Cited by 215Fatty Acid Research and HealthLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthLipid metabolism and disorders

ApoE Polymorphism and Fish Oil Supplementation in Subjects With an Atherogenic Lipoprotein Phenotype

Open access
Minihane, Anne M., Khan, Syrah, Leigh-Firbank, Elizabeth C., Talmud, Philippa, Wright, John W., Murphy, Margaret C., Griffin, Bruce A., Williams, Christine M.·2000·Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Abstract

Abstract —The study assessed the efficacy of fish oil supplementation in counteracting the classic dyslipidemia of the atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype (ALP). In addition, the impact of the common apolipoprotein E (apoE) polymorphism on the fasting and postprandial lipid profile and on responsiveness to the dietary intervention was established. Fifty-five ALP males (aged 34 to 69 years, body mass index 22 to 35 kg/m 2 , triglyceride [TG] levels 1.5 to 4.0 mmol/L, high density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C] <1.1 mmol/l, and percent low density lipoprotein [LDL]-3 >40% total LDL) completed a randomized placebo-controlled crossover trial of fish oil (3.0 g eicosapentaenoic acid/docosahexaenoic acid per day) and placebo (olive oil) capsules with the 6-week treatment arms separated by a 12-week washout period. In addition to fasting blood samples, at the end of each intervention arm, a postprandial assessment of lipid metabolism was carried out. Fish oil supplementation resulted in a reduction in fasting TG level of 35% ( P <0.001), in postprandial TG response of 26% (TG area under the curve, P <0.001), and in percent LDL-3 of 26% ( P <0.05). However, no change in HDL-C levels was evident ( P =0.752). ANCOVA showed that baseline HDL-C levels were significantly lower in apoE4 carriers ( P =0.035). The apoE genotype also had a striking impact on lipid responses to fish oil intervention. Individuals with an apoE2 allele displayed a marked reduction in postprandial incremental TG response (TG incremental area under the curve, P =0.023) and a trend toward an increase in lipoprotein lipase activity relative to non-E2 carriers. In apoE4 individuals, a significant increase in total cholesterol and a trend toward a reduction in HDL-C relative to the common homozygous E3/E3 profile was evident. Our data demonstrate the efficacy of fish oil fatty acids in counteracting the proatherogenic lipid profile of the ALP but also that the apoE genotype influences responsiveness to this dietary treatment.

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1161/01.atv.20.8.1990

Cites

69 of 69 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

1 of the 70 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.

Research works printed but not linked: 5

  1. Weintraub MS, Zechner R, Brown A, Eisenberg S, Breslow J. Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids of the -6 and -3 series reduce postprandial lipoprotein levels. J Clin Invest. 1988;82:1844 -1893.
  2. Bolla MK, Haddad L, Humphries SE, Winder AF, Day INM. A method for the rapid determination of hundreds of apoE genotypes, combining simplified, optimised protocols from sample acquisition to PCR and restriction digestion analysis by microplate array diagonal gel electro- phoresis (MADGE). Clin Chem. 1995;4:1599 -1604.
  3. Yang YT, Williams MA. Comparison of C-18, C-20, and C-22 unsat- urated fatty acids in reducing fatty acid synthesis in isolated rat hepato- cytes. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1978;531:133-140.
  4. Minihane AM, Khan S, Talmud PJ, Williams DL, Wright JW, Murphy MC, Griffin BA, Williams CM. In subjects with an atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype (ALP), central adiposity is associated with an attenuated postprandial triglyceride response. Int J Obes. In press.
  5. Suzukawa M, Abbey M, Nestel PJ. Effect of fish oil on LDL size, oxidizability and uptake by macrophages. J Lipid Res. 1995;36:473-484.

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Authors
Minihane, A. M., Khan, S., Leigh-Firbank, E. C., Talmud, P., Wright, J. W., Murphy, M. C., Griffin, B. A., & Williams, C. M.
Affiliations
University of Surrey (GB)
Venue
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Published
2000-08
Volume
20
Issue
8
Pages
1990-1997
ISSN
  • 1079-5642 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4636
OpenAlex
W2133738729
Cited by
215
References
70
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 12
FWCI
7.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Directorate for Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Lipid metabolism and disorders
Keywords
APOE polymorphism, fish oil supplementation, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype, dyslipidemia, postprandial triglyceride response, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, lipoprotein lipase activity, APOE ε4 carriers, ApoE2 allele, olive oil placebo
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Apolipoproteins E, Arteriosclerosis, Double-Blind Method, Fasting, Fatty Acids, Nonesterified, Fish Oils, Food, Genotype, Humans, Lipoproteins, Cholesterol, HDL, Cholesterol, LDL, Male, Middle Aged, Phenotype, Placebos, Polymorphism, Genetic, Triglycerides, Cross-Over Studies

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review