This is a selection of articles from the August 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Lipidology headlines.
HIV replication enhances protein production in lipid metabolism
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 31, 2008 Source Type: info
Endothelial dysfunction linked to saturated fatty acids in Type 2 diabetes
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 31, 2008 Source Type: info
PUFA provide modest benefit in HF
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 31, 2008 Source Type: info
Oxysterols are markers of atherogenic dyslipidemia in adolescence
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 30, 2008 Source Type: info
Kinetic study for the development of an accelerated oxidative stability test to estimate virgin olive oil potential shelf life
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 30, 2008 Authors: Vanessa Mancebo-Campos, Giuseppe Fregapane, MarĂa Desamparados Salvador Source Type: info
BDNF deletions cause obesity in children with WAGR syndrome
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 29, 2008 Source Type: info
Effects of butter naturally enriched with conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid on blood lipids and LDL particle size in growing pigs
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Source: Lipids in Health and Disease - August 29, 2008 Authors: Anna Haug, Per Sjogren, Nina Holland, Hanne Muller, Nils P Kjos, Ole Taugbol, Nina Fjerdingby, Anne S Biong, Eirik SELMER Olsen and Odd M Harstad Source Type: info
Some biophysical properties of castor oil esterified with some acid anhydrides
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 29, 2008 Authors: Mona A. Saied, Samia H. Mansour, Mohamed Eweis, Maher Z. El-Sabee, Azima L. G. Saad, Kamal N. Abdel Nour Source Type: info
Evaluation of chlorogenic acid and its metabolites as potential antioxidants for fish oils
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 29, 2008 Authors: Antonella De Leonardis, Luciano Pizzella, Vincenzo Macciola Source Type: info
Effects of Krill Oil on serum lipids of hyperlipidemic rats and human SW480 cells
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Source: Lipids in Health and Disease - August 29, 2008 Authors: Jia-Jin Zhu, Jia-Hui Shi, Wen-Bin Qian, Zhen-Zhen Cai and Duo Li Source Type: info
Dyslipidemia high in children consuming ketogenic anti-epilepsy diet
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Statin therapy may worsen myasthenia gravis
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 27, 2008 Source Type: info
LDL cholesterol level associated with cancer risk
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Isoforms of retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) are increased in chronic diseases of the kidney but not of the liver
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Source: Lipids in Health and Disease - August 27, 2008 Authors: Simone K. Frey, Britta Nagl, Andrea Henze, Jens Raila, Beate Schlosser, Thomas Berg, Martin Tepel, Walter Zidek, Martin O. Weickert, Andreas F. H. Pfeiffer and Florian J. Schweigert Source Type: info
No link between xanthelasmata and CVD risk
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 25, 2008 Source Type: info
Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder associated with increased CVD risk
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 25, 2008 Source Type: info
Low dose glucocorticoids raise HDL in rheumatoid arthritis
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 23, 2008 Source Type: info
Vigabatrin may be effective treatment for obesity
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Susceptibility to peroxidation of the major mycelial lipids of Cunninghamella echinulata
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 22, 2008 Authors: Stylianos Fakas, Ioannis Papapostolou, Seraphim Papanikolaou, Christos D. Georgiou, George Aggelis Source Type: info
Pravastatin improves renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 21, 2008 Source Type: info
A personal view on homogeneous catalysis and its perspectives for the use of renewables
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 21, 2008 Authors: Matthias Beller Source Type: info
LAMA5 variants associated with weight, lipids, body composition
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 20, 2008 Source Type: info
Identification of triacylglycerols in the enzymatic transesterification of rapeseed and butter oil
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 20, 2008 Authors: Julia Svensson, Patrick Adlercreutz Source Type: info
Albuminuria is associated with dyslipidemia in Type 2 diabetics
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 19, 2008 Source Type: info
Oxidative stability of sunflower oil bodies
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 19, 2008 Authors: Ian D. Fisk, Daniel A. White, Mitaben Lad, David A. Gray Source Type: info
Studies of substrate specificities of lipases from different sources
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 19, 2008 Authors: Xin Song, Xiaoyu Qi, Bin Hao, Yinbo Qu Source Type: info
Biotransformation of glycerol into 1,3-propanediol
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 19, 2008 Authors: Thomas Willke, Klaus Vorlop Source Type: info
New polymers by copolymerization of olefins with bio oil components
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 19, 2008 Authors: Walter Kaminsky, Mercia Fernandez Source Type: info
Influence of cabbage juices on oxidative changes of rapeseed oil and lard
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Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - August 19, 2008 Authors: Maria Tynek, Ewa Szukalska, Agnieszka Bartoszek Source Type: info
Cocoa flavanol consumption does not enhance effects of exercise on obesity
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 17, 2008 Source Type: info
APOE genotype and gender, but not exercise, influence CRP levels
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Post CABG atherosclerosis progression slowed by aggressive statin therapy in obese
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 17, 2008 Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Effects of high-fat diet exposure during fetal life on type 2 diabetes development in the progeny
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Gniuli, D., Calcagno, A., Caristo, M. E., Mancuso, A., Macchi, V., Mingrone, G., Vettor, R. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Do unsaturated phosphoinositides mix with ordered phosphadidylcholine model membranes?
