42,516 results match your criteria Hypercholesterolemia Polygenic
Gastroenterology 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801. Electronic address:
Background & Aims: The nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 2 (NR0B2, also called SHP) is expressed at high levels in liver and intestine. Postprandial fibroblast growth factor 19 (human FGF19, mouse FGF15) signaling increases the transcriptional activity of SHP. We studied the functions of SHP and FGF19 in intestines of mice, including their regulation of expression of the cholesterol transporter NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 (NPC1L1) and cholesterol absorption. Read More
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2018 Dec 6:1-4. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
a Biomedical Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties , University of Palermo , Palermo , Italy.
Cancer Sci 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan, 329-0498.
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a common cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, effective therapeutic strategies for preventing and treating NASH-mediated liver cirrhosis and HCC are lacking. Cholesterol is closely associated with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a key factor that promotes HCC. Read More
Int J Cancer 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
The mTOR inhibitor everolimus is effective against advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs). However, it can cause metabolic adverse events, such as hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia. In this work we aimed at evaluating the impact of systemic and tumor lipid metabolism on everolimus efficacy. Read More
Eur J Nutr 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Major of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Human Ecology, The Catholic University of Korea, 43 Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, 14662, Republic of Korea.
Purpose: Although a high-carbohydrate diet typically shows low-fat intake, the prevalence of metabolic abnormalities in Asian countries has increased. We evaluated three types of a high-carbohydrate diet and its association with cardiometabolic risk factors in the Korean adult population.
Methods: A total of 14,438 adults (5813 men and 8625 women) who participated in the 2008-2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys were selected. Read More
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 2018 Oct 1;11(10):40-43. Epub 2018 Oct 1.
Drs. Platsidaki, Vasalou, Gerodimou, Markantoni, Kouris, Gregoriou, Rigopoulos, and Kontochristopoulos are with the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at Andreas Sygros Skin Hospital in Athens, Greece.
Skin tags (STs) are benign skin lesions. Their definite etiology remains unknown. We aim to examine the association of obesity, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, thyroid abnormalities, acanthosis nigricans, and multiple STs in a Greek primary population. Read More
Cell J 2019 Apr 18;21(1):86-91. Epub 2018 Nov 18.
Department of Medical Genetics, National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran. Electronic
Objective: APOB-related familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common hereditary hyperchlosterolemia with an autosomal dominant pattern. A number of APOB variants are the most important risk factors for hyperchlosterolemia. APOB is a large glycoprotein that plays an important role in the metabolism of lipoproteins in the human body. Read More
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2018 Sep 26. Epub 2018 Sep 26.
Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Italy. Electronic address:
Aims: To review the formation, catabolism, and the possible atherogenic properties of Lp-X.
Data Synthesis: The conversion of cholesterol to bile acids is regulated by several mechanisms including cholesterol 7 alpha hydroxylase, fibroblast growth factor 19, and farnesoid X receptors. During cholestasis these mechanisms are altered and there is an accumulation of bile acids and cholesterol in plasma. Read More
J Clin Lipidol 2018 Nov 7. Epub 2018 Nov 7.
Department of Medicine, Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Background: Achilles tendon xanthoma (ATX) results from tendon thickening and subclinical inflammation triggered by hypercholesterolemia, and is associated with more severe coronary artery disease and a higher risk of cardiovascular events. The ability to detect ATX by clinical examination is limited, and diagnostic imaging, for instance, using ultrasonography or magnetic resonance imagine (MRI), may improve the identification of ATX. However, the accuracy of ultrasound (US) imaging or MRI in identifying ATX in people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) has not been systematically reviewed. Read More
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Grupo EpiChron de Investigación en Enfermedades Crónicas, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), IIS Aragón, REDISSEC ISCIII, Zaragoza, España.
Background And Objective: Sub-optimal adherence to treatment in the general population has been highlighted in several studies, especially in the elderly and/or chronic patients. This study aims to describe the adherence to treatment of diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia and hypertension, and to identify the factors that influence adherence.
Material And Method: Retrospective, cross-sectional observational study on 16,208 patients aged ≥65 years from the EpiChron Cohort who initiated monotherapy treatment of an antidiabetic, a lipid-lowering or an antihypertensive medication in 2010. Read More
Pharmacol Res 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Medical and Surgery Sciences Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Aim: To evaluate canrenone effects compared to other therapies on cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and preserved systolic function after 10 years of evaluation.
