Cholesterol-Lowering Agents
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Thyroid hormones: a potential ally to LDL-cholesterol-lowering agents.
L-thyroxine (LT4) treatment of hypothyroidism, particularly in patients with thyroid- stimulating hormone (TSH) >10mU/L, results in improved lipid profile, as LT4 stimulates low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) degradation and the conversion of cholesterol in bile acids by inducing LDL-receptor and 7 alpha hydroxylase expression, respectively. Statins decrease total cholesterol (TC) and ...
متن کاملCHOLESTEROL LOWERING EFFECT OF RHEUM RIBS IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC RABBITS
The effects of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Rheum ribs L. (RR) of the family polygonaceae was studied on serum cholesterol concentration in rabbits. To induce hypercholesterolemia, 0.5 g/kg/day of pure cholesterol powder was given orally to each rabbit for two weeks then cholesterol was halved and each group of animals was treated with a different regimen for another two weeks. Both t...
متن کاملLowering of Cholesterol Absorption
THE general association of high blood cholesterol levels with atherosclerosis has been almost universally accepted. Because of this association, doctors attempting to treat the disease have sought means to lower circulating cholesterol and thereby, possibly, to arrest or perhaps even to reverse the process of vascular deposition and narrowing. Numerous drugs employed to the present have achieve...
متن کاملLowering of Cholesterol Absorption
THE general association of high blood cholesterol levels with atherosclerosis has been almost universally accepted. Because of this association, doctors attempting to treat the disease have sought means to lower circulating cholesterol and thereby, possibly, to arrest or perhaps even to reverse the process of vascular deposition and narrowing. Numerous drugs employed to the present have achieve...
متن کاملCholesterol-lowering methods
While cholesterol [2] plays an important role in the body, too much of it can lead to serious health problems. While research indicates that niacin may be helpful at reducing cholesterol ? or at least not harmful when taken in appropriate doses ? there are more effective ways to lower cholesterol that have been clinically proven to work. Also, when niacin is consumed in high doses, it can cause...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0009-7330,1524-4571
DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.118.313238