Endogenous sex hormone levels are associated with the revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile in postmenopausal women: a longitudinal study in a Swedish cohort by Kristin Ottarsdottir, Åsa Tivesten, Claes Ohlsson, Ying Li, Margareta Hellgren, Ulf Lindblad, Bledar Daka

“…Regression analyses of log-transformed rFSRP were fitted against levels of sex hormones (17-α-OH-progesterone, estrone, estradiol, progesterone, dihydrotestosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, testosterone and androstenedione), adjusting for body mass index (BMI) or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), C-reactive protein (CRP) and cholesterol level. Results Levels of estrone and estradiol were positively associated with rFSRP in the crude model (estrone β = 0.208, 95% CI = 0.081;0.336, P = 0.002; estradiol β = 0.170, CI = 0.034;0.305, P = 0.015). …”
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Comparing corn silage with beet pulp silage fed separate or mixed with concentrate in buffalo calves by Abdur Rahman, Ali R. Khan, Muhammad I. Anjum, Zafar Hayat, Muhammad Arshad

“…Regarding serological examination, cholesterol levels showed significantly lower values in Group D, while blood glucose and urea nitrogen exhibited no differences. …”
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Association between Irisin, hs-CRP, and Metabolic Status in Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Leticia Elizondo-Montemayor, Adrian M. Gonzalez-Gil, Oscar Tamez-Rivera, Carla Toledo-Salinas, Mariana Peschard-Franco, Nora A. Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Christian Silva-Platas, Gerardo Garcia-Rivas

“…Irisin concentration was found to be positively correlated with HDL-c, LDL-c, and total cholesterol, while negatively correlated with BMI, waist circumference, and triglycerides. …”
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Silencing hepatic PCSK9 via novel chimeric AAV8 mitigates the progression of atherosclerosis by inhibiting inflammation in ApoE−/− mice by Xiaocui Chen, Minghui Sun, Xiang Ma, Yitong Ma, Bangdang Chen

“…Moreover, it significantly lowered serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels while increasing LDL-R level without causing hepatotoxicity in wild-type mice. …”
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Pomegranate peel powder and extract improved weight control, lipid metabolism and gut microbiota in hamsters fed with standard american diets by Xingzhu Wu, Wallace Yokoyama, Yuqing Tan, Glenn Bartley, Ling Chen, James Pan, Priscila Alves Buongiorno, Jose Berrios, Tara McHugh, Zhongli Pan

“…HMG-CoAR and LDLR expression were reduced, suggesting that decreased uptake of LDL was not sufficient to lower plasma LDL, even with reduced cholesterol synthesis.…”
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Appetite Suppression and Antiobesity Effect of a Botanical Composition Composed of Morus alba, Yerba mate, and Magnolia officinalis by Mesfin Yimam, Ping Jiao, Mei Hong, Lidia Brownell, Young-Chul Lee, Eu-Jin Hyun, Hyun-Jin Kim, Tae-Woo Kim, Jeong-Bum Nam, Mi-Ran Kim, Qi Jia

“…Decreases in body weight gain (21.5% compared to the HFD at weeks 7 and 8.2% compared to baseline) and calorie intake (40.5% for the first week) were observed. 75.9% and 46.8% reductions in insulin and leptin, respectively, 4.2-fold increase in ghrelin level, and reductions of 18.6% in cholesterol and 59% in low-density lipoprotein were documented. …”
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Regulation of glycolipid and amino acid metabolism in juvenile triploid crucian carp (Carassius auratus) by oral administration of aspartic acid by Yu Wang, Bo Dong, Liyun Wu, Dong Han, Xiaoming Zhu, Haokun Liu, Yunxia Yang, Shouqi Xie, Zhen Liu, Junyan Jin