Methods: We enrolled 502 patients with CHF and preserved systolic function. Patients were followed with a mean follow-up of 10 years: 166 patients were in therapy with canrenone, while 336 patients were in conventional therapy. Read More
Arq Bras Cardiol 2018 Dec;111(6):822-823
Instituto do Coração (InCor), São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
Georgian Med News 2018 Oct(283):69-72
I. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University, Ukraine.
The clinical experience implies poor prognosis in women with myocardial infarction (MI). We performed a retrospective cohort study of 1395 patients - 987 (70,75%) men and 408 (29,25%) women) aged of 64,63±11,43 years with myocardial infarction and comorbidity hospitalized between 2010-2016. This study shows an increase of mortality in women with myocardial infarction during the last 4 years from 23,1% to 34,2%. Read More
Nutrients 2018 Dec 1;10(12). Epub 2018 Dec 1.
College of Animal Biotechnology & Resource, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea.
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a combination of several metabolic disorders, including obesity, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia. A simultaneous occurrence is one of the most crucial features of metabolic syndrome; therefore, we selected an animal model in which this would be reflected. We fed C57BL/6N mice a high-fat diet for 23 weeks to develop metabolic syndrome and examined the efficacy of (RO) for hyperglycemia and hypercholesterolemia. Read More
Nutrients 2018 Dec 1;10(12). Epub 2018 Dec 1.
Wihuri Research Institute, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
This review covers the current knowledge about plant stanol esters as a dietary treatment option for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (he-FH) children. The current estimation of the prevalence of he-FH is about one out of 200⁻250 persons. In this autosomal dominant disease, the concentration of plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is strongly elevated since birth. Read More
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2018 Dec;35(6):783-786
McKusick-Zhang Center for Genetic Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
Objective: To screen for LDLR gene mutations in 9 patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
Methods: All exons of the LDLR gene and flanking intronic sequences were amplified by PCR and subjected to automatic DNA sequencing. For patients with homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations, parental DNA sequencing or T cloning sequencing was carried out to determine the parental origin of the mutant alleles. Read More
J Lipids 2018 28;2018:6298739. Epub 2018 Oct 28.
The National Center (Institute) for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics (NCDEG)/The University of Jordan, Jordan.
Background: Dyslipidemia is one of the major modifiable risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease and type two diabetes mellitus. Knowing the current prevalence of dyslipidemia is an important step for increasing awareness of the problem and for proper planning of health programs for prevention of its negative clinical effects.
Methods: A national population based household sample was selected from north, middle, and south regions of Jordan in 2017. Read More
J Cardiol 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Background: Alirocumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9, given every 2 weeks (Q2W), significantly reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in Japanese hypercholesterolemic patients on background statin. We evaluated alirocumab 150mg every 4 weeks (Q4W) in patients on lowest-dose statin or non-statin lipid-lowering therapy (LLT).
Methods: ODYSSEY NIPPON was a double-blind study conducted in Japanese patients with LDL-C ≥100mg/dL (heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or non-familial hypercholesterolemia with coronary heart disease) or ≥120mg/dL (non-familial hypercholesterolemia, Japan Atherosclerosis Society category III) on atorvastatin 5mg/day or non-statin LLT. Read More
Atherosclerosis 2018 Nov 10;280:109-117. Epub 2018 Nov 10.
Sections of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Background And Aims: Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is a common genetic disorder characterized by elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and increased cardiovascular disease risk. Despite multiple LDL-C-lowering therapies, many HeFH patients do not reach LDL-C targets. Mipomersen, an antisense oligonucleotide against apolipoprotein B (apoB), might further lower LDL-C in HeFH patients. Read More
Shock 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Although remote ischemic postconditioning (RIPC) was shown to confer cardioprotection against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in normal animals, whether RIPC-induced cardioprotection are altered in the presence of hypercholesterolemia, a comorbidity with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, has yet to be determined. Normal or 2% cholesterol chow was fed to male C57BL/6J mice for 12 weeks to induce hypercholesterolemia, then normal or hypercholesterolemic murine hearts were exposed to AMI by coronary artery ligation. RIPC was induced by four episodes of 5 min femoral artery occlusion followed by 5 min reperfusion immediately after myocardial reperfusion in mice. Read More
Atherosclerosis 2018 Nov 17;280:85-91. Epub 2018 Nov 17.
