Chapter 1: HDL Structure -- Chapter 2: HDL and Cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) -- Chapter 3: HDL and Endothelial Function -- Chapter 4: HDL and lipid metabolism -- Chapter 5: HDL and oxidation -- Chapter 6: Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I and HDL -- Chapter 7: ABCA1, ABCG1 and cholesterol homeostasis -- Chapter 8: HDL and ASCVD -- Chapter 9: HDL and Diabetes -- Chapter 10: HDL and sepsis -- Chapter 11: HDL mimetic peptides -- Chapter 12: HDL and microRNAs -- Chapter 13: HDL-kidney diseases -- Chapter 14: HDL and therapy -- Chapter 15: High-density lipoprotein and Surgery
Summary
This book focuses on both high-density lipoproteins (HDL) metabolism and related diseases from the perspectives of the world-class experts in HDL. Several chapters in this book provide the overall information about HDL metabolism via detailed discussion of HDL structures as well as several key molecules involved in its functions, such as SR-B1 and Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibitors and so on. The rest of this book illustrates the connection between HDL and several diseases that are the major concerns of peoples health in many countries, and devotes to exploring the therapies of HDL related diseases. With a better understanding of the HDL metabolism and diseases, this book will benefit the audiences with interest in HDL from biomedicine to clinical practice
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