HDL functionality in South Asians as compared to white Caucasians

• Published in: Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 697 - 705
• Main Authors: Bakker, L.E.H, Boon, M.R, Annema, W, Dikkers, A, van Eyk, H.J, Verhoeven, A, Mayboroda, O.A, Jukema, J.W, Havekes, L.M, Meinders, A.E, Willems van Dijk, K, Jazet, I.M, Tietge, U.J.F, Rensen, P.C.N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-08-2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Antioxidants - metabolism; Apolipoprotein B-100 - blood; Asia - ethnology; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Biomarkers - blood; Caloric Restriction; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - blood; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - ethnology; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Diet, High-Fat - adverse effects; European Continental Ancestry Group; HDL; HDL dysfunction; HDL-cholesterol; Humans; Infant; Inflammation Mediators - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Netherlands - epidemiology; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Obesity - blood; Obesity - diagnosis; Obesity - diet therapy; Obesity - ethnology; Phospholipids - blood; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; South Asians; Time Factors; Young Adult; HDL; Cardiovascular disease; HDL dysfunction; South Asians; HDL-cholesterol
• ISSN: 0939-4753; 1590-3729
• DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.02.010

Abstract Background and Aims South Asians have an exceptionally high risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to white Caucasians. A contributing factor might be dysfunction of high density lipoprotein (HDL). We aimed to compare HDL function in different age groups of both ethnicities. Methods and Results HDL functionality with respect to cholesterol efflux, anti-oxidation and anti-inflammation was determined using fasting, apoB-depleted, plasma samples from South Asian and white Caucasian neonates (n = 14 each), adolescent healthy men (n = 12 each, 18–25 y), and adult overweight men (n = 12 each, 40–50 y). Adolescents were subjected to a 5-day high fat high calorie diet (HCD) and adults to an 8-day very low calorie diet (LCD). Additionally, HDL composition was measured in adolescents and adults using1 H-NMR spectroscopy. Anti-oxidative capacity was lower in South Asian adults before LCD (19.4 ± 2.1 vs . 25.8 ± 1.2%, p = 0.045, 95%-CI = [0.1; 12.7]) and after LCD (16.4 ± 2.4 vs . 27.6 ± 2.7%, p = 0.001, 95%-CI = [4.9; 17.5]). Anti-inflammatory capacity was reduced in South Asian neonates (23.8 ± 1.2 vs . 34.9 ± 1.3%, p = 0.000001, 95%-CI = [−14.6; −7.5]), and was negatively affected by an 8-day LCD only in South Asian adults (−12.2 ± 4.3%, p = 0.005, 95%-CI = [−5.9; −1.2]). Cholesterol efflux capacity was increased in response to HCD in adolescents (South Asians: +6.3 ± 2.9%, p = 0.073, 95%-CI = [−0.02; 0.46], Caucasians: +11.8 ± 3.4%, p = 0.002, 95%-CI = [0.17;0.65]) and decreased after LCD in adults (South Asians: −10.3 ± 2.4%, p < 0.001, 95%-CI = [−0.57; −0.20], Caucasians: −13.7 ± 1.9%, p < 0.00001, 95%-CI = [−0.67; −0.33]). Although subclass analyses of HDL showed no differences between ethnicities, cholesterol efflux correlated best with cholesterol and phospholipid within small HDL compared to other HDL subclasses and constituents. Conclusion Impaired HDL functionality in South Asians may be a contributing factor to their high CVD risk. Clinical Trial Registration NTR 2473 (URL: http://www.trialregister.nl/ ).