Diabetes Center for Children and Adolescents, Children's Hospital AUF DER BULT, Hannover, Germany.
Background And Aims: Lipid disorders are often detected very late, particularly in affected young children. We evaluated the feasibility of a screening for LDL-hypercholesterolemia (highLDL) among toddlers and preschoolers.
Methods: Population-based screening has been offered to all children (2-6 years) living in the State of Lower Saxony, Germany, with capillary blood sampling for detection of elevated LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C ≥ 135 mg/dL). Read More
Neth Heart J 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Amsterdam UMC (Location: VU University Medical Center), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Introduction: Interventions to reduce the impact of modifiable risk factors, such as hypercholesterolaemia, smoking, and overweight, have the potential to significantly decrease the cardiovascular disease burden. The majority of the global population is unaware of their own risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Parallel to the lack of awareness, a rise in obesity and diabetes is observed. Read More
J Atheroscler Thromb 2018 Nov 27. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Institute for Biological Functions, Chubu University.
J Lipid Res 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
INRA, France;
Recently, the gut microbiota has emerged as a crucial factor that influences cholesterol metabolism. Ever since, significant interest is shown on investigating these host-microbiome interactions to uncover microbiome-mediated functions on cholesterol and bile acid metabolism. Indeed, changes in gut bacterial composition and hence their derived metabolites have been previously reported to subsequently impact the metabolic processes and have been linked to several diseases. Read More
PLoS One 2018 28;13(11):e0206326. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dyslipidaemia is a primary risk factor for cardiometabolic disease, causing over 17 million deaths globally in 2015. However, the burden of dyslipidaemia and factors associated with lipid levels remain unknown in many rural African populations. Therefore, this study evaluated the association of socio-demographic, anthropometric and behavioural factors with lipid levels in rural Ghana. Read More
Mol Cell Biochem 2018 Nov 27. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland.
Studies designed to examine effects of fat mass reduction (including lipodystrophy and lipectomy) on human serum total and LDL-cholesterol concentrations are inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to examine effect of partial lipectomy in rats (as an experimental model of fat mass reduction in humans) on (1) circulating total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol + VLDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol concentrations, and (2) factors which may affect serum cholesterol concentrations such as: (a) liver LDL-receptor level, (b) expression of liver PCSK9 and (c) circulating PCSK9 concentration. Reduction of rat adipose tissue mass resulted in an increase in circulating total and LDL + VLDL-cholesterol concentrations, which was associated with (a) decrease in liver LDL-R level, (b) increase in liver PCSK9 expression, and (c) increase in circulating PCSK9 concentration as compared with sham controls. Read More
Herz 2018 Nov 27. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 1069 Xietu Road, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Background: The VOYAGER meta-analysis reported on the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)-lowering effect of commonly used statins in Caucasian subjects. As there is limited literature available on the efficacy of statins in Asian populations, the current meta-analysis compared the effects of rosuvastatin and atorvastatin on LDL-C levels in an East Asian population.
Methods: The MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases were searched for randomized controlled trials comparing lipid-lowering effects of rosuvastatin and atorvastatin in an East Asian population. Read More
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018 12;9:658. Epub 2018 Nov 12.
Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by the clustering of hyperglycemia, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and central adiposity. Altitude has been proposed as a protective factor to prevent the development of MetS and its components. To determine whether living at geographical elevation is associated with MetS and its individual components after adjustment for potential confounders in an Ecuadoran population. Read More
Aging (Albany NY) 2018 Nov 27. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Department of Pediatrics, Molecular Genetics Section, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen 9713 AV, The Netherlands.
Int J Cardiol 2018 Nov 20. Epub 2018 Nov 20.
Sports Medicine Unit, Orthopedics, Aging and Rehabilitation Area; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
Background: Pre-participation screening (PPS) of athletes aged over 35 years (master athletes, MA) is a major concern in Sports Cardiology. In this population, sports-related sudden cardiac death is rare but usually due to coronary atherosclerosis (CA). Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) has changed the approach to diagnosis/management of CA, but its role in this context still needs to be assessed. Read More
Praxis (Bern 1994) 2018 Nov;107(24):1345-1353
1 Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie, Osteologie und Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Abstract. Familial hypercholesterolemia secondary to heterozygous mutations in the LDL receptor, Apolipoprotein B or PCSK9 gene is characterized by 2- to 3-fold elevated LDL cholesterol levels, premature atherosclerosis and extravascular cholesterol deposits (tendon xanthomata, corneal arcus). The same phenotype may occur if a person carries several LDL cholesterol rising polymorphisms (polygenic FH). Read More
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2018 Nov 27:1-11. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
e Department of Cardiac Surgery , Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University , Shanghai , China.