“…Plasma free fatty acids were remarkably decreased in both the LA and HA groups compared to control group at 3 h after administration, whereas the HA group had considerably higher plasma total cholesterol levels than the LA group. Additionally, the gene expression levels of genes involved in synthesis of fatty acids (acc, srebp1 and fasn) were significantly higher in the liver of the HA group compared with the LA group. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Kefir Madu terhadap Profil Lipid Tikus Galur Sprague Dawley Sindroma Metabolik by Ibnu Malkan Bakhrul Ilmi, Angga Hardiansyah, Nikmatul Luailiya, Putri Aria Avrilian, Avliya Quratul Marjan, Dina Sugiyanti, Nur Hayati

“…Kadar kolesterol total serta LDL dianalisi mengacu dengan metode Cholesterol Oxidase Para Amino Phenazon (CHOD-PAP), kadar trigliserida diukur dengan menggunakan Gliseril Phospo Para Amino Phenazon (GPO-PAP). …”
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Effects of Different Light Spectra on Oxidative Stress and Nutritional Quality of the Fish <i>Plectropomus leopardus</i> by Wensheng Li, Zheng Zhang, Baoliang Liu, Yingying Fang, Shuquan Cao, Wenyang Li, Yan Sun, Chengbin He, Chuanxin Zhang, Fan Fei

“…We demonstrated that the total cholesterol, triglycerides activities of <i>P. leopardus</i> in the dark groups were substantially elevated, relative to other groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Long-Term Real-World Outcomes of Tenofovir Alafenamide in Chronic Hepatitis B: Detailed Analysis of Treatment-Naive and Experienced Patients by Yu-Xuan Song, Guang-Jun Song, Hui Ma, Bo Feng, Yan-Di Xie

“…Although the treatment-naive patients showed no abnormal increases in urinary URBP, the treatment-experienced patients showed elevated urinary β2MG and NAG levels at the baseline, which decreased over the treatment course. The total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein levels were similar in both groups. …”
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Effect of Whole Wheat Noodles on Biochemical Indexes and Histopathology of Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Li WU, Yuan ZHANG, Chunhong TANG, Huan YOU, Haijun CHANG, Shuai ZHANG

“…It also extremely significantly reduced the serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) (P<0.01), with reductions of 53.09%, 79.58%, and 45.11%, respectively, in the high-dose group. …”
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Effects of Anthocyanin and Flavanol Compounds on Lipid Metabolism and Adipose Tissue Associated Systemic Inflammation in Diet-Induced Obesity by Roel A. van der Heijden, Martine C. Morrison, Fareeba Sheedfar, Petra Mulder, Marijke Schreurs, Pascal P. H. Hommelberg, Marten H. Hofker, Casper Schalkwijk, Robert Kleemann, Uwe J. F. Tietge, Debby P. Y. Koonen, Peter Heeringa

“…The switch from a LFD to a HFD lowered the respiratory exchange ratio and increased plasma cholesterol and hepatic lipid content. These changes were not attenuated by HFD+E or HFD+B. …”
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Different n-6/n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios affect postprandial metabolism in normal and hypertriglyceridemic rats by Ligang Yang, Chao Yang, Zhixiu Song, Min Wan, Hui Xia, Xian Yang, Dengfeng Xu, Da Pan, Hechun Liu, Shaokang Wang, Guiju Sun

“…The HTG groups showed higher postprandial total cholesterol (TC) responses than NC groups after 1:1 and 20:1 ratio meals. …”
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Association between Chronic Pain and Diabetes/Prediabetes: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Saudi Arabia by Khaled K. Aldossari, Mamdouh M. Shubair, Jamaan Al-Zahrani, Abdulrahman A. Alduraywish, Khalid AlAhmary, Salwa Bahkali, Sara M. Aloudah, Sami Almustanyir, Laila Al-Rizqi, Sally A. El-Zahaby, Paivi Toivola, Ashraf El-Metwally

