Evaluation of the changes in serum lipid profile and ferritin concentrations in relation to body ascorbic acid status in healthy pre- and postmenopausal women

The aim of this work was to study the relationship between body ascorbic acid (AA) status and serum lipid profile and ferritin concentrations in healthy pre- and postmenopausal women. The mean leukocyte and plasma ascorbate values in postmenopausal women were found to be significantly low but within...

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Published in:	Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors:	Oener, P. (University of Istanbul (Turkey)), Mutlu-Tuerkoglu, U, Oemer, B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo Center for Academic Publications Japan 1997
Subjects:	ACIDE ASCORBIQUE ACIDO ASCORBICO Adult ASCORBIC ACID Ascorbic Acid - blood Biological and medical sciences Blood Cell Count BLOOD SERUM Cholesterol - blood Cholesterol, HDL - blood Cholesterol, LDL - blood Enzymes. Coenzymes. Vitamins. Pigments Female FEMME ferritin Ferritins - blood Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hematocrit Hemoglobins - analysis Humans Leukocytes - chemistry lipid LIPIDE LIPIDOS LIPIDS Lipids - blood lipoprotein Metabolisms and neurohumoral controls Middle Aged MUJERES postmenopausal Postmenopause - blood Premenopause - blood PROTEINAS PROTEINE PROTEINS Reference Values SERUM SANGUIN SUERO SANGUINEO Triglycerides - blood Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems WOMEN Human Ascorbic acid Premenopause Leukocyte Vitamin Ferritin Lipids Iron Lipoprotein Triglyceride Cholesterol Blood plasma Postmenopause Woman Comparative study
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Summary:	The aim of this work was to study the relationship between body ascorbic acid (AA) status and serum lipid profile and ferritin concentrations in healthy pre- and postmenopausal women. The mean leukocyte and plasma ascorbate values in postmenopausal women were found to be significantly low but within acceptable ranges as compared to premenopausal women. According to these results, plasma and leukocyte AA concentrations decreased after the cessation of ovarian hormone production. In addition, significant increases in total cholesterol, tri-glyceride and LDL-cholesterol but a significant decrease in HDL-cho-lesterol were observed in postmenopausal women as compared to pre-menopausal women. A close positive relationship was found between plasma and leukocyte AA and body iron status in postmenopausal women. The findings were prominent especially in the subgroup of postmenopausal women with low body AA status. Thus, it is concluded that women having low body AA concentrations might have a predispo-sition for iron depletion.
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ISSN:	0301-4800 1881-7742
DOI:	10.3177/jnsv.43.1