Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a quickly emerging global health problem
representing the most common chronic liver disease in the world. Atherosclerotic …

At least 468 individual genes have been manipulated by molecular methods to study their
effects on the initiation, promotion, and progression of atherosclerosis. Most clinicians and …

Rationale: Plasma high-density lipoprotein levels are inversely correlated with
atherosclerosis. Although it is widely assumed that this is attributable to the ability of high …

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a complex mixture of lipoproteins that is associated with
many minor proteins and lipids that influence the function of HDL. Although HDL is a …

The regulation of synthesis, degradation, and distribution of lipids is crucial for homeostasis
of organisms and cells. The sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) transcription …

High-density lipoprotein heterogeneity and function in rever... : Current Opinion in Lipidology
High-density lipoprotein heterogeneity and function in reverse cholesterol transport : Current …

Although recent genome-wide association studies have called into question the causal
relationship between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels and cardiovascular …

Inflammation is a normal acute response of the immune system to pathogens and tissue
injury. However, chronic inflammation is known to play a significant role in the …

ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) is a cell membrane protein that exports
excess cholesterol from cells to apolipoprotein (apo) AI, the major protein in high density …

Background Cholesterol efflux from cells to apolipoprotein A‐I (apoA‐I) acceptors via the
ATP‐binding cassette transporters ABCA 1 and ABCG 1 is thought to be central in the …