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• Plasma triglyceride levels and body mass index values are the most important determinants of prebeta-1 HDL concentrations in patients with various types of primary dyslipidemia.

  OBJECTIVE: Experimental studies have shown that the prebeta-1 subclass of high-density lipoprotein particles (prebeta-1 HDL) may play an important rol…

  Authors: Vasilis Tsimihodimos, Irene Gazi, Theodosios Filippatos, Michael Kostapanos, Kostantinos Lagos, Christina Kostara, Constantinos C Tellis, Moses Elisaf, Alexandros D Tselepis

  Source: Atherosclerosis. 2010 Feb

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• Smoking induces lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 in cardiovascular disease free adults: the ATTICA Study.

  OBJECTIVES: We studied the association of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) mass and activity with various lifestyle, clinical and…

  Authors: Alexandros D Tselepis, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Christos Pitsavos, Constantinos C Tellis, Christina Chrysohoou, Christodoulos Stefanadis

  Source: Atherosclerosis. 2009 Sep

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• The role of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 in atherosclerosis may depend on its lipoprotein carrier in plasma.

  Platelet-activating factor (PAF) acetylhydrolase exhibits a Ca(2+)-independent phospholipase A2 activity and degrades PAFas well as oxidized phospholi…

  Authors: Constantinos C Tellis, Alexandros D Tselepis

  Source: Biochimica et biophysica acta. 2009 May

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