VIRUS-INDUCED DYSLIPIDEMIAS AS POSSIBLE R ISK-FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOMATIC DISEASES

Experimental and clinical studies showed a number of virus infections to be accompanied by lipidemic disorders. Experimentally, dyslipidemia s were found in tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in mice, rotavirus infec tion in rabbits, and amyotrophic leukospongiosis in guinea pigs. The p ossibility of correcting the virus-induced lipidemic disorders with an antiviral drug, lyncomycine, was demonstrated in TBE in mice. Dynamic study of the lipidemic status of patients with Virus hepatitis A reve aled marked dyslipidemia of the atherogenic type which was stable and persisted up to the time of clinical recovery. The data obtained suppl ement the current concepts concerning the pathogenesis of virus infect ions.