Maria Isabela Bloise Alves Caldas Sawada, Monique de Fátima Mello Santana, Mozania Reis, Sayonara Ivana Santos de Assis, Lucas Alves Pereira, Danielle Ribeiro Santos, Valéria Sutti Nunes, Maria Lucia Cardillo Correa-Giannella, Luiz Henrique Gebrim, Marisa Passarelli
The association between plasma lipids and breast cancer (BC) has been extensively explored although results are still conflicting especially regarding the relationship with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc) levels. HDL mediates cholesterol and oxysterol removal from cells limiting sterols necessary for tumor growth, inflammation, and metastasis and this may not be reflected by measuring HDLc. We addressed recently diagnosed, treatment-naïve BC women (n = 163), classified according to molecular types of tumors and clinical stages of the disease, in comparison to control women (CTR; n = 150) regarding plasma lipids and lipoproteins, HDL functionality and composition in lipids, oxysterols, and apo A-I...
June 2, 2023: Scientific Reports