Postprandial Hypertriglyceridemia Increases Circulating Levels of Endothelial Cell Microparticles

Abstract

A single high-fat meal led to a significant elevation of plasma EMP levels in healthy, normolipidemic subjects and correlated with a postprandial elevation of serum triglycerides. EMPs may be an indirect marker of endothelial dysfunction or injury induced by postprandial triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.