Background/Aims: Diabetic dyslipidemia is typically characterized by an increase in plasma triglycerides (TG), a concomitant increase in small dense (sd) low density lipoprotein (LDL) and atherogenic LDL-TG. Angiopoietin like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) is well established regulators of plasma TG level through regulating the activity of lipoprotein lipase. Plasma level and association between ANGPTL4 and sdLDL or LDL-TG is not well established in human subjects. We aimed to examine the level of ANGPTL4 and investigate the association between ANGPTL4 with sdLDL-C and LDL-TG in type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Methods: 250 (M176/F 74) Japanese diabetic patients and 9 of healthy controls (Controls) were enrolled in this study. SdLDL-C and LDL-TG were measured by homogeneous assays. ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL4 protein levels were measured by ELISA.

Results: As compared with Controls, plasma ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, sdLDL-C and LDL-TG levels were increased in T2D. ANGPTL3 was not collated with sdLDL-C or LDL-TG. ANGPTL4 was positively correlated with HbA1c(r=0.15, p=0.019), TG(r=0.15, p=0.018)and LDL-TG(r=0.17,p=0.008), whereas ANGPTL4 was not collated with sdLDL-C. Furthermore, ANGPTL4 was also significantly associated with LDL-TG/LDL-C ratio (r=0.15, p=0.022) and LDL-TG/apoB ratio (r=0.18, p=0.009).

Conclusions: The ANGPTL4 level was increased in T2D and associated with atherogenic higher LDL-TG levels. ANGPTL4 may play a role in modulating lipid metabolism in LDL particles.

Disclosure

H. Nagaike: None. T. Hayashi: None. N. Nakanishi: None. M. Ohara: None. T. Yamamoto: None. T. Fukui: None. T. Hirano: Speaker's Bureau; Self; Novo Nordisk Inc., AstraZeneca.

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2018
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