2019
Excess weight mediates changes in HDL pool that reduce cholesterol efflux capacity and increase antioxidant activity
de Lima-Junior J, Virginio V, Moura F, Bertolami A, Bertolami M, Coelho-Filho O, Zanotti I, Nadruz W, de Faria E, de Carvalho L, Sposito A. Excess weight mediates changes in HDL pool that reduce cholesterol efflux capacity and increase antioxidant activity. Nutrition Metabolism And Cardiovascular Diseases 2019, 30: 254-264. PMID: 31753789, DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2019.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessBody mass indexCholesterol efflux capacityReduced cholesterol efflux capacityNon-diabetic individualsNon-obeseHDL-CIncreased values of BMIAtherosclerotic burdenEfflux capacityValues of body mass indexElevation of body mass indexProtective function of HDLIncreased BMIObesity-related declineInhibition of platelet aggregationHigh-density lipoprotein (HDLIncreased atherosclerotic burdenAssociated with carotid intima-media thicknessIncreased HDL-CDecreased HDL concentrationIntima-media thicknessFunction of HDLLipoprotein (HDLPlatelet aggregation inhibition
2014
Low zinc levels is associated with increased inflammatory activity but not with atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis or endothelial dysfunction among the very elderly
De Paula RC, Aneni EC, Costa AP, Figueiredo VN, Moura FA, Freitas WM, Quaglia LA, Santos SN, Soares AA, Nadruz W, Blaha M, Blumenthal R, Agatston A, Nasir K, Sposito AC, Group O. Low zinc levels is associated with increased inflammatory activity but not with atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis or endothelial dysfunction among the very elderly. BBA Clinical 2014, 2: 1-6. PMID: 26676114, PMCID: PMC4633969, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbacli.2014.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlow-mediated dilationC-reactive proteinDaily intakeEndothelial dysfunctionInflammatory activityCoronary plaquesPlasma levelsPlasma zincCarotid intima-media thicknessZinc levelsArterial wallNoncalcified coronary plaquesAnti-inflammatory treatmentCarotid plaque presenceCRP plasma levelsPlasma CRP levelsSystemic inflammatory activityCoronary calcium scoreIntima-media thicknessCardiac computed tomographyPlasma zinc levelsSignificant differencesLow zinc levelsAverage daily intakeAtherosclerotic burden