Abstract Purpose of Review Cholesteryl ester transfer proteins (CETP) regulate plasma
cholesterol levels by transferring cholesteryl esters (CEs) among lipoproteins. Lipoprotein …

From an evolutionary perspective, lipoproteins are not only lipid transporters, but they also
have important functions in many aspects of immunity. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) …

A single-molecule three-dimensional (3D) structure is essential for understanding the
thermal vibrations and dynamics as well as the conformational changes during the chemical …

Mycoplasma pneumoniae, responsible for approximately 30% of community-acquired
human pneumonia, needs to extract lipids from the host environment for survival and …

The high density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction of human plasma consists of multiple
subpopulations of spherical particles that are structurally uniform, but heterogeneous in …

Bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS, endotoxins) are found in high amounts in the gut lumen.
LPS can cross the gut barrier and pass into the blood (endotoxemia), leading to low-grade …

Alterations in lipid composition and disturbed lipoprotein metabolism are involved in the
pathomechanism of Huntington's disease (HD). Here, we measured 112 lipoprotein …

Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Endothelial disfunction underlying the atherogenesis can be triggered by genotoxic stress in …

Abstract Intermediate-density lipoproteins (IDLs), the remnants of very-low-density
lipoproteins via lipolysis, are rich in cholesteryl ester and are associated with cardiovascular …

We have shown that lipid-associated loci discovered by genome-wide association studies
(GWAS) have pleiotropic effects on lipid metabolism, carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) …