Lipid Rafts in Signalling, Diseases, and Infections: What Can Be Learned from Fluorescence Techniques? by Sara Anselmo, Elisa Bonaccorso, Chiara Gangemi, Giuseppe Sancataldo, Valeria Conti Nibali, Giovanna D’Angelo

“…Lipid rafts are dynamic microdomains in the membrane, rich in cholesterol and sphingolipids, that are critical for biological processes like cell signalling, membrane trafficking, and protein organization. …”
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The Probiotication of a Lychee Beverage with <i>Saccharomyces boulardii</i>: An Alternative to Dairy-Based Probiotic Products by Marcela Moreira Terhaag, Otávio Akira Sakai, Fabiana Ruiz, Sandra Garcia, Fernando Rodrigo Bertusso, Sandra Helena Prudêncio

“…Probiotic vegetable-based beverages, such as lychee, can be rich in nutrients, free of cholesterol and lactose, and also have few allergenic components. …”
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Network Pharmacology Analysis and Experimental Validation to Explore the Anti-inflammatory Mechanism of Asiatic Acid on Alcoholic Steatohepatitis by Tao Jiang, Jinhong Xu, Yang Lu, Xiaojin Chen, Yongxia Li

“…Compared with the model group, the low, medium, and high AA group showed decreased serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), triglyceride (TG), and total cholesterol (T-CHO). The inflammatory factor tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), and interleukin 6 (IL-6) in a dose-dependent manner were decreased. …”
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Effects of Long-Term Testosterone Therapy on Patients with “Diabesity”: Results of Observational Studies of Pooled Analyses in Obese Hypogonadal Men with Type 2 Diabetes by Ahmad Haider, Aksam Yassin, Gheorghe Doros, Farid Saad

“…Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, lipid profiles including total cholesterol: HDL ratio, CRP, and liver enzymes all improved (P<0.0001). …”
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β Common Receptor Mediates Erythropoietin-Conferred Protection on OxLDL-Induced Lipid Accumulation and Inflammation in Macrophages by Tzong-Shyuan Lee, Kuo-Yun Lu, Yuan-Bin Yu, Hsueh-Te Lee, Feng-Chuan Tsai

“…Furthermore, EPO-promoted cholesterol efflux and upregulation of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters ABCA1 and ABCG1 were prevented by pretreatment with βCR neutralizing antibody or βCR siRNA. …”
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The Relationship between Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Diabetic Retinopathy by Jingyang Wu, Jin Geng, Limin Liu, Weiping Teng, Lei Liu, Lei Chen

“…The multivariate analysis revealed that the risk factors for DR include age (P<0.001, OR = 0.940), duration of diabetes (P<0.001, OR = 1.163), hemoglobin A1c (P=0.007, OR = 1.224), systolic blood pressure (P<0.001, OR = 1.032), diastolic blood pressure (P=0.007, OR = 0.953), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (P=0.024, OR = 3.884), and eGFR (P=0.010, OR = 0.973). …”
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Calorie Restriction with a High-Fat Diet Effectively Attenuated Inflammatory Response and Oxidative Stress-Related Markers in Obese Tissues of the High Diet Fed Rats by Seungae Park, Na-Young Park, Giuseppe Valacchi, Yunsook Lim

“…HFCR lowered liver triglyceride levels, total cholesterol levels, and the plasma leptin/adiponectin ratio to normal levels and improved glucose tolerance. …”
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Impact of Vanadium Complexes Treatment on the Oxidative Stress Factors in Wistar Rats Plasma by R. Francik, M. Krosniak, M. Barlik, A. Kudla, R. Grybos, T. Librowski

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of vanadium complexes on triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (Chol), uric acid (UA), urea (U), and antioxidant parameters: nonenzymatic (FRAP—ferric reducing ability of plasma, and reduced glutathione—GSH) and enzymatic (glutathione peroxidase—GPx, catalase—CAT, and GPx/CAT ratio) activity in the plasma of healthy male Wistar rats. …”
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Exploration of the Effect of Tobacco Smoking on Metabolic Measures in Young People Living with HIV by Mark L. Rubinstein, D. Robert Harris, Bret J. Rudy, Bill G. Kapogiannis, Grace M. Aldrovandi, Kathleen Mulligan

“…Smokers versus nonsmokers had lower mean total cholesterol (146.0 versus 156.1 mg/dL; P<0.01) and lower mean total body fat percent (24.1% versus 27.2%, P=0.03). …”
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A Clinical Nomogram Based on the Triglyceride-Glucose Index to Predict Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury after Percutaneous Intervention in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome... by Yue Hu, Xiaotong Wang, Shengjue Xiao, Na Sun, Chunyan Huan, Huimin Wu, Minjia Guo, Tao Xu, Defeng Pan

