Small dense LDL cholesterol in human subjects with different chronic inflammatory diseases
Chronic inflammatory diseases (CID) are associated with a profound increase in cardiovascular (CV) risk resulting in reduced life expectancy. However, LDL-cholesterol is reported to be low in CID patients which is referred to as the “LDL paradoxon”. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether LDL-particles in CID exhibit an increased content of the highly atherogenic small-dense LDL subfraction (sdLDL).
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: D.M. Schulte, K. Paulsen, K. T ürk, B. Brandt, S. Freitag-Wolf, I. Hagen, R. Zeuner, J.O. Schröder, W. Lieb, A. Franke, S. Nikolaus, U. Mrowietz, S. Gerdes, S. Schreiber, M. Laudes Source Type: research