Geographic and ethnic differences in gallstone prevalence rates and familial clustering of
cholelithiasis imply that genetic factors influence the risk of gallstone formation. Recently …

The beneficial therapeutic effects of raising HDL cholesterol are proving difficult to confirm in
humans. The evaluation of antiatherogenic functions of HDL is an important area of research …

Objective—Low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels are frequently observed in
familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and might be associated with functional alterations of …

OBJECTIVE: Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and phospholipid transfer protein
(PLTP) are two genetically-related plasma proteins involved in the exchange of cholesteryl …

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) exerts a profound impact on high‐density
lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism and, consequently, on the risk of atherosclerosis development …

Scavenger receptor SR-BI significantly contributes to HDL cholesterol metabolism and
atherogenesis in mice. However, the role of SR-BI may not be as pronounced in humans …

Objective—Therapeutic strategies to raise low plasma HDL-cholesterol levels, with
concomitant normalization of the intravascular metabolism, physicochemical properties, and …

Objective The systemic function of CETP has been well characterized. CETP plasma activity
reduces HDL cholesterol and thus increases the risk of atherosclerosis. Here, we …

Objective: We recently described that hypertriglyceridemic apolipoprotein (apo) CIII
transgenic mice show increased whole body metabolic rate. In this study, we used these apo …

Lipid transfer proteins (PLTP and CETP) play roles in atherogenesis by modifying the
arterial intima cholesterol content via altering the concentration and function of plasma …