Abstract
YOSHIOKA, T., KOIKE, S. and OKAMOTO, H. Fat Tolerance Test in Pregnancy: Intralipid® Loading Test. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1981, 134 (2), 195-201 -Hyperlipemia occurs during pregnancy. The present study deals with lipid metabolism in the female by comparing the response of the pregnant with that of non-pregnant females to a lipid loading test with 10% Intralipid® given intravenously. The results were: (i) Exogenous and endogenous triglycerides (TG) were significantly higher in the pregnant group. (ii) The K2 value was significantly lower in the pregnant group. (iii) The level of FFA in the non-pregnant group rose rapidly 5min after Intralipid load. In contrast, the pregnant group showed a gradual rise which reached a maximum one hr after administration of Intralipid. The delay of the lipid metabolism during pregnancy might be one of the reason of hyperlipemia.
