On the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis: enzymatic transformation of human low density lipoprotein to an atherogenic moiety

Combined treatment with trypsin, cholesterol esterase, and neuraminidase transforms LDL, but not HDL or VLDL, to particles with properties akin to those of lipid extracted from atherosclerotic lesions. Single or double enzyme modifications, or treatment with phospholipase C, or simple vortexing are...

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Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1995
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2192243/