“…Based on the results of the LASSO regression and multivariate analyses, we determined that the subtypes of ACS, age, multivessel coronary artery disease, hyperuricemia, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride-glucose index, and estimated glomerular filtration rate were independent predictors on CI-AKI after PCI in patients with ACS combined with DM. …”
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Miglustat Reverts the Impairment of Synaptic Plasticity in a Mouse Model of NPC Disease by G. D’Arcangelo, D. Grossi, M. Racaniello, A. Cardinale, A. Zaratti, S. Rufini, A. Cutarelli, V. Tancredi, D. Merlo, C. Frank

“…Niemann-Pick type C disease is an autosomal recessive storage disorder, characterized by abnormal sequestration of unesterified cholesterol within the late endolysosomal compartment of cells and accumulation of gangliosides and other sphingolipids. …”
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Serum Lipid and Glycemic Profile in HARRT-Naïve and HARRT-Exposed HIV Patients in Enugu State, Nigeria: A Case–Control Study by Esther A. Ekwe, Birinus A. Ezeala-Adikaibe, Basden Onwubere, Julius Okoye, Collins Ugwu, Chidinma B. Nwatu, Ijoma Chinweuba, Chidimma Orah-Okpala, Raphael Anakwue, Oladipupo O. Fasa, Celestine C. Okwara, Uchechi Q. Arinze, Paschal Njoku

“…This is also true for total cholesterol and triglycerides (P < 0.01). High-density lipoprotein (HDL) was significantly higher in HAART-naïve individuals while low-density lipoprotein was higher in the control group. …”
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Rheumatoid-like hand deformities and aortic valve disease in a 13-year-old girl with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a case report by Anjuman Ara Rahman, Abhijit Datta, Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Anindita Das Barshan, Mohammad Jahid Hasan

“…Abstract Background Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by elevated serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, tendon xanthomas, and an increased risk of atherosclerotic heart disease. …”
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Statins Increase the Frequency of Circulating CD4+FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells in Healthy Individuals by Ana Lucía Rodríguez-Perea, Carlos J. Montoya, Sven Olek, Claire A. Chougnet, Paula A. Velilla

“…Treg frequency positively correlated with plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), suggesting a role for HDL-c in Treg homeostasis. …”
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Effects of ginseng dietary supplementation on a high-Fat diet-induced obesity in C57BL/6 Mice by Jia-Ni Lin, Pei-Sheng Lee, Nai-Wen Mei, An-Chin Cheng, Roch-Chui Yu, Min-Hsiung Pan

“…Compared to the HFD group, ginseng supplementation of HFD-fed mice decreased body weight, adipose tissue mass, total cholesterol (T-CHO) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)/low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ratio. …”
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Effects of testosterone undecanoate treatment on serum biochemical parameters in new zealand rabbits by Beyza Suvarikli Alan, Avni Camgoz, Mustafa Orhun Dayan, Seyfullah Haliloglu, Nida Karakaya

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> The results of the study, in which a total of 22 biochemical parameters were evaluated, showed that aspartate aminotransferase, amylase, triglyceride, total cholesterol, total protein, creatinine, uric acid, phosphate, potassium, sodium, calcium, and glucose levels were statistically significantly higher in the TU group than in the control and castor oil groups, and high-density lipoprotein levels were significantly lower in the other groups compared to the control group.…”
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Cardiometabolic Changes in Different Gonadal Female States Caused by Mild Hyperuricemia and Exposure to a High-Fructose Diet by J. Soutelo, Y. A. Samaniego, M. C. Fornari, C. Reyes Toso, O. J. Ponzo

“…HGN rats had higher levels of total cholesterol (TC) (p<0.01) and noHDLc (p<0.01), in addition to higher levels of uric acid (p<0.05). …”
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Hypertriglyceridemia Is Associated with Reduced Leukoaraiosis Severity in Patients with a Small Vessel Stroke by Daqiang Ke, Feng Zhou, Hui Liang, Yang Xu, Haiyan Lou

“…In the multivariable analysis, after controlling for age, sex, and significant risk factors in the univariate and age-adjusted analyses, hyper-TG demonstrated a protective effect on the severity of PVH and SWMLs (P<0.05). Higher total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were not associated with leukoaraiosis. …”
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Comparison of some hematological and serum biochemical variables in kangal akkaraman, texel and Île de france ewes in lactation period within sivas province by Mehmet Ekici, Abdurrahman Takcı, Mehmet Buğra Kıvrak

“…Serum glucose level was lower in Texel than others (p<0.01). Serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, AST, ALT, albumin/globulin ratio, and Mg levels were not different between ewes (p>0.05). …”
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Effects of Extract from Cole Pollen on Lipid Metabolism in Experimental Hyperlipidemic Rats by Yue Geng, Wen-li Tu, Jing-jing Zhang, Liang Zhang, Jian Zhang

“…Cole pollen extract enriched in alpha-linolenic acid is likely to be a novel source of ALA which is probably responsible for favorable lipid changes through promoting transportation, excretion, and metabolism of cholesterol in hepatic tissue and serum.…”
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