Plasma PCSK9 correlates with apoB-48-containing triglyceride-rich lipoprotein production in men with insulin resistance

Intestinal triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) are important in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in insulin resistance (IR). We investigated the association of plasma proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) concentrations with apoB-48-containing TRL metabolism in 148 men disp...

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Main Authors: Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, André J. Tremblay, Jean-Charles Hogue, Valéry Lemelin, Benoît Lamarche, Patrick Couture
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520330595