This is a selection of articles from the February 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Lipidology headlines.
UCP3 polymorphism raises HDL cholesterol and reduces obesity in Japanese
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Isolated hepatic insulin resistance provokes dyslipidemia
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Guidelines released on non-pharmalogical control of plasma cholesterol
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Berry consumption benefits cardiovascular health
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 28, 2008 Source Type: news
The effect of Korean pine nut oil (PinnoThinac) on food intake, feeding behaviour and appetite. A double-blind placebo-controlled trial
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Source: Lipids in Health and Disease - February 28, 2008 Authors: Georgina M Hughes, Emma J Boyland, Nicola J Williams, Louise Mennen, Corey Scott, Tim C Kirkham, Joanne A Harrold, Hiskias G Keizer and Jason CG Halford Source Type: news
Clopidogrel efficacy unaffected by high-dose atorvastatin
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 27, 2008 Source Type: news
Lp-PLA2-CHD link extends to elderly people
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 27, 2008 Source Type: news
PUFA supplement increases coronary circulation in elderly Japanese
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 27, 2008 Source Type: news
Extended-release niacin/statin combination 'highly effective' in mixed dyslipidemia
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 26, 2008 Source Type: news
Common ERα gene polymorphism strongly linked to HDL cholesterol levels
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 26, 2008 Source Type: news
Prior statin therapy does not affect postoperative new-onset AF risk
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 26, 2008 Source Type: news
MTP gene polymorphism influences cardiometabolic risk in men
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 25, 2008 Source Type: news
Total and HDL cholesterol levels unrelated to heart failure
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 25, 2008 Source Type: news
Age and low HDL cholesterol contribute to kidney dysfunction in elderly
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 25, 2008 Source Type: news
Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase promoter region (T-786C) gene polymorphism with acute coronary syndrome and coronary heart disease
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Source: Lipids in Health and Disease - February 25, 2008 Authors: C Ciftci, S Melil, Y Cebi, M Ersoz, P Cagatay, M Kilicgedik and B Susleyici Duman Source Type: news
Oxidization converts HDL into a platelet agonist
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 24, 2008 Source Type: news
High hexacosanoic acid levels linked to the metabolic syndrome
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 24, 2008 Source Type: news
LDL cholesterol linked to CAC in men with high BP
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 23, 2008 Source Type: news
Statin treatment may ward off AF
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 21, 2008 Source Type: news
Genetics account for 10% of lipid level variation in Caribbean Hispanics
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 21, 2008 Source Type: news
Metabolic syndrome increases atrial fibrillation risk
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 21, 2008 Source Type: news
High postprandial triglycerides linked to overweight, abdominal fat, low fiber diet in men
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 20, 2008 Source Type: news
Lipid lowering in pregnancy may benefit adult offspring
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 20, 2008 Source Type: news
Need for post-heart transplant statin therapy stressed
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 20, 2008 Source Type: news
Effects of hydrogenation parameters on trans isomer formation, selectivity and melting properties of fat
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - February 20, 2008 Authors: Anar Musavi, Melih Cizmeci, Aziz Tekin, Muammer Kayahan Source Type: news
Great globe thistle fruit (Echinops sphaerocephalus L.), a potential new oil crop
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - February 20, 2008 Authors: Gert Horn, Astrid Kupfer, Jutta Kalbitz, Hans-Jürgen Gerdelbracht, Holger Kluge, Klaus Eder, Birgit Dräger Source Type: news
Estimation of stereospecific fatty acid distribution in vegetable oils from liquid chromatography data
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - February 20, 2008 Authors: Helena Sovová, Miroslav Lísa, Michal Hol[ccaron]apek Source Type: news
Phytosterols and pectin added to a high-saturated fat diet do not show hypocholesterolemic activity in female guinea pigs
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - February 20, 2008 Authors: Gemma Brufau, Miguel Angel Canela, Joan Quílez, Magda Rafecas Source Type: news
Effects of probiotic bacteria and oils on fatty acid profiles of cultured cream
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - February 20, 2008 Authors: F. Yesim Ekinci, Ozge D. Okur, Bilge Ertekin, Zeynep Guzel-Seydim Source Type: news
