Changes in blood cholesterol,protein fractions,and lipoproteins in functional disturbances of the central nervous system

Summary In experiments on 8 rabbits a study was made of the effect produced by nervous disorders on the protein-lipid composition of the blood. The method of electrophoresis of proteins and lipoproteins was used. In neurosis there is a drop of the total blood chlesterol, in the majority of the cases following a brief rise of its concentration in the blood; the percentage content of albumins fall with a corresponding rise of the -and, in individual cases, of the -and -globulin fractions. The -/-lipoproteins ratio increases. Observations carried out testify to an important role played by the CNS in the control of cholesterol, lipid, and protein metabolism.Presented by Active Member AMN SSSR, A. V. Lebedinskii Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 30–32, January, 1964