针刺对去势雌性大鼠血脂的影响

目的　观察去势雌性大鼠模型血脂的变化及针刺对其的影响。方法　采用 6月龄 wistar雌性大鼠 80只 ,随机分成假手术组、针刺组和空白对照组。结果　去卵巢大鼠的血清胆固醇高于假手术组 ( P<0 .0 5 ) ,血清甘油三酯无明显差异。针刺组治疗后血清胆固醇低于空白对照组 ( P<0 .0 5 ) ,与假手术组对比无明显差异 ;针刺组血清甘油三酯治疗前后无明显差异 ;空白对照组血脂无明显变化。结论　去势后雌性大鼠血清胆固醇显著升高 ,血清甘油三酯无明显变化 ;针刺治疗能使去势后雌性大鼠升高的血清胆固醇水平降低到未去势大鼠血清胆固醇水平     

Vitamin D supplementation and lipid profile: What does the best available evidence show?

Vitamin D supplements have increasingly been used for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. Historically, effects of the vitamin on the cardiovascular (CV) system have been proposed and demonstrated in the literature, including benefits on serum lipids. Although observational studies support an association between increased serum vitamin D levels and a favorable lipid profile, interventional studies have shown no effects.     

Perfil lipídico em pacientes adultos com artrite idiopática juvenil

The inflammatory processes in the joints of a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can persist into adulthood. Inflammation has been linked to distortions of the lipid profile and accelerated atherogenesis. In the present study, we examined the lipid profiles of adults with JIA compared with those of healthy people. A lipid profile of a sample of 54 adults with JIA (57.3% with polyarticular JIA, 37.0% with oligoarticular JIA, 1.9% with enthesitis-related JIA and 3.7% with systemic onset JIA) and 54 healthy subjects were compared. In the adults with JIA, data on gender, age, age at disease onset, the presence of rheumatoid factor (RF) and antinuclear antibodies (ANA), a Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and the disease duration were collected. We found that hypercholesterolaemia, increased low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) were more common in patients with JIA than the controls (P = 0.016, P < 0.0001 and P = 0.0008, respectively). Changes in the levels of total cholesterol (TC) and LDL were more common in the individuals who had a later onset of disease (P = 0.0017 for TC and P = 0.023 for LDL). In the entire JIA group, no other variable, such as RF, ANA, disease duration or responses to the HAQ, could be linked to dyslipidaemia (P = non-significant). We concluded that the adult patients with JIA have a lipid profile with increased TC and LDL levels and decreased levels of HDL compared to the controls. No clinical feature could be correlated with this change except for the age at disease onset.     

Effects of a yoga intervention on lipid profiles of diabetes patients with dyslipidemia

ObjectiveThe present study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of yoga in the management of dyslipidemia in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus.MethodsThis randomized parallel study was carried out in Medical College Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Hundred type 2 diabetics with dyslipidemia were randomized into control and yoga groups. The control group was prescribed oral hypoglycemic drugs. The yoga group practiced yoga daily for 1 h duration along with oral hypoglycemic drugs for 3 months. The lipid profiles of both the groups were compared at the start and at the end of 3 months.ResultsAfter intervention with yoga for a period of 3 months the study group showed a decrease in total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL, with an improvement in HDL.ConclusionYoga, being a lifestyle incorporating exercise and stress management training, targets the elevated lipid levels in patients with diabetes through integrated approaches.