Thematic review series: The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis. Effects of infection and inflammation on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism mechanisms and consequences to the host1

Thematic review series: The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis. Effects of infection and inflammation on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism mechanisms and consequences to the host1

Infection and inflammation induce the acute-phase response (APR), leading to multiple alterations in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Plasma triglyceride levels increase from increased VLDL secretion as a result of adipose tissue lipolysis, increased de novo hepatic fatty acid synthesis, and suppre...

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Main Authors: Weerapan Khovidhunkit, Min-Sun Kim, Riaz A. Memon, Judy K. Shigenaga, Arthur H. Moser, Kenneth R. Feingold, Carl Grunfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
acute-phase response
endotoxin
lipopolysaccharide
cytokine
atherosclerosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520317752

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