Table 1

Summarization of serum lipid/lipoprotein changes under HCC

Lipids/Lipoproteins

Changes under liver cancer

References

Triglycerides

↑

↓↓ or-

[26]

[21], [22]

Total cholesterol

↑

↓ to ↓↓

[26]

[19], [21], [22], [36]

Free fatty acids

↑

[52]

Lp(a)

↑

↓ to ↓↓

[75]

[21], [72], [73]

HDL

↓↓

[19], [21], [22], [36], [79]

LDL

↓

[19]

ApoAI

↑ (proapoAI)

↓↓

[81]

[19], [24], [23], [82]

ApoAII

↓↓

[24], [23]

ApoB

↓

[83]

ApoM

↓↓ Hepatic expression

Unpublished data

↑ slight increase; ↑ slight decrease; ↓↓ significant decrease; – no change.

Jiang et al. Lipids in Health and Disease 2006 5:4   doi:10.1186/1476-511X-5-4