RT Journal Article T1 Cellular immune activity biomarker neopterin is associated hyperlipidemia: results from a large population-based study. A1 Chuang, Shu-Chun A1 Boeing, Heiner A1 Vollset, Stein Emil A1 Midttun, Øivind A1 Ueland, Per Magne A1 Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas A1 Lajous, Martin A1 Fagherazzi, Guy A1 Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine A1 Kaaks, Rudolf A1 Küehn, Tilman A1 Pischon, Tobias A1 Drogan, Dagmar A1 Tjønneland, Anne A1 Overvad, Kim A1 Quirós, J Ramón A1 Agudo, Antonio A1 Molina-Montes, Esther A1 Dorronsoro, Miren A1 Huerta, José María A1 Barricarte, Aurelio A1 Khaw, Kay-Tee A1 Wareham, Nicholas J A1 Travis, Ruth C A1 Trichopoulou, Antonia A1 Lagiou, Pagona A1 Trichopoulos, Dimitrios A1 Masala, Giovanna A1 Agnoli, Claudia A1 Tumino, Rosario A1 Mattiello, Amalia A1 Peeters, Petra H A1 Weiderpass, Elisabete A1 Palmqvist, Richard A1 Ljuslinder, Ingrid A1 Gunter, Marc A1 Lu, Yunxia A1 Cross, Amanda J A1 Riboli, Elio A1 Vineis, Paolo A1 Aleksandrova, Krasimira K1 Neopterin K1 Cell-mediated immunity K1 Metabolic syndrome K1 Procesos Bioquímicos K1 Hiperlipidemias K1 Neopterin K1 Proyectos de Investigación AB BACKGROUNDIncreased serum neopterin had been described in older age two decades ago. Neopterin is a biomarker of systemic adaptive immune activation that could be potentially implicated in metabolic syndrome (MetS). Measurements of waist circumference, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin as components of MetS definition, and plasma total neopterin concentrations were performed in 594 participants recruited in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).RESULTSHigher total neopterin concentrations were associated with reduced HDLC (9.7 %, p < 0.01 for men and 9.2 %, p < 0.01 for women), whereas no association was observed with the rest of the MetS components as well as with MetS overall (per 10 nmol/L: OR = 1.42, 95 % CI = 0.85-2.39 for men and OR = 1.38, 95 % CI = 0.79-2.43).CONCLUSIONSThese data suggest that high total neopterin concentrations are cross-sectionally associated with reduced HDLC, but not with overall MetS. PB BioMed Central YR 2016 FD 2016-02-25 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2238 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2238 LA en NO Chuang SC, Boeing H, Vollset SE, Midttun Ø, Ueland PM, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, et al. Cellular immune activity biomarker neopterin is associated hyperlipidemia: results from a large population-based study. Immun Ageing 2016; 13:5 NO Journal Article; DS RISalud RD Apr 9, 2025