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Table 3 Lipid transfer in vitro from LDE to HDL particles of the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Control groups

From: Removal from the plasma of the free and esterified forms of cholesterol and transfer of lipids to HDL in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

 

T2DM

Control

P

 

(n = 15)

(n = 11)

 

3 H- cholesteryl ester (%)

4.2 ± 0.8

3.5 ± 0.7

0.03

14 C-phosphatidylcholine (%)

24.1 ± 2.7

22.0 ± 0.9

0.15

3 H- triglycerides (%)

6.8 ± 1.6

5.0 ± 1.1

0.03

14 C- cholesterol (%)

9.2 ± 3.0

7.5 ± 2.6

0.23

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. The value indicated is the percentage of the radioactivity of each lipid component in the nanoemulsion that was transferred to the plasma HDL fraction after 1 h incubation.