Measurement of serum remnant-like lipoprotein particle-triglyceride (RLP-TG) and RLP-TG/total TG ratio using highly sensitive triglyceride assay reagent

Normal range of plasma RLP-TG in the fasting Japanese population was first determined using a highly sensitive TG assay reagent. RLP-TG was shown to be higher in cases with metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, etc and a better marker than RLP-C for the measurement of postprandial remnant lipoproteins, together with total TG for RLP-TG/total TG ratio.