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Hypercholesterolemia
Reports outline hypercholesterolemia research from Pfizer Inc.
May 16th, 2008
A new study, 'Phospholipid transfer protein deficiency ameliorates diet-induced hypercholesterolemia and inflammation in mice,' is now available. According to a study from the United States, "Phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) facilitates the transfer of phospholipids from triglyceride-rich lipoproteins into HDL. PLTP has been shown to be an important factor in lipoprotein metabolism and atherogenesis." "Here, we report that chronic high-fat, high-cholesterol diet feeding markedly increased plasma cholesterol levels in C57BL/6 mice. PLTP deficiency attenuated diet-induced hypercholesterolemia by dramatically reducing apolipoprotein E-rich lipoproteins (-88%) and, to a...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-05-16)
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