We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the levels of these biomarkers in primary hypercholesterolaemic patients. Fifty six primary hypercholesterolaemic patients, 29 familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and 27 non familial hypercholesterolaemia (NFH) age and gender matched control subjects were recruited for this study. Blood samples were taken for the analysis of serum fasting lipid profile, serum hsCRP, plasma Hcys and plasma 8-isoprostane. Serum Hcys levels were higher in all patients compared with control (mean + SD: 11.3 + 6.4 vs 8.6 + 3.3, p<0.05) with Hcys values being significantly higher in NFH group (mean + SD: 11.9 + 7.0 vs 8.6 + 3.3, p<0.05) compared with control. Serum hs-CRP were higher in NFH group (p<0.05) compared to control. Plasma 8-isoprostane levels of the primary hypercholesterolaemic patients were higher (mean + SEM: 1357.0 + 214.7 vs 398.0 + 20.5, p<0.05) compared to control and they were also higher in FH and NFH subgroups compared to control (mean + SEM: 1395.8+313.3 vs 398.0+20.5, p<0.05 and 1322.8+300.7 respectively). A significant correlation was seen between serum total cholesterol with serum Hcys and plasma isoprostane (r=0.6, p<0.001 and r=0.5, p<0.001 respectively). Correlation was also noted between serum LDL-c with serum Hcys (r=0.6, p<0.001) and plasma 8-isoprostane (r=0.5, p<0.05 In summary, this study has demonstrated that there is an significant association between hypercholesterolaemia with serum hsCRP, Hcys and plasma 8-isoprostane levels.
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