BACKGROUND: The metabolic syndrome is a constellation of common metabolic disorders
that is associated with cardiovascular disease. Insulin resistance has a central role in the …

Research into lipoprotein metabolism has developed because understanding lipoprotein
metabolism has important clinical indications. Lipoproteins are risk factors for cardiovascular …

High density lipoprotein (HDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) are cholesterol transport
particles whose plasma concentrations are directly (LDL) and inversely (HDL) correlated …

The status of fasting triglycerides as a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) has been
considered weak because in multivariate analyses, triglycerides tend to be eliminated by …

Plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL), which protects against atherosclerosis, is thought to
remove cholesterol from peripheral tissues and to deliver cholesteryl esters via a selective …

The incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) was assessed via the Prospective
Cardiovascular Münster (PROCAM) study in 19 698 volunteer subjects aged between 16 …

It is well recognized that high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol is antiatherogenic and
serves a role in mediating cholesterol efflux from cells. However, HDL has multiple …

Subnormal plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) constitute a major
cardiovascular risk factor; raising low HDL-C levels may therefore reduce the residual …

Incubation of cocultures of human aortic endothelial (HAEC) and smooth muscle cells
(HASMC) with LDL in the presence of 5-10% human serum resulted in a 7.2-fold induction of …

Although cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after renal
transplantation, its pathogenesis and treatment are poorly understood. We conducted …