| Changes of Body Weight and Lipid Profiles According to Apolipoprotein E Polymorphism in Children with Antiepileptics |
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Seung Hee Jang1, Eun Kyoung Choi1, So Hee Eun1, Sun Jun Kim1 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Medical Science Medical School, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea
1Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Medical Science Medical School, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea |
| 항경련제 복용 환아에서 Apo E 지단백 유전자의 다형성에 따른 체중 및 지질 농도 변화에 대한 연구 |
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장성희1, 최은경1, 은소희1, 김선준1 |
1전북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
1전북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Sun Jun Kim, Email: marsha2@moak.chonbuk.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: Weight changes, especially weight gain, is a side effect of antiepileptics(especially valproate
and carbamazepine). This may be sufficiently severe to cause noncompliance or to require
the withdrawal of effective treatment. Unfortunately, the exact mechanism of weight change is
not illustrated. Several reports and our experiment suggested that weight gain highly correlated
with a familial tendency of obesity. The genetic makeup is a possible factor among those of the
factors that influence the impact of obesity on lipid metabolism. The purpose of this prospective,
random trial clinical study was to evaluate the coherence between the changes of weight and
lipid profiles and apolipoprotein E polymorphism in children with antiepileptics.
Methods
: We studied 60 epileptic children treated with antiepileptics. We measured the body
mass index and lipid profiles : total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol.
Changes of appetite and family histories of obesity were examined. The apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms
of the patients were analyzed by the amplification refractory mutation system method.
Results
: The body mass indexes of patient were significantly increased in all patient groups.
The epileptic children who had E4 genotype showed higher frequencies of hypertriglyceridemia,
hypercholesterolemia, and decreased level of HDL-cholesterol than other types. There was no significant
difference between Apo E subtype with family histories of obesity and body mass index.
Conclusion
: An association with Apo E4 genotype and changes of serum lipid were demonstrated
significantly in children on antiepileptics. But there was no significant difference between
Apo E subtype and body mass index. |
| Key Words:
Apolipoprotein E, Lipid profiles, Antiepileptics, Body mass index, Weight gain |
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