Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Esterbauer, Hermann
• Dieber-Rotheneder, Martina
• Waeg, Georg
• Striegl, Georg
• Juergens, Guenther

Titel

Biochemical structural and functional properties of oxidized low-density lipoprotein

Ist Teil von

• Chemical research in toxicology, 1990-03, Vol.3 (2), p.77-92

Ort / Verlag

United States: American Chemical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

1990

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a main carrier for cholesterol in the blood stream. Cholesterol deposits in the arteries stem primarily from LDL. Increased levels of plasma LDL correlate with an increased risk of atherosclerosis. Various lines of research provide evidence that LDL may become oxidized in vivo and that oxidized LDL (oLDL) is the species involved in the formation of early atherosclerotic lesions.