Cardioprotective effects of light–moderate consumption of alcohol: a review of putative mechanisms

DP Agarwal - Alcohol and alcoholism, 2002 - academic.oup.com
There is abundant epidemiological and clinical evidence showing that light–moderate
drinking is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), total and …

Oxidative modification of HDL by lipid aldehydes impacts HDL function

R Fadaei, SS Davies - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2022 - Elsevier
Reduced levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol correlate with increased risk for
atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and HDL performs functions including reverse …

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibition beyond raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels: pathways by which modulation of CETP activity may alter …

AHEM Klerkx, KE Harchaoui… - … , and vascular biology, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is a promising strategy in the struggle
to prevent cardiovascular disease, and cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors …

[HTML][HTML] Association of oxidized ApoB and oxidized ApoA-I with high-risk coronary plaque features in cardiovascular disease

AV Sorokin, CG Hong, AM Aponte, EM Florida, J Tang… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND. Oxidized apolipoprotein B (oxLDL) and oxidized ApoA-I (oxHDL) are
proatherogenic. Their prognostic value for assessing high-risk plaques by coronary …

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein: the controversial relation to atherosclerosis and emerging new biological roles

HCF Oliveira, EC de Faria - IUBMB life, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) exerts a profound impact on high‐density
lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism and, consequently, on the risk of atherosclerosis development …

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein expression attenuates atherosclerosis in ovariectomized mice

PM Cazita, JA Berti, C Aoki, M Gidlund, LM Harada… - Journal of lipid …, 2003 - ASBMB
Reduced estrogen levels result in loss of protection from coronary heart disease in
postmenopausal women. Enhanced and diminished atherosclerosis have been associated …

Alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome

N Fujita, Y Takei - Hepatology Research, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol regularly for years is toxic to almost every tissue of
the body. On the other hand, epidemiological and clinical evidence shows that light‐to …

Atherosclerosis is enhanced by testosterone deficiency and attenuated by CETP expression in transgenic mice

AC Casquero, JA Berti, AG Salerno, EJB Bighetti… - Journal of lipid …, 2006 - ASBMB
In this work, we investigated the impact of testosterone deficiency and cholesteryl ester
transfer protein (CETP) expression on lipoprotein metabolism and diet-induced …

The association between HDL-C and subclinical atherosclerosis depends on CETP plasma concentration: insights from the IMPROVE study

GI Colombo, V Bianconi, A Bonomi, S Simonelli… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The impact of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) on atherosclerosis is highly debated.
This study aimed to investigate the associations between plasma CETP or CETP genotypes …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidized low-density lipoproteins and their antibodies: Relationships with the reverse cholesterol transport and carotid atherosclerosis in adults without …

PFC Ferreira, VHS Zago, LD Fabio, NB Panzoldo… - Clinica Chimica …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Metabolic predictors and the atherogenicity of oxidized LDL (oxLDL) and
the specific antibodies against oxLDL (oxLDL Ab) are unclear and controversial. METHODS …