HDL cholesterol efflux capacity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: contributing factors and relationship with subclinical atherosclerosis

HDL cholesterol efflux capacity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: contributing factors and relationship with subclinical atherosclerosis

Abstract Background Lipid profiles appear to be altered in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients because of disease activity and inflammation. Cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC), which is the ability of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to accept cholesterol from macrophages, has been linked not only...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Tejera-Segura, María Macía-Díaz, José David Machado, Antonia de Vera-González, Jose A. García-Dopico, José M. Olmos, José L. Hernández, Federico Díaz-González, Miguel A. González-Gay, Iván Ferraz-Amaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Cholesterol efflux capacity
Carotid intima-media thickness
Cardiovascular disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1311-3

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