, and ANGPTL8 levels before and after a high-fat diet in individuals with normal fasting lipid and oral glucose tolerance test results.Patients and Methods: Exactly 103 volunteers were recruited for an oral fat tolerance test (OFTT). Blood samples were obtained at 0, 2, and 4 h after eating to detect relevant indicators. PPT was defined as triglyceride (TG) levels ≥ 2.5 mmol/L. According to the test results, the participants were divided into two groups: postprandial normal triglycerides (PNT) and PPT. The levels of blood lipids and ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, and ANGPTL8 were compared between the two groups.Results: There were differences in the body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), fasting total cholesterol (TC), TG, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride-rich lipoprotein cholesterol (TRL-C), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), ApoA1/ApoB, fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FINS), ANGPTL4, and ANGPTL8 between the two groups. In the PNT group, the TG level increased from baseline at 2 and 4 h, TRL-C increased from baseline at 4 h, and ANGPTL8 decreased from baseline at 2 and 4 h. After OFTT, the levels of TG, TRL-C, ANGPTL3, and ANGPTL4 in the PPT group gradually increased; ANGPTL8 gradually decreased. Fasting ANGPTL3 was positively associated with age, TC, HDL-C, TRL-C, and ApoA1, and negatively associated with systolic blood pressure. Fasting ANGPTL4 was positively correlated with weight, WC, BMI, TC, TG, LDL-C, TRL-C, non-HDL-C, ApoB, FBG, and FINS, and negatively correlated with ApoA1/ApoB and fasting ANGPTL8. Binary logistic regression analysis indicated that ANGPTL4 and ANGPTL8 were significant predictors of PPT.Conclusion: PPT occurrence is closely associated with changes in ANGPTL4 and ANGPTL8 levels.Keywords: dyslipidemia, serum lipid, ANGPTL proteins, oral fat tolerance test, postprandial normal triglyceride

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