The challenges of proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin-9 inhibitors for lipid guidelines and models of care.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although the role for microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulating multiple physiological processes including apoptosis, cell differentiation, and cancer is well established, the importance of these tiny RNAs in regulating lipid metabolism has only recently been uncovered. This review summarizes the evidence for ...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Fernández-Hernando C,Suárez Y,Rayner KJ,Moore KJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Epidemiological and clinical studies link low levels of HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) with increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, genetic polymorphisms linked to HDL-C do not associate consistently with CVD risk, and randomized clinical studies of drugs that elevate HDL-C v...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Ronsein GE,Heinecke JW

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to present recent information on lipid lowering in diabetes mellitus. New information from randomized clinical trials will be discussed together with implications for clinical practice. Residual risk persists despite statin therapy and additional approaches, particularly ...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Betteridge DJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease. Fibroblasts from individuals with Niemann-Pick type C exhibit defective intracellular cholesterol transport. Linkage analysis has led to the recent cloning of the NPC1 gene on human chromosome 18, which is the major disease locus. Analysis ...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Liscum L,Klansek JJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Several members of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family have been identified as key regulators of energy metabolism in rodents and nonhuman primates. Translational studies show that their metabolic actions are largely conserved in humans, which led to the development of various FGF-based drugs, i...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Struik D,Dommerholt MB,Jonker JW

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Unregulated uptake of oxidized LDL by macrophages to form foam cells is the hallmark for atherosclerosis. The paraoxonase (PON) family of enzymes plays a critical role in attenuating atherosclerotic lesion formation by hydrolyzing lipid peroxides (LOOHs) and preventing the oxidation of LDL particles a...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： White CR,Anantharamaiah GM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Further understanding of the causative link between plasma lipids and coronary heart disease will come from a deeper appreciation of the impact of lipoprotein heterogeneity on the processes of atherosclerosis and thrombosis. It is now widely appreciated that remnants of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, IDL and specific...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Packard CJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the role of the microRNA-30c (miR-30c) in lipid metabolism and adipogenesis, to address consequences associated with reduced expression in cancer and cardiac function, and to speculate benefits of overexpressing miR-30c in the treatment of hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, and cancer. REC...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Irani S,Hussain MM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Familial hypercholesterolaemia is a hereditary disorder of lipoprotein metabolism which causes a lifelong increase in LDL-C levels resulting in premature coronary heart disease. The present review looks at some of the recent literature on how molecular methods can be used to assist in the definitive d...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Graham CA,Latten MJ,Hart PJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rather than a link in a causal chain leading to hypertension, insulin resistance and resultant hyperinsulinemia may be 'spokes on a wheel', with central or visceral obesity as the postulated hub of the wheel. Hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and high density lipoprotein cholesterol are depicted as other spokes. Newl...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Hopkins PN,Hunt SC,Wu LL,Williams GH,Williams RR

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the recent studies directly comparing LDL and lipoprotein(a) as causal factors for cardiovascular disease and mortality. RECENT FINDINGS:In approximately 100,000 individuals from the Copenhagen General Population Study for risk of myocardial infarction, in observational analyses per 39 m...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Langsted A,Nordestgaard BG

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the last 2 years, significant advances in the understanding of HDL particle structure and the associations between particle structure, function, and atherosclerosis have been made. We will review and provide clinical and epidemiological context to these recent advances. RECENT FINDINGS:Several rec...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Wilkins JT,Seckler HS

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Atherogenic dyslipidaemia, characterized by high plasma triglycerides (a surrogate for triglyceride-rich remnant lipoproteins) and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), is prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and contributes to a high modifiable residual cardiovascula...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Fruchart JC,Santos RD

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression profiling and genomic DNA sequence comparisons are increasingly being applied to the identification and analysis of the genes that are involved in lipid metabolism. Not only has genome-wide expression profiling aided in the identification of novel genes that are involved in important processes in lipid meta...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Callow MJ,Rubin EM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this review is to summarize and discuss recent advances in the understanding of the physiological role of lipoprotein lipase in lipid and energy metabolism. RECENT FINDINGS:Studies on the transcriptional and the posttranscriptional level of lipoprotein lipase expression have provided new i...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Preiss-Landl K,Zimmermann R,Hämmerle G,Zechner R

