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A prospective study to assess the role of paraoxonase 1 genotype and phenotype on the lipid-lowering and antioxidant activity of statins.
Indian journal of pharmacology - 1 Jan 2000
Godbole Charuta, Thaker Saket, Salagre Santosh, Shivane Vyankatesh, Gogtay Nithya, Thatte Urmila
Abstract excerpt
Human paraoxonase 1 (PON1) enzyme protects against atherosclerosis by preventing low-density lipoprotein from oxidative modification. Upregulation of PON1 enzymatic activity is suggested to contribute to atheroprotective potential of statins. Glutamine (Q) to arginine (R) at site 192 and leucine (L) to methionine (M) substitution at site 55 polymorphisms influence the PON1 activity. The study assessed the role of...
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