Objective: Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (CETP) mediates the transfer of cholesteryl ester from HDL-C to LDL-C and VLDL-C. The aim of the present trial was to evaluate the effect of curcumin and its modified formulation on serum CETP concentrations in patients with metabolic syndrome. Materials and Methods: Participants were randomly allocated to one of three groups of 40 subjects receivin...

background: cholesteryl ester transfer protein (cetp) plays a main role in high-density lipoprotein metabolism. cetp gene possesses several single nucleotide polymorphisms which have been associated with plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl-c) concentrations. the aim of this study was to determine the association of cetp -629c/a and i405v polymorphisms with coronary artery disease (...

Alimentary llpemla stimulates the transfer of cholesteryl ester between llpoprotelns In vitro and may alter llpoprotein cholesteryl ester distribution In vivo. The effect of a single, large oral fat load on lipoproteln cholesteryl ester redistribution and the activity of cholesteryl ester transfer protein was investigated In six normolipldemlc men (Group A), six combined hyperiipidemic men (Gro...

In this report we have described the purification of a human plasma phospholipid transfer protein, designated LTP-II, which displayed the following characteristics: i) facilitated both the exchange and net mass transfer of lipoprotein phospholipids; ii) did not facilitate the transfer of lipoprotein cholesteryl esters (CE) or triglycerides (TG); iii) was not recognized by antibody to the human ...

Lipid transfer activities from human plasma have been characterized to determine whether triglyceride and cholesteryl ester transfer proteins are identical. After sequential purification by phenyl-Sepharose, CM-cellulose, chromatofocusing, and gel filtration, both triglyceride and cholesteryl ester transfer activities were purified approximately 15,000-fold compared to lipoprotein-deficient pla...

This study investigates the ability of human plasma-derived lipid transfer protein to facilitate lipid transfer to and from intact viable cells in culture. Mouse peritoneal macrophages or J774 macrophages were preincubated with acetylated low density lipoprotein and [3H]oleate/albumin to promote the intracellular synthesis and accumulation of cholesteryl [3H]oleate and 3H-labeled triglyceride. ...