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Paraoxonase-1 activity modulates endothelial function in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2005
Pasqualini Leonella, Cortese Claudio, Marchesi Simona, Siepi Donatella, Pirro Matteo, Vaudo Gaetano, Liberatoscioli Laura, Gnasso Agostino, Schillaci Giuseppe, Mannarino Elmo
Abstract excerpt
Human serum paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is thought to play a role in the favorable vascular effects of high-density lipoproteins, mainly through a reduction in low-density lipoprotein oxidation. Endothelial dysfunction, characterized by an impaired capacity of the arteries to dilate in response to a num...
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