[PDF][PDF] Structure of HDL: particle subclasses and molecular components

A Kontush, M Lindahl, M Lhomme… - High Density …, 2015 - library.oapen.org
A molecular understanding of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) will allow a more complete
grasp of its interactions with key plasma remodelling factors and with cell-surface proteins …

High density lipoprotein cholesterol efflux capacity and atherosclerosis in cardiovascular disease: pathophysiological aspects and pharmacological perspectives

MP Adorni, N Ronda, F Bernini, F Zimetti - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the years, the relationship between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and atherosclerosis,
initially highlighted by the Framingham study, has been revealed to be extremely complex …

[PDF][PDF] Cholesterol efflux and reverse cholesterol transport

E Favari, A Chroni, UJF Tietge, I Zanotti… - … to clinical exploitation, 2015 - library.oapen.org
Both alterations of lipid/lipoprotein metabolism and inflammatory events contribute to the
formation of the atherosclerotic plaque, characterized by the accumulation of abnormal …

Sphingosine-1-phosphate as a mediator of high-density lipoprotein effects in cardiovascular protection

K Sattler, B Levkau - Cardiovascular research, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) has gained special attention in the high-density
lipoprotein (HDL) field because HDL is the most prominent plasma carrier of S1P and …

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) dysfunction and the future of HDL

S Ertek - Current vascular pharmacology, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Although High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) levels are inversely proportional to
cardiovascular risk in many studies, recent pharmacological interventional studies with HDL …

Small discoidal pre-β1 HDL particles are efficient acceptors of cell cholesterol via ABCA1 and ABCG1

E Favari, L Calabresi, MP Adorni, W Jessup… - Biochemistry, 2009 - ACS Publications
The aim of this study was to correlate the lipid content and size of discoidal reconstituted
HDL particles with their ability to promote cellular cholesterol efflux. Homogeneous discoidal …

Unravelling HDL—looking beyond the cholesterol surface to the quality within

S Kajani, S Curley, FC McGillicuddy - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles have experienced a turbulent decade of falling from
grace with widespread demotion from the most-sought-after therapeutic target to reverse …

The role of the lymphatic system in cholesterol transport

LH Huang, A Elvington, GJ Randolph - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) is the pathway for removal of peripheral tissue
cholesterol and involves transport of cholesterol back to liver for excretion, starting from …

Is raising HDL a futile strategy for atheroprotection?

T Joy, RA Hegele - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2008 - nature.com
The dramatic failure of clinical trials evaluating the cholesterol ester transfer protein inhibitor
torcetrapib has led to considerable doubt about the value of raising high-density lipoprotein …

Genetic lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency and cardiovascular disease

L Calabresi, S Simonelli, M Gomaraschi… - Atherosclerosis, 2012 - Elsevier
The lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of
cholesteryl esters in human plasma and plays a critical role in high density lipoprotein (HDL) …