Omega-3 fatty acids and dietary fish linked to healthier HRV
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 19, 2008 Source Type: news
Menopausal status has minimal effect on link between cholesterol levels and gene variants
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 19, 2008 Source Type: news
Adenotonsillectomy improves lipid profiles in children with OSA
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 19, 2008 Source Type: news
Diabetes, metabolic syndrome increase vascular events in hypertensive patients
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 18, 2008 Source Type: news
Cholesterol efflux enhanced in hypertriglyceridemic Type 2 diabetic patients
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 18, 2008 Source Type: news
CAC levels and risk factors differ in Amish and non-Amish populations
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 18, 2008 Source Type: news
Endothelial dysfunction and inflammation point to fatty liver in FCHL
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 17, 2008 Source Type: news
Metabolic syndrome raises silent lacunar infarction risk
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 17, 2008 Source Type: news
Growth rate in infancy linked to lipid levels in adulthood
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 15, 2008 Source Type: news
[Calendar] Calendar
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Tags: Calendar Source Type: news
[Research Articles] The trans-10, cis-12 isomer of conjugated linoleic acid decreases adiponectin assembly by PPAR{gamma}-dependent and PPAR{gamma}-independent mechanisms
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Miller, J. R., Siripurkpong, P., Hawes, J., Majdalawieh, A., Ro, H.-S., McLeod, R. S. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Commentary] The FTO (fat mass and obesity-associated) gene: big in adipocyte lipolysis?
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Shoulders, C. C. Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Ceramide regulation of nuclear protein import
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Faustino, R. S., Cheung, P., Richard, M. N., Dibrov, E., Kneesch, A. L., Deniset, J. F., Chahine, M. N., Lee, K., Blackwood, D., Pierce, G. N. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Methods] Conditionally immortalized white preadipocytes: a novel adipocyte model
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Morganstein, D. L., Christian, M., Turner, J. J. O., Parker, M. G., White, R. Tags: Methods Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Effect of apolipoprotein A-V on plasma triglyceride, lipoprotein size, and composition in genetically engineered mice
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Nelbach, L., Shu, X., Konrad, R. J., Ryan, R. O., Forte, T. M. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Patient-Oriented and Epidemiological Research] Effects of a 1,3-diacylglycerol oil-enriched diet on postprandial lipemia in people with insulin resistance
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Reyes, G., Yasunaga, K., Rothenstein, E., Karmally, W., Ramakrishnan, R., Holleran, S., Ginsberg, H. N. Tags: Patient-Oriented and Epidemiological Research Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Protein targets of oxidized phospholipids in endothelial cells
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Gugiu, B. G., Mouillesseaux, K., Duong, V., Herzog, T., Hekimian, A., Koroniak, L., Vondriska, T. M., Watson, A. D. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] A common VLDLR polymorphism interacts with APOE genotype in the prediction of carotid artery disease risk
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Crawford, D. C., Nord, A. S., Badzioch, M. D., Ranchalis, J., McKinstry, L. A., Ahearn, M., Bertucci, C., Shephard, C., Wong, M., Rieder, M. J., Schellenberg, G. D., Nickerson, D. A., Heagerty, P. J., Wijsman, E. M., Jarvik, G. P. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] The common rs9939609 gene variant of the fat mass- and obesity-associated gene FTO is related to fat cell lipolysis
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Wahlen, K., Sjolin, E., Hoffstedt, J. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Ceramide kinase promotes Ca2+ signaling near IgG-opsonized targets and enhances phagolysosomal fusion in COS-1 cells
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Hinkovska-Galcheva, V., Clark, A., VanWay, S., Huang, J.-B., Hiraoka, M., Abe, A., Borofsky, M., Kunkel, R. G., Shanley, T., Shayman, J. A., Lanni, F., Petty, H. R., Boxer, L. A. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Identification and characterization by electrospray mass spectrometry of endogenous Drosophila sphingadienes
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Fyrst, H., Zhang, X., Herr, D. R., Byun, H. S., Bittman, R., Phan, V. H., Harris, G. L., Saba, J. D. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Methods] Quantitative evaluation of sebum lipid components with nuclear magnetic resonance
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Robosky, L. C., Wade, K., Woolson, D., Baker, J. D., Manning, M. L., Gage, D. A., Reily, M. D. Tags: Methods Source Type: news
