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
2017
Sarcopenia, but not excess weight or increased caloric intake, is associated with coronary subclinical atherosclerosis in the very elderly
Campos A, Moura F, Santos S, Freitas W, Sposito A, Study O. Sarcopenia, but not excess weight or increased caloric intake, is associated with coronary subclinical atherosclerosis in the very elderly. Atherosclerosis 2017, 258: 138-144. PMID: 28129889, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbsorptiometry, PhotonAdiposityAge FactorsAged, 80 and overAsymptomatic DiseasesBody CompositionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesEndothelium, VascularEnergy IntakeExercise TestExercise ToleranceFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMultidetector Computed TomographyMultivariate AnalysisMuscle StrengthMuscle, SkeletalNutrition AssessmentNutritional StatusOdds RatioOverweightProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSarcopeniaVasodilationWeight GainConceptsCoronary heart diseaseAssociated with subclinical atherosclerosisCoronary calcium scoreFlow-mediated dilationExcess weightSubclinical atherosclerosisOdds ratioFatty massMuscle massPhysical performance testsCoronary heart disease riskElderly individualsRisk of coronary heart diseaseAssociated with coronary heart diseaseCaloric intakeIncreased risk of coronary heart diseaseStudy of CohortsEndothelial dysfunctionCross-sectional studySkeletal muscle indexAssociated with flow-mediated dilationGait speedCardiac computed tomographyReduction of muscle massMultivariate regression model