“…In a multiple logistic regression model, after adjusting for age, gender, education level, cholesterol, and smoking status, diabetic/prediabetic patients had a significantly higher prevalence of chronic pain ((OR) = 1.931 (95% CI = 1.536–2.362), P=0.037). …”
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Opportunities, challenges, and difficulties in NMR-based metabolomics applied to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patient follow-up by M. Schoumacher, M. Schoumacher, V. Lambert, M. Campas, P. Blaise, B. Locht, M. Thys, E. Duchateau, E. Cavalier, E. Cavalier, J.-M. Rakic, A. Noël, P. de Tullio, P. de Tullio

“…., lactate, glucose levels, HDL/LDL cholesterol, and blood pH), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) images were collected to evaluate the progression of choroidal neovascularization. 1H-NMR metabolomic analysis led to the quantification of over 60 metabolites and of the major lipoprotein fractions. …”
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Genetic and biochemical analysis of severe hypertriglyceridemia complicated with acute pancreatitis or with low post-heparin lipoprotein lipase mass by Takashi Suzuki, Makoto Kurano, Akari Isono, Takuya Uchino, Yohei Sayama, Honami Tomomitsu, Daiki Mayumi, Ruriko Shibayama, Toru Sekiguchi, Naoki Edo, Kiyoko Uno-Eder, Kenji Uno, Koji Morita, Toshio Ishikawa, Kazuhisa Tsukamoto

“…Lipidomics analysis showed increased serum levels of sphingomyelin and many classes of glycerophospholipid; however, when individual patients were compared, the degree of increase in each class of phospholipid among cases did not coincide with the increases seen in total cholesterol and triglycerides. Moreover, phosphatidylcholine, lysophosphatidylinositol, and sphingomyelin levels tended to be higher in patients who experienced AP than those who did not, suggesting that these phospholipids may contribute to the onset of AP. …”
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Effects of Semaglutide Treatment on Psoriatic Lesions in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Open-Label, Randomized Clinical Trial by Jelena Petković-Dabić, Ivana Binić, Bojana Carić, Ljiljana Božić, Sanja Umičević-Šipka, Nataša Bednarčuk, Saša Dabić, Mirna Šitum, Snježana Popović-Pejičić, Miloš P. Stojiljković, Ranko Škrbić

“…A significant decrease in the body mass index (BMI) value in the semaglutide-treated group was also identified, as well as a significant decrease in the level of low-density cholesterol (LDL) (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, semaglutide, based on its systemic anti-inflammatory characteristics, could contribute to the treatment of psoriatic obese patients with T2DM.…”
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Searching for new genes associated with the familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype using whole-genome sequencing and machine learning by D. E. Ivanoshchuk, A. B. Kolker, O. V. Timoshchenko, S. E. Semaev, E. V. Shakhtshneider

“…Familial hyper-cholesterolemia is a condition caused by a type of genetic defect leading to a decreased rate of removal of low-density lipoproteins from the bloodstream and a pronounced increase in the blood level of total cholesterol. This disease leads to the early development of cardiovascular diseases of atherosclerotic etiology. …”
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Linear association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and postoperative delirium after general anesthesia: a cross-sectional study by Xiao Qin, Junming Ren, Chunping Xing, Lijiao Chen, Renjie Wang, Shouyuan Tian

“…Compared to the lower Hs-CRP group, patients in the higher Hs-CRP group exhibited higher age, heart rate, white blood cell count, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, uric acid, fasting glucose, hemoglobin A1c, fibrinogen, D-dimer, and a higher prevalence of CKD, but lower hemoglobin, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, albumin and estimated glomerular filtration rate. …”
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Genetic Insights Into Lipid Traits and Lipid-Modifying Drug Targets in Pregnancy Complications: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Shao H, Xu C, Zhang C, Li L, Wu P, Chen Z, Guan R

“…Significant drug targets underwent further analysis using Expression Quantitative Trait Loci data, and mediation analysis identified potential mediators.Results: Increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) reduced the incidence of preeclampsia (OR: 0.755, 95% CI: 0.639– 0.891, p=0.001, FDR=0.012) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) (OR: 0.835, 95% CI: 0.741– 0.942, p=0.003, FDR=0.018). …”
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