Decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels constitute a major risk factor for coronary heart disease; however, there are no therapies that substantially raise HDL cholesterol levels.
High levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) promote atherosclerosis by delivering cholesterol in an unregulated manner to artery-wall macrophages, a key step in atherosclerotic vascular disease. In ...
HDL is short for high-density lipoprotein. Each bit of HDL cholesterol is a microscopic blob that consists of a rim of lipoprotein surrounding a cholesterol center. The HDL cholesterol particle is ...
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