Atherosclerosis is a focal disease of the arterial wall that leads to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the biggest cause of morbidity and mortality in Western societies. Atheroscle-rosis is a complex, chronic, progressive disease that affects large and medium-sized arteries. Atherosclerotic lesions are promoted by low-density lipoproteins and form from accumulation of fatty substances, cholesterol...

There is now evidence that an increase in the low-density serum lipoproteins plays a part in the causation of degenerative vascular disease (Gofman, Jones, Lindgren, Lyon, Elliott, and Strisower, 1950; Kannel, Dawber, Kagan, Revotskie, and Stokes, 1961). Studies of serum cholesterol in different ethnic groups has shown important differences (Adlersberg and Schaefer, 1959), but it cannot yet be ...

antidiabetic action of garlic is established in animal studies. since all of the pervious studies have focused on the therapeutic role of garlic, this study investigated the preventive effect of garlic juice on biochemical factors and histological features in streptozotocin (stz)-induced diabetic rats. forty male rats were divided into five groups (n = 8): 1-normal group (n), 2-normal+garlic gr...

Oxidative stress is correlated with the incidence of several diseases such as atherosclerosis and cancer, and oxidized biomolecules have been determined as biomarkers of oxidative stress; however, the detailed molecular relationship between generated oxidation products and the promotion of diseases has not been fully elucidated. In the present study, to clarify the role of serum oxidation produ...

There is now evidence that an increase in the low-density serum lipoproteins plays a part in the causation of degenerative vascular disease (Gofman, Jones, Lindgren, Lyon, Elliott, and Strisower, 1950; Kannel, Dawber, Kagan, Revotskie, and Stokes, 1961). Studies of serum cholesterol in different ethnic groups has shown important differences (Adlersberg and Schaefer, 1959), but it cannot yet be ...

A chemical explanation has been provided for the production of opalescence in human and animal sera by extracts of certain Group A streptococci. Opalescence results from the selective liberation of specific lipids from alpha(1)-serum lipoprotein. The released lipids have been quantitatively separated through the relatively simple technique of ultracentrifugal flotation, and subsequently analyze...

In humans, polyphenol supplementation studies have resulted in inconsistent findings in lipid peroxidation. Our aim was to investigate the effects of a 4-week consumption of polyphenol-rich phloem on serum lipids and lipid peroxidation in the hydrophilic fraction of serum and on isolated lipoproteins. We conducted a randomized double-blind supplementation study consisting of 75 nonsmoking hyper...

Background: Hypertension (HBP) is usually accompanied by hypertriglyceridemia that represents the increased triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and cholesterol content in remnant [i.e., (RC)]. According to European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS), high RC (HRC) defined as fasting ?0.8 mmol/L and/or postprandial ?0.9 mmol/L. However, little known about change level after a daily meal Chinese patients w...