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Subjects with low plasma HDL cholesterol levels are characterized by an inflammatory and oxidative phenotype.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Holven Kirsten B, Retterstøl Kjetil, Ueland Thor, Ulven Stine M, Nenseter Marit S, Sandvik Marit, Narverud Ingunn, Berge Knut E, Ose Leiv, Aukrust Pål, Halvorsen Bente
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have shown that low plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but the mechanisms for the possible atheroprotective effects of HDL cholesterol have still not been fully clarified, in particular in relation to clinical studies. OBJECTIVE: To examine the inflammatory, anti-oxidative and metabolic...
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