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Oxidation of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins and serum paraoxonase/arylesterase activities in major depressive disorder.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 30 Aug 2006
Sarandol Asli, Sarandol Emre, Eker Salih Saygin, Karaagac Esra Ugurlu, Hizli Banu Zafer, Dirican Melahat, Kirli Selcuk
Abstract excerpt
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is blaimed to play a role in the onset of coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of the present study was to investigate serum paraoxonase/arylesterase activities and oxidation of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins in patients with MDD. Oxidation of lipoproteins plays an important role in atherogenesis and the enzyme paraoxonase, has been shown to prevent lipoprotein...
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