Introduction: Statins are the first line of therapy to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in order to decrease cardiovascular events. Pitavastatin is the latest statin to be introduced to the market. Areas covered: In this article, the authors review the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of pitavastatin. Read More
Clin Infect Dis 2018 Nov 26. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Background: Noninfectious comorbid diseases (NCDs) contribute to morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected populations in resource-rich countries. With antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up in Africa, understanding the burden of NCDs informs public health strategy. We describe NCDs across four countries in The African Cohort Study (AFRICOS). Read More
Front Psychiatry 2018 9;9:573. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
Unit of Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Centre for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Prilly, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Multiple studies conducted in the general population identified an association between self-reported coffee consumption and plasma lipid levels. To date, no study assessed whether and which plasma methylxanthines (caffeine and/or its metabolites, i.e. Read More
J Clin Lipidol 2018 Oct 29. Epub 2018 Oct 29.
Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Background: Tendon xanthomas are accumulations of collagen and macrophages, which contain cholesterol esters and a marker of high risk for coronary artery disease (CAD).
Objective: The aim of the article was to clarify whether the presence of Achilles tendon thickening (ATT) was associated with disease severity and plaque vulnerability in patients with CAD.
Methods: A total of 241 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and ATT assessment were analyzed. Read More
Atherosclerosis 2018 Nov 14;280:51-57. Epub 2018 Nov 14.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, 06129, Italy.
Background And Aims: Despite hypercholesterolemia has been recognized to increase cardiovascular risk in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, cholesterol-lowering therapy is underused in this population, due to fear of drug-drug interactions with antiretroviral therapy (ART). We investigated the effects of a nutraceutical combination (NC) on lipid profile, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), subclinical inflammation and arterial stiffness in ART-treated HIV-infected patients.
Methods: This was a prospective randomized open-label trial with a cross-over design including 30 stable HIV-infected patients on ART with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) >115 mg/dL, not taking lipid-lowering treatment. Read More
Nat Rev Cardiol 2018 Nov 22. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
Department of Epidemiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in China. To develop effective and timely strategies to cope with the challenges of CVD epidemics, we need to understand the current epidemiological features of the major types of CVD and the implications of these features for the prevention and treatment of CVD. In this Review, we summarize eight important features of the epidemiology of CVD in China. Read More
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Nov 19. Epub 2018 Nov 19.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China; School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Electronic address:
Background: Recent clinical studies have yielded controversial results regarding the effect of probiotics on lipid profiles. To assess the efficacy of probiotics in lowering serum lipid concentrations, we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Methods: Literature from the PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases were searched and screened. Read More
Lancet Public Health 2018 Dec 20;3(12):e576-e585. Epub 2018 Nov 20.
Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Electronic address:
Background: Combinations of lifestyle factors interact to increase mortality. Combinations of traditional factors such as smoking and alcohol are well described, but the additional effects of emerging factors such as television viewing time are not. The effect of socioeconomic deprivation on these extended lifestyle risks also remains unclear. Read More
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2018 Nov 20;101:71-78. Epub 2018 Nov 20.
Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 382 481, India. Electronic address:
Gallic acid is a phenolic acid ubiquitously present in numerous medicinal plants and food beverages. Gallic acid is also a potent anti-oxidant phytochemical possessing numerous medicinal potentials against various ailments such as diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and other life-threatening diseases including malignancy. Present study was aimed to evaluate acute and sub-acute toxicity of gallic acid in albino mice. Read More
Int J Endocrinol Metab 2018 Jul 10;16(3):e59946. Epub 2018 Jul 10.
Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background: For addressing the burden of non-communicable diseases and policymaking, the world health organization uses World Bank income group to classify countries. This calcification method might not be optimal. This study aimed to investigate the role of World Bank income group, health expenditure, and cardiometabolic risk factors of countries in explaining the gap between their cardiometabolic mortality. Read More
Patient Prefer Adherence 2018 29;12:2263-2266. Epub 2018 Oct 29.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Evolocumab is a PCSK9 inhibitor which is administered subcutaneously, and when added to statin therapy it has been shown to cause a significant incremental LDL-C reduction, leading to a reduction of cardiovascular risk. Evolocumab has a favorable side effect profile, and its self-administration at home appears to be safe and effective with the appropriate training and instructions from a health care provider. Current studies are showing encouraging results regarding adherence to evolocumab in real-life settings, and adherence rates to evolocumab appear to be better than those to statins. Read More
Drug Des Devel Ther 2018 29;12:3645-3651. Epub 2018 Oct 29.
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia,
Introduction: Rosuvastatin reduces concentrations of total cholesterol (TC) and is used for the management of hypercholesterolemia and prevention of acute coronary syndromes. There are no published reports estimating infant exposure to rosuvastatin through breast milk.
Purpose: The aims of this study were to quantify concentrations of rosuvastatin in human milk and plasma from a lactating woman taking rosuvastatin and to investigate potential infant exposure. Read More
J Lipid Res 2018 Nov 21. Epub 2018 Nov 21.
University of California, San Francisco, United States
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) targets the LDL receptor (LDLR) for degradation, increasing plasma LDL and, consequently, cardiovascular risk. Uptake of secreted PCSK9 is required for its effect on the LDLR, and LDL itself inhibits this uptake, though how it does so remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the relationship between LDL, the PCSK9:LDLR interaction, and PCSK9 uptake. Read More
Cell Rep 2018 Nov;25(8):2044-2052.e5
Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Experimental Vascular Biology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Cancer Center Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address:
Metabolic reprogramming has emerged as a crucial regulator of immune cell activation, but how systemic metabolism influences immune cell metabolism and function remains to be investigated. To investigate the effect of dyslipidemia on immune cell metabolism, we performed in-depth transcriptional, metabolic, and functional characterization of macrophages isolated from hypercholesterolemic mice. Systemic metabolic changes in such mice alter cellular macrophage metabolism and attenuate inflammatory macrophage responses. Read More
Arch Endocrinol Metab 2018 Oct;62(5):552-559
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, ES, Brasil.
Objective: Angola is a sub-Saharan African country where the population has scarce access to lipidlowering medication. We sought to determine the frequency of lipid disorders among Angolan nonusers of lipid-lowering medication.
Material And Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in a sample of 604 workers from the public sector. Read More
Acta Derm Venereol 2018 Nov 21. Epub 2018 Nov 21.
Copenhagen Research Group for Inflammatory Skin (CORGIS), Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark.
Psoriasis is associated with cardiometabolic comorbidity; however, whether this is due to common lifestyle-related risk factors is unclear. This study investigated the association between psoriasis and cardiometabolic comorbidity, taking body mass index and smoking into account. The population comprised expectant mothers in the Danish National Birth Cohort (established 1996-2002). Read More
J Clin Lipidol 2018 Oct 24. Epub 2018 Oct 24.
Department of Internal Medicine V (Nephrology, Rheumatology, Hypertensiology, Endocrinolgy, Diabetology), Mannheim Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Mannheim Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. Electronic address:
A 33-year-old female had suffered from spontaneously recurrent bursitis and tendosynovitis/enthesitis of the patellar and Achilles tendons for about 10 years. The episodes of immobilization increased. Ultrasound imaging of the swollen and painful tendons showed chronic inflammation with neoangiogenesis within the tendons and hypoechoic lesions. Read More
Atherosclerosis 2018 Nov 12. Epub 2018 Nov 12.
Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Background And Aims: The International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) has proposed that patients with "severe" FH (SFH) would warrant early and more aggressive cholesterol-lowering treatment such as with PCSK9 inhibitors. SFH is diagnosed if LDL-cholesterol (LDLC) > 10 mmol/L, or LDLC >8.0 mmol/L plus one high-risk feature, or LDLC >5 mmol/L plus two high-risk features. Read More
Per Med 2018 11 20. Epub 2018 Nov 20.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Aim: We first investigated the distribution of APOE genotypes in Lebanese general population and Alzheimer's disease study (ADS) groups, and compared it with 1000 genomes populations. Then, we assessed eventual association between APOE genotypes, hypercholesterolemia and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 591 individuals. Read More