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The interest for the human HDL system was recently revived by the identification of the ABCA1 as a critical component in the formation and maintenance of plasma HDL levels. The present review focuses on recent progress in our understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying HDL biogenesis pathways. R...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Krimbou L,Marcil M,Genest J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an update on clinical trials of gene therapy for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease published since 1 August 2001 and summarize the general advantages and potential problems of gene transfer in these disorders. RECENT FINDINGS:There are two major areas in which gene therapy has entered...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Freedman SB

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatic gene therapy for the treatment of dyslipidemia is an area of active investigation. A substantial body of data indicates that the transfer of various lipid-lowering genes to the liver is an effective method of restoring normal plasma lipids in animal models of dyslipidemia. Most studies have used adenoviral vec...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Oka K,Davis AR,Chan L

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Remnant lipoproteins that persist in the bloodstream after each meal have become increasingly important contributors to atherosclerotic vascular disease, owing to the spread of overnutrition, underexertion, obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. Here, we review recent work that clarified lo...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Williams KJ,Chen K

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The antioxidant activity of high-density lipoprotein is largely due to the paraoxonase 1 located on it. Experiments with transgenic paraoxonase 1 knock-out mice indicate the potential for this enzyme to protect against atherogenesis. This effect of high-density lipoprotein in decreasing low-density li...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Mackness B,Durrington PN,Mackness MI

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review examines recent evidence proposing that lipids and lipoproteins can act as nuclear factors regulating chromatin structure. These novel data broaden our understanding of the mechanisms by which lipoproteins can affect basic biological phenomena such as transcription, genome stability, and c...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Zaina S,Døssing KB,Lindholm MW,Lund G

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) and especially its inflammatory variant nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have become a major challenge to healthcare systems worldwide because of the increasing prevalence of its major risk factors obesity and type 2 diabetes, which are closely linked to overeating, ...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Schattenberg JM,Schuppan D

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present review summarizes recent advances in the transcriptional regulation of the human apolipoprotein genes, focusing mostly, but not exclusively, on in-vivo studies and signaling mechanisms that affect apolipoprotein gene transcription. An attempt is made to explain how interactions of transcription factors tha...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Zannis VI,Kan HY,Kritis A,Zanni EE,Kardassis D

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein E has key functions in lipoprotein metabolism, and polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein E gene are associated with distinct lipoprotein patterns. The possibility of gene-nutrient interactions for apolipoprotein E has been addressed in many studies. Although results have generally been mixed, the indicati...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Rubin J,Berglund L

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many individuals, LDL-cholesterol levels rise following increased consumption of dietary cholesterol or saturated and trans-monounsaturated fatty acids. In others, a reduction of cholesterogenesis fully compensates for these effects. In responding individuals, much of the increase in LDL-cholesterol observed may re...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Fielding CJ

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent epidemiological data have reaffirmed that elevated plasma triglyceride and low HDL-cholesterol levels are important risk factors for atherosclerotic vascular disease. The rationale for the clinical use of fibric acid derivatives, which are designed to correct this metabolic nexus, is now on firmer ground. The m...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Watts GF,Dimmitt SB

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Endocannabinoids are defined as endogenous agonists of cannabinoid receptors, that is, of the two G-protein-coupled receptors for the Cannabis psychoactive principle Delta-tetra-hydrocannabinol. Two such endogenous mediators have been most thoroughly studied so far: anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycer...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Di Marzo V,Petrosino S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The nine members of the proprotein convertase family play major physiological roles during development and in the adult, and their dysregulation leads to various diseases. The primary objective of this article is to review recent findings on the clinical importance of some of these convertases concent...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Seidah NG,Chrétien M,Mbikay M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Inflammation has been widely acknowledged to contribute throughout all stages of atherogenesis. However, these recent advances in our understanding have not been translated into clinical practice in which the mainstay of treatment is still lipid-targeted therapy. This review provides an overview of pr...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： van der Valk FM,van Wijk DF,Stroes ES

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microsomal triglyceride transfer protein is necessary for the assembly and secretion of lipoproteins containing apolipoprotein B. During the past year, significant progress has been made towards understanding the role of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein in lipoprotein assembly at both a cellular and molecu...

journal_title：Current opinion in lipidology

authors： Gordon DA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00