Functional high-density lipoprotein is essential at all life stages, and disturbances in HDL function may lead to adverse health outcomes during childhood, pregnancy, and old age.
This review highlights the importance of HDL function across different life stages, including childhood, pregnancy, and old age, beyond the traditional focus on adults with chronic diseases.
The function of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles has emerged as a promising therapeutic target and the measurement of HDL function is a promising diagnostic across several disease states. The vast majority of research on HDL functional biology has focused on adult participants with underlying chronic diseases, whereas limited research has investigated the role of HDL in childhood, pregnancy, and old age. Yet, it is apparent that functional HDL is essential at all life stages for maintaining health. In this review, we discuss current data regarding the role of HDL during childhood, pregnancy and in the elderly, how disturbances in HDL may lead to adverse health outcomes, and knowledge gaps in the role of HDL across these life stages.
Hong et al. (Wed,) conducted a review in HDL function across life stages. HDL function was evaluated. Functional high-density lipoprotein is essential at all life stages, and disturbances in HDL function may lead to adverse health outcomes during childhood, pregnancy, and old age.