[Commentary] Genes, environment, and lifespan: new insights into Niemann-Pick C disease
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Erickson, S. K. Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
[Thematic Reviews] Thematic Review Series: Skin Lipids. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors and liver X receptors in epidermal biology
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Schmuth, M., Jiang, Y. J., Dubrac, S., Elias, P. M., Feingold, K. R. Tags: Thematic Reviews Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Cellular SR-BI and ABCA1-mediated cholesterol efflux are gender-specific in healthy subjects
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Catalano, G., Duchene, E., Julia, Z., Le Goff, W., Bruckert, E., Chapman, M. J., Guerin, M. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Genetic variations and treatments that affect the lifespan of the NPC1 mouse
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Liu, B., Li, H., Repa, J. J., Turley, S. D., Dietschy, J. M. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Ceramide synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum can permeabilize mitochondria to proapoptotic proteins
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Stiban, J., Caputo, L., Colombini, M. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Three-dimensional structure/function analysis of SCP-2-like2 reveals differences among SCP-2 family members
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Dyer, D. H., Wessely, V., Forest, K. T., Lan, Q. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Omega oxidation of 3-hydroxy fatty acids by the human CYP4F gene subfamily enzyme CYP4F11
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Dhar, M., Sepkovic, D. W., Hirani, V., Magnusson, R. P., Lasker, J. M. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] An apolipoprotein A-I mimetic dose-dependently increases the formation of pre{beta}1 HDL in human plasma
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Troutt, J. S., Alborn, W. E., Mosior, M. K., Dai, J., Murphy, A. T., Beyer, T. P., Zhang, Y., Cao, G., Konrad, R. J. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Angiotensin II increases vascular proteoglycan content preceding and contributing to atherosclerosis development
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Huang, F., Thompson, J. C., Wilson, P. G., Aung, H. H., Rutledge, J. C., Tannock, L. R. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Effects of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor torcetrapib on VLDL apolipoprotein E metabolism
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Millar, J. S., Brousseau, M. E., Diffenderfer, M. R., Barrett, P. H. R., Welty, F. K., Cohn, J. S., Wilson, A., Wolfe, M. L., Nartsupha, C., Schaefer, P. M., Digenio, A. G., Mancuso, J. P., Dolnikowski, G. G., Schaefer, E. J., Rader, D. J. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
[Research Articles] Secretory phospholipase A2 increases SR-BI-mediated selective uptake from HDL but not biliary cholesterol secretion
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - February 15, 2008 Authors: Tietge, U. J. F., Nijstad, N., Havinga, R., Baller, J. F. W., van der Sluijs, F. H., Bloks, V. W., Gautier, T., Kuipers, F. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: news
Lipid, adiposity, and metabolic abnormalities rife in rural India
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 14, 2008 Source Type: news
CATIE analysis reveals antipsychotic effects on cardiometabolic risk
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 14, 2008 Source Type: news
Post-closure ASCOT data support durable statin benefits
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 14, 2008 Source Type: news
An efficient and convenient synthesis of deuterium-labelled seminolipid isotopomers and their ESI-MS characterization.
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Source: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids - February 14, 2008 Authors: Franchini L, Panza L, Kongmanas K, Tanphaichitr N, Faull KF, Ronchetti F Tags: Chem Phys Lipids Source Type: news
CRP polymorphisms linked to carotid artery compliance in men
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 13, 2008 Source Type: news
HDL cholesterol benefit on stroke and atherosclerosis risk confirmed
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 13, 2008 Source Type: news
Inflammation, low HDL cholesterol predict vascular events in patients with subclinical atherosclerosis
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 13, 2008 Source Type: news
Chronic prehepatic portal hypertension in the rat: is it a type of metabolic inflammatory syndrome?
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Source: Lipids in Health and Disease - February 13, 2008 Authors: Fernando Sanchez-Patan, Raquel Anchuelo, Maria-Angeles Aller, Elena Vara, Cruz Garcia, Maria-Paz Nava and Jaime Arias Source Type: news
Metabolic syndrome linked to impaired left ventricular function
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - February 12, 2008 Source Type: news
ApoB antibodies linked to increased small, dense LDL-C levels
