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May 10, 2018Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular BiologyOpen Access

Hepatic Overexpression of Endothelial Lipase Lowers High-Density Lipoprotein but Maintains Reverse Cholesterol Transport in Mice

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STShunichi TakiguchiOsaka Prefectural GovernmentMAMakoto AyaoriJikei University School of MedicineEYEmi YakushijiNational Defense Medical College

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EL overexpression lowers HDL without impairing RCT; challenges assumptions linking EL to reduced RCT and atherosclerosis.

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Takiguchi et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7142525d37378ac1de6a01https://doi.org/10.1161/atvbaha.118.311056
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