Blood serum lipoproteins in overhaul workers of the chemical plant at Jaworzno
Kossmann, S.; Wysocki, J.; Nawrot, J.
Medycyna Pracy 44(2): 103-108
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0465-5893 PMID: 8377634 Document Number: 418424
For the evaluation of fat metabolism in 45 overhaul workers of a chemical plant producing pesticides, the serum concentration of total cholesterol and its LDL nd HDL fraction (also HDL-2 and HDL-3), apolipoprotein A and B, phospholipids and triglycerides were estimated. As compared to the results in the control group of healthy inhabitants of the region, occupationally not exposed to chemical agents, higher levels of total and LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein A, total and LDL phospholipids, as well as triglycerides were found. Serum HDL-2 cholesterol concentration was also, though insignificantly elevated. Such lipoprotein distribution can promote atherogenesis.