Nonlinear optical responses of oxidized low-density lipoprotein: Cutoff point for z-scan peak-valley distance

MCP de Freitas, AMF Neto, NR Damasceno - … and Photodynamic Therapy, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of new methods to assess biomarkers of cardiovascular disease is
currently a subject of scientific research. This article broadens our view of nonlinear optical …

Z-scan analysis: a new method to determine the oxidative state of low-density lipoprotein and its association with multiple cardiometabolic biomarkers

MCP de Freitas, AM Figueiredo Neto… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
The great atherogenic potential of oxidized low-density lipoprotein has been widely
described in the literature. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the state of …

Advances in the non-linear optical investigation of lyotropic-like low-density human lipoproteins in the native and oxidised states

S Alves, AM Figueiredo Neto - Liquid Crystals, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The Z-Scan optical technique was recently used to measure the non-linear optical response
of human lipoproteins, in particular low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles, regarding their …

Feasibility of postprandial optical scattering of lipoproteins in blood as an optical marker of cardiovascular disease risk: modeling and experimental validation

A Pilvar, DW Smith, J Plutzky… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance Blood lipid levels (ie, triglycerides (TGs) and cholesterol) are a strong predictor
of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Current methods for measuring blood lipids require …

Non-linear optical responses of low-density lipoprotein are associated with intima-media thickness of carotid artery in athletes

HAR Fonseca, CR Bittencourt, FA Fonseca… - Cell biochemistry and …, 2016 - Springer
We investigated the association between the degree of oxidative modification of LDL
particles by non-linear optical response of LDL (Z-scan technique) and the presence of …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in lipoproteins associated with lipid-lowering and antiplatelet strategies in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Z Lotfollahi, APQ Mello, FAH Fonseca, LO Machado… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite lipid-lowering and antiplatelet therapy, the pattern of residual
lipoproteins seems relevant to long-term cardiovascular outcomes. This study aims to …

Characterization of native and oxidized human low-density lipoproteins by the Z-scan technique

SL Gómez, RF Turchiello, MC Jurado… - Chemistry and physics …, 2004 - Elsevier
The nonlinear optical response of human normal and oxidized by Cu2+ low-density
lipoproteins particles (LDL), were investigated by the Z-scan technique as a function of …

Small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is a potential marker for predicting laser treatment for retinopathy in diabetic patients

A Nakayama, H Morita, T Sato, T Kawahara… - … of atherosclerosis and …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Aim: We explored the superiority of small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLDL-
C) as a marker for predicting not only the occurrence of cardiovascular (CV) events but also …

Behavior of the thermal diffusivity of native and oxidized human low-density lipoprotein solutions studied by the -scan technique

PR Santos, TC Genaro-Mattos… - Journal of …, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Modifications in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) have emerged as a major pathogenic factor of
atherosclerosis, which is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world …

Structural and nonlinear optical characteristics of in vitro glycation of human low-density lipoprotein, as a function of time

AP de Queiroz Mello, G Albattarni… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a well-known risk marker for diabetes and
cardiovascular disease. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that native LDL particles …