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Hermelink, A., Brezesinski, G. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Methods] Highly sensitive analysis of sterol profiles in human serum by LC-ESI-MS/MS
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Honda, A., Yamashita, K., Miyazaki, H., Shirai, M., Ikegami, T., Xu, G., Numazawa, M., Hara, T., Matsuzaki, Y. Tags: Methods Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Levels of apolipoprotein M are not associated with the risk of coronary heart disease in two independent case-control studies
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Ahnstrom, J., Axler, O., Jauhiainen, M., Salomaa, V., Havulinna, A. S., Ehnholm, C., Frikke-Schmidt, R., Tybjaerg-Hansen, A., Dahlback, B. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Reviews] Three-dimensional models of HDL apoA-I: implications for its assembly and function
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Thomas, M. J., Bhat, S., Sorci-Thomas, M. G. Tags: Reviews Source Type: info
[Thematic Reviews] Thematic Review Series: Glycerolipids. Acyltransferases in bacterial glycerophospholipid synthesis
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Zhang, Y.-M., Rock, C. O. Tags: Thematic Reviews Source Type: info
[Research Articles] A mechanism accounting for the low cellular level of linoleic acid in cystic fibrosis and its reversal by DHA
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Al-Turkmani, M. R., Andersson, C., Alturkmani, R., Katrangi, W., Cluette-Brown, J. E., Freedman, S. D., Laposata, M. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] ApoB100 is required for increased VLDL-triglyceride secretion by microsomal triglyceride transfer protein in ob/ob mice
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Chen, Z., Newberry, E. P., Norris, J. Y., Xie, Y., Luo, J., Kennedy, S. M., Davidson, N. O. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Formation of eicosanoids, E2/D2 isoprostanes, and docosanoids following decapitation-induced ischemia, measured in high-energy-microwaved rat brain
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Farias, S. E., Basselin, M., Chang, L., Heidenreich, K. A., Rapoport, S. I., Murphy, R. C. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Neutrophils transiently infiltrate intra-abdominal fat early in the course of high-fat feeding
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Elgazar-Carmon, V., Rudich, A., Hadad, N., Levy, R. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Methods] Composition of adipose tissue and marrow fat in humans by 1H NMR at 7 Tesla
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Ren, J., Dimitrov, I., Sherry, A. D., Malloy, C. R. Tags: Methods Source Type: info
[Calendar] Calendar
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Tags: Calendar Source Type: info
[Research Articles] {beta}-Glycosphingolipids-mediated lipid raft alteration is associated with redistribution of NKT cells and increased intrahepatic CD8+ T lymphocyte trapping
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Lalazar, G., Ben Ya'acov, A., Eliakim-Raz, N., Livovsky, D. M., Pappo, O., Preston, S., Zolotarov, L., Ilan, Y. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Effect of dietary docosahexaenoic acid on biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid from alpha-linolenic acid in young rats
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: DeMar, J. C., DiMartino, C., Baca, A. W., Lefkowitz, W., Salem, N. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Expression of CETP and of splice variants induces the same level of ER stress despite secretion efficiency differences
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Lira, M. E., Loomis, A. K., Paciga, S. A., Lloyd, D. B., Thompson, J. F. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Blocking VLDL secretion causes hepatic steatosis but does not affect peripheral lipid stores or insulin sensitivity in mice
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Minehira, K., Young, S. G., Villanueva, C. J., Yetukuri, L., Oresic, M., Hellerstein, M. K., Farese, R. V., Horton, J. D., Preitner, F., Thorens, B., Tappy, L. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Patient-Oriented and Epidemiological Research] Reduced ileal expression of OST{alpha}-OST{beta} in non-obese gallstone disease
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Renner, O., Harsch, S., Strohmeyer, A., Schimmel, S., Stange, E. F. Tags: Patient-Oriented and Epidemiological Research Source Type: info
[Research Articles] C-reactive protein enhances macrophage lipoprotein lipase expression
