Biochemistry of Atherosclerosis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cheema, Sukhinder Kaur (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Molecular biology.; Cardiology.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Developmental biology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Biochemistry, general.; Cell Biology.; Molecular Medicine.; Developmental Biology.

About the Series: Advances in Biochemistry in Heath and Disease presents state-of-the-art discussions in cutting-edge biochemical research, offering exciting developments that impact healthcare and disease research. Volumes in the series focus on cross-disciplinary biomedical research and examine va...

Table of Contents:

• The role of HDL in the prevention of atherosclerosis
• Cholesterol breakdown and the significance in atherosclerosis
• Triacylglycerol hydrolase, VLDL assembly and development of atherosclerosis
• Regulation of Hepatic Production of Lipoproteins Containing Apolipoprotein B and the significance in atherosclerosis
• Dyslipidemia and thrombogenesis
• Mouse models of Diabetes and Atherosclerosis
• Role of the unfolded protein response in atherosclerosis: a potential unifying theory of atherogenesis
• SR-BI, reverse cholesterol transport and atherogenesis
• Hypertension and atherosclerosis
• Dietary fats, transcription factors and heart health
• Dietary fatty acid intake and stroke
• Homocysteine metabolism and atherosclerosis
• Vitamin supplements in preventing atherosclerosis
• Oxidized lipids and heart disease
• Reverse cholesterol transport and prevention of atherosclerosis
• Homocysteine, diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis
• Treating low HDL-From bench to bedside
• Atherosclerosis is an infectious disease.