Sex hormones affect endothelial lipase-mediated lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis

Sex hormones affect endothelial lipase-mediated lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis

Abstract Background Endothelial lipase (EL) plays an important role in lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis. To study the functional roles of EL, we recently generated transgenic (Tg) rabbits and reported that increased hepatic expression of EL in male Tg rabbits significantly reduced diet-ind...

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Main Authors: Chuan Wang, Manabu Niimi, Shuji Kitajima, Fumikazu Matsuhisa, Haizhao Yan, Sijun Dong, Jingyan Liang, Jianglin Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis
Hypercholesterolemia
Endothelial lipase
Sex hormones
Gender difference
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-019-1175-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-019-1175-4

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