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Maingrette, F., Li, L., Renier, G. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Liver X receptor-mediated activation of reverse cholesterol transport from macrophages to feces in vivo requires ABCG5/G8
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Calpe-Berdiel, L., Rotllan, N., Fievet, C., Roig, R., Blanco-Vaca, F., Escola-Gil, J. C. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Identification of twenty-three mutations in fission yeast Scap that constitutively activate SREBP
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Hughes, A. L., Stewart, E. V., Espenshade, P. J. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] Kinetic imaging of NPC1L1 and sterol trafficking between plasma membrane and recycling endosomes in hepatoma cells
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Petersen, N. H., Faegeman, N. J., Yu, L., Wustner, D. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
[Research Articles] TGF{beta}1, TNF{alpha}, and insulin signaling crosstalk in regulation of the rat cholesterol 7{alpha}-hydroxylase gene expression
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Source: The Journal of Lipid Research - August 15, 2008 Authors: Li, T., Ma, H., Chiang, J. Y. L. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: info
Monosodium glutamate intake linked to overweight
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 14, 2008 Source Type: info
Moderate alcohol intake by post-MI patients may increase HDL cholesterol
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 14, 2008 Source Type: info
Waist-to-height ratio best adiposity measure for calculating CVD risk
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 14, 2008 Source Type: info
The role of counterion on the thermotropic phase behavior of DODAB and DODAC vesicles.
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Source: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids - August 14, 2008 Authors: Feitosa E, Alves FR Tags: Chem Phys Lipids Source Type: info
Triglyceride-to-HDL ratio accurate marker of the metabolic syndrome
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 13, 2008 Source Type: info
ApoB and HOMA-IR best for atherosclerosis prediction in Type 2 diabetics
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 12, 2008 Source Type: info
Soy food consumption may not lower LDL cholesterol
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 10, 2008 Source Type: info
Many 'metabolically healthy obese' individuals have high adiponectin
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 10, 2008 Source Type: info
High adiponectin levels linked to favorable lipid profile in adolescents
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 10, 2008 Source Type: info
Albuminuria and its correlates in an Iranian type 2 diabetic population
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Source: Lipids in Health and Disease - August 10, 2008 Authors: Manouchehr Nakhjavani, Alireza Esteghamati, Fatemeh Esfahanian, Naser Aghamohammadzadeh, Sepehr Hamidi, Alipasha Meysamie and Mehrshad Abbasi Source Type: info
APOA variant linked to elevated Lp(a) and increased risk for MI and IHD
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 9, 2008 Source Type: info
Exemestane has 'neutral effect' on lipid profile of breast cancer patients
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 8, 2008 Source Type: info
First total synthesis of (5Z,9Z)-(+/-)-2-methoxy-5,9-octadecadienoic acid, a marine derived methoxylated analog of taxoleic acid.
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Source: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids - August 8, 2008 Authors: Carballeira NM, O'Neill R, Silva D Tags: Chem Phys Lipids Source Type: info
Cytotoxicity and acid ceramidase inhibitory activity of 2-substituted aminoethanol amides.
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Source: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids - August 8, 2008 Authors: Bedia C, Canals D, Matabosch X, Harrak Y, Casas J, Llebaria A, Delgado A, Fabriás G Tags: Chem Phys Lipids Source Type: info
More severe NAFLD linked to higher Framingham risk score
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 7, 2008 Source Type: info
Benefits of compliance initiatives on rosuvastatin efficacy uncertain
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 6, 2008 Source Type: info
Statins may protect against RA in patients with hyperlipidemia
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Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - August 5, 2008 Source Type: info
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