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Trial reportBritish journal of clinical pharmacology1999

Combined oestrogen-progestogen replacement therapy does not inhibit low-density lipoprotein oxidation in postmenopausal women.

Y Wen, M C Doyle, L A Norris, M M Sinnott, T Cooke, R F Harrison, J Feely

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Trial report in British journal of clinical pharmacology, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Y WenDepartment of Therapeutics, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
M C Doyle
L A Norris
M M Sinnott
T Cooke
R F Harrison
J Feely
Rotunda Hospital · IESt. James's Hospital · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThe use of oestrogen containing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is related to a significantly reduced atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women. Oestrogen is thought to be antioxidant and may inhibit low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation in vitro. We investigated the effect of combined oestrogen and progestogen HRT on LDL oxidation in postmenopausal women.

methodsEighteen healthy women were given oestrogen/progestogen, and the susceptibility of LDL to oxidation was measured as the level of autoantibody to oxidative modified LDL and the production of conjugated dienes during copper-dependent oxidation after 3 and 6 months HRT. The levels of vitamin E, the major antioxidant in LDL, were also measured.

resultsAfter HRT, the anti-oxidatively modified LDL antibody level remained unchanged [1.58+/-0.16, 0.10 (-0.10, 0.26), and 0.08 (-0.09, 0.19), mean+/-s.d. at baseline, and mean change with 95% confidence intervals for differences at 3 and 6 months, respectively, P>0.05] as did the production of conjugated dienes when determined as lag phase [51.2+/-7.5, -0.3 (-3.9, 3.3), and 1.5 (-3.4, 6.4) min, P>0.05]. The LDL vitamin E content, measured as alpha-tocopherol, was also not altered [2.34+/-0.54, -0.07 (-0.27, 0.13), and -0.07 (-0.33, 0.16) nmol mg(-1) LDL, P>0.05] by treatment.

conclusionsCombined oestrogen and progestogen therapy for 6 months in postmenopausal women does not protect LDL against oxidation.

Indexed as

Estrogen Replacement TherapyCholesterolDrug Therapy, CombinationEstrogensFemaleHumansLipoprotein(a)Lipoproteins, HDLLipoproteins, LDLMiddle AgedOxidation-ReductionPostmenopauseProgestinsTreatment OutcomeVitamin ECholesterolEstrogensLipoprotein(a)Lipoproteins, HDLLipoproteins, LDLProgestinsVitamin E

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PMID10218915
PMCPMC2014224
OpenAlexW1633311868

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