Relationship of hypertriglyceridemia to atherosclerosis.

Meeting Summary Relationship of Hypertriglyceridemia to Atherosclerosis

O June8-10,1981, the Lipid Metabolism-Atherogenesis Branch of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute sponsored a workshop entitled, "The Relationship of Hypertriglyceridemia to Atherosclerosis," in Bethesda, Maryland. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together a large number of investigators with primary interests in epidemiology, genetics, nutrition, pathology, and basic and clin...

The Chylomicron: Relationship to Atherosclerosis

The B-containing lipoproteins are the transporters of cholesterol, and the evidence suggests that the apo B48-containing postprandial chylomicron particles and the triglyceride-rich very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles play an important part in the development of the plaque both directly and indirectly by their impact on LDL composition. The ratio of dietary to synthesised cholesterol ...

Lipoprotein lipase and apoE polymorphisms: relationship to hypertriglyceridemia during pregnancy.

Pregnancy is associated with increases in plasma total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG). Individuals with decreased LPL activity have a mild form of hypertriglyceridemia. Variations in the apolipoprotein E (apoE) gene have been associated with increases in plasma TG in addition to differences in plasma TC, LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), and HDL cholesterol (HDL-C). Because of the overproductio...

Associations with Hypertriglyceridemia, Lipoprotein Modifying Enzymes and Atherosclerosis

Dietary fats and their relationship to atherosclerosis.

The possibility remains that the kind, rather than the amount of fat in the diet is responsible for atherosclerosis. Much time has been spent in studying vegetarian versus nonvegetarian groups. No critical results have been made available. The reported effect of vegetable fats and their content of unsaturated essential fatty acids is also of extreme interest in this connection. One of the major...