The HDL proteome: a marker–and perhaps mediator–of coronary artery disease
One important cardioprotective function of HDL is to remove cholesterol from lipid-laden macrophages in the artery wall. HDL also exerts anti-inflammatory effects that might inhibit atherogenesis. However, HDL has been proposed to be dysfunctional in humans with established coronary artery disease (...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520306064 |