Elevated plasma lipids have been associated with an increased risk of ischaemic heart disease. However, regimens which reduce plasma lipids may decrease the recurrence rate of myocardial infarction. Accurate diagnosis of patients with elevated lipids and their families may be important in both secondary and primary prevention of atherosclerosis. Classification of hyperlipoproteinaemias, the met...

Elevated plasma lipids have been associated with an increased risk of ischaemic heart disease. However, regimens which reduce plasma lipids may decrease the recurrence rate of myocardial infarction. Accurate diagnosis of patients with elevated lipids and their families may be important in both secondary and primary prevention of atherosclerosis. Classification of hyperlipoproteinaemias, the met...

Thrombi and clots were produced from native (i.e., not anticoagulated) platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma from patients with coronary artery disease and control subjects who had not taken any medication known to influence plasma lipids, coagulation, or platelet aggregation. The clotting times were recorded, and the lipid content of clots, thrombi, platelets, plasma, and high density lipopro...

In CD(+) 4 T cells, HIV-1 buds from the host cell plasma membrane. The viral Gag polyprotein is mainly responsible for this process. However, the intimate interaction of Gag and lipids at the plasma membrane as well as its consequences, in terms of lipids lateral organization and virus assembly, is still under debate. In this review we propose to revisit the role of plasma membrane lipids in HI...

The effects of incorporating cyanoglucoside extracts from yam or dasheen into the diet of streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar rats were studied for four weeks. Intestinal lipase activity, and plasma glucose and lipid levels were determined. Also, liver total lipids, activities of ATP citrate lyase, pyruvate kinase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase were assessed. Dasheen extract significan...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Plasma lipids, namely cholesterol and triglyceride, and lipoproteins, such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein, serve numerous physiological roles. Perturbed levels of these traits underlie monogenic dyslipidemias, a diverse group of multisystem disorders. We are on the verge of having a relatively complete picture of the human dyslipidemias and their...