HDL and LDL Cholesterol : Physiology and Clinical Significance.

Intro -- HDL and LDL Cholesterol: Physiology and Clinical Significance -- Contents -- Preface -- Cost-Effectiveness of Pharmacological Therapies to Reduce LDL-Cholesterol Levels -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Recommendations for Cholesterol-Lowering Therapies -- Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs -- Cost-Effectiveness of Secondary Prevention of CHD with Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs -- Cost-Effectiveness of Primary Prevention of CHD with Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs -- Cost-Effectiveness of Statins to Reduce LDL-Cholesterol and Achieve ATP-III Objectives -- Conclusion -- References -- Mechanisms for Oxidative Modification of LDL by Cigarette Smoking: New Insight into Potential Implications for Atherosclerosis -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Development of Assay Methods of Modified LDL -- 3. Evidence of Modified LDL in the Plasma by CSE -- 4. Evidence of Peroxynitrite-Generating Species in CSE -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Selective LDL Apheresis Reduced on Plasma Concentrations of Adhesion Molecules -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Patients and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Pleiotropic Effects of Atorvastatin on Vascular Injury in Diabetes -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Effects of Atorvastatin on Diabetic Retinopathy -- Effects of Atorvastatin on Diabetic Nephropathy -- Effects of Atorvastatin on CVD in Diabetes -- Possible Molecular Mechanisms by which Atorvastatin Exerted Beneficial Effects on Vascular Injury in Diabetes -- Conclusion -- References -- Antibodies to Oxidatively Modified LDL and Atherosclerosis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Measures of "Auto"Antibodies to OxLDL -- Clinical Studies -- Conclusion -- References.

Overview of Longevity-Associated Mitochondrial DNA 5178 C/A Polymorphism and a Discussion of its Modulation of the Effects of Habitual Smoking on Serum Total and LDL Cholesterol Levels in Middle-Aged Japanese Men -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Subjects and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Cholesterol-HDL Levels and Functionality of the HDL Particle, Its Anti-Inflammatory/Antioxidant Properties -- Abstract -- Introduction -- HDL Cholesterol Levels and Quality of the HDL Particle -- Genetic Traits Related with the HDL Particle and their Relationship with Cardiovascular Disease -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- The Role of HDL-Associated Enzymes in Bovine Reproduction -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Relationship between Negative Energy Balance and Reproduction -- Oxidative Stress in Dairy Cows -- Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of HDL -- Conclusion -- References -- HDL Physicochemical Characteristics as Determinants of Their Plasma Concentrations: What We Have Learned from Thiazolidinediones -- Abstract -- Introduction -- HDL Metabolism -- Apolipoproteins as Determinants of HDL Metabolism -- Lipids and HDL Metabolism: Possible Contribution of the Surface Electric Charge -- HDL Size as Determinant of Their Catabolism -- PPAR Activation and HDL Metabolism -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- High-Density Lipoproteins and Coronary Heart Disease HDLs: A Heterogeneous and Multi-Functional Lipoprotein Class -- Abstract -- Introduction -- HDL Heterogeneity -- Formation and Remodeling of HDL -- The Role of HDL in CHD -- Low HDL as a Risk Factor and a Therapeutic Target -- HDL-Related Therapy -- References -- Index.

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