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SUBMITTER: Favari E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3520530 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Favari Elda E Ronda Nicoletta N Adorni Maria Pia MP Zimetti Francesca F Salvi Paolo P Manfredini Matteo M Bernini Franco F Borghi Claudio C Cicero Arrigo F G AF
Journal of lipid research 20121028 1
The capacity of HDL to induce cell cholesterol efflux is considered one of its main antiatherogenic properties. Little is known about the impact of such HDL function on vascular physiology. We investigated the relationship between ABCA1-dependent serum cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC), an HDL functionality indicator, and pulse wave velocity (PWV), an indicator of arterial stiffness. Serum of 167 healthy subjects was used to conduct CEC measurement, and carotid-femoral PWV was measured with a hi ...[more]