ABSTRACT
Blood samples from 100 normal mothers at delivery and from umbilical cord blood were analysed for total cholesterol, triglyceride and cholesterol in high density lipoprotein. Cholesterol in very low density lipoprotein and low density lipoprotein were calculated by formula. Electrophoresis in agarose gel was performed on serum. There was no significant difference in the values in cord blood of girls and boys. There was no significant correlation between maternal and cord blood values. Pre-beta band was present in all cord blood samples. The electrophoretic mobility of pre-beta in cord blood is the same as that in adult blood. Faster mobility of alpha is observed in 26% of the cord blood samples.
Subject(s)
Cholesterol/blood , Fetal Blood/metabolism , Lipoproteins/blood , Triglycerides/blood , Cholesterol, HDL , Cholesterol, LDL , Cholesterol, VLDL , Female , Humans , Lipoproteins, HDL/blood , Lipoproteins, LDL/blood , Lipoproteins, VLDL/blood , Male , PregnancyABSTRACT
23 cases of normal pregnancy were investigated for serum cholesterol, triglyceride and lipid profile in three trimesters of pregnancy and in the postnatal period. Thirty-three normal healthy non-pregnant women of the same age group formed the control group. A progressive rise was observed in serum triglyceride and cholesterol reaching the peak in the third trimester and a definite fall in the postnatal period compared to the antepartum level. Among the hyperlipidemias the major one was type IV in the first trimester, type IIb and type IV in the second trimester and type IIb in the third trimester and type IV again in the postnatal period. It was also noted that those who had an abnormal lipid profile in the first trimester continued to have abnormal lipid profile in the postnatal period.
