1992 Volume 38 Issue 5 Pages 405-414
We examined the distribution of β-carotene in plasma lipoprotein fractions. In healthy children and adults, LDL contained more β-carotene than did HDL, but in cord blood more β3-carotene was found in HDL than in LDL. After the oral administration of β-carotene, its plasma level rose although its distribution in the individual lipoprotein fractions did not change. Among disease conditions associated with hyperlipidemia, the ratio of β-carotene to plasma lipids was highest in anorexia nervosa, while nephrotic syndrome and diabetes mellitus had similar ratios to each other.
