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SUBMITTER: Jahangiri A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2760005 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jahangiri Anisa A de Beer Maria C MC Noffsinger Victoria V Tannock Lisa R LR Ramaiah Chandrashekar C Webb Nancy R NR van der Westhuyzen Deneys R DR de Beer Frederick C FC
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 20081113 2
<h4>Objective</h4>The purpose of this study was to examine the interactive action of serum amyloid A (SAA), group IIA secretory phospholipase A(2) (sPLA(2)-IIA), and cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) on HDL remodeling and cholesterol efflux during the acute phase (AP) response elicited in humans after cardiac surgery.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Plasma was collected from patients before (pre-AP), 24 hours after (AP-1 d), and 5 days after cardiac surgery (AP-5 d). SAA levels were increased ...[more]