Effect of long-term dietary sphingomyelin supplementation on atherosclerosis in mice.

Sphingomyelin (SM) levels in the circulation correlate positively with atherosclerosis burden. SM is a ubiquitous component of human diets, but it is unclear if dietary SM increases circulating SM levels. Dietary choline increases atherosclerosis by raising circulating trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO)...

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Main Authors: Rosanna W S Chung, Zeneng Wang, Christina A Bursill, Ben J Wu, Philip J Barter, Kerry-Anne Rye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5730175?pdf=render