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SUBMITTER: Yassine HN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4014062 | biostudies-other | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Yassine Hussein N HN Belopolskaya Alexandra A Schall Christina C Stump Craig S CS Lau Serrine S SS Reaven Peter D PD
Metabolism: clinical and experimental 20140305 5
<h4>Objective</h4>Our objective was to examine the role of hypertriglyceridemia on the capacity of HDL to facilitate ABCA-1 mediated cholesterol efflux in type 2 diabetes (T2DM).<h4>Methods</h4>HDL mediated cholesterol efflux through the ABCA-1 transporter was measured using BHK cell lines in samples of 71 participants with T2DM in the presence or absence of high triglyceride levels (TG). Additionally, HDL mediated efflux was measured in 13 diabetic and non-diabetic participants fasting and four ...[more]