Inhibition of intestinal cholesterol absorption decreases atherosclerosis but not adipose tissue inflammation

Adipose tissue inflammation is associated with insulin resistance and increased cardiovascular disease risk in obesity. We previously showed that addition of cholesterol to a diet rich in saturated fat and refined carbohydrate significantly worsens dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, adipose tissue ma...

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Main Authors: Tomio Umemoto, Savitha Subramanian, Yilei Ding, Leela Goodspeed, Shari Wang, Chang Yeop Han, Antonio Sta. Teresa, Jinkyu Kim, Kevin D. O'Brien, Alan Chait
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520412544