Role of cholesteryl ester transfer protein in reverse cholesterol transport

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibition: effect on reverse cholesterol transport?

Statins, inhibitors of the key enzyme in the biosynthesis of cholesterol (ie, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl [HMG]coenzyme A [CoA] reductase), are widely used as the prevailing strategy to combat atherosclerosis through reducing LDL cholesterol levels. Large-scale clinical trials have shown that statins markedly reduce coronary events.1,2 A meta-analysis of 22 studies enrolling nearly 70 000 indivi...

Expression of cholesteryl ester transfer protein in mice promotes macrophage reverse cholesterol transport.

BACKGROUND Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) transfers cholesteryl esters from high-density lipoproteins to apolipoprotein (apo) B-containing lipoproteins and in humans plays an important role in lipoprotein metabolism. However, the role that CETP plays in mediation of reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) remains unclear. We used a validated in vivo assay of macrophage RCT to test the ef...

The effect of cholesteryl ester transfer protein overexpression and inhibition on reverse cholesterol transport.

AIMS Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) has a well-established role in lipoprotein metabolism, but the effect of its overexpression or inhibition on the efficiency of reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS Neither overexpression of CETP nor treatment with CETP inhibitor Torcetrapib of RAW 264.7 macrophages or HepG2 hepatocytes affected cholesterol efflux in...

Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Expressed in Lecithin Cholesterol Acyltransferase

Cheng-ai Wu, Maki Tsujita, Kuniko Okumura-Noji, Shinichi Usui, Hajime Kakuuchi, Mitsuyo Deficient Mice − Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Expressed in Lecithin Cholesterol Acyltransferase Print ISSN: 1079-5642. Online ISSN: 1524-4636 Copyright © 2002 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 A...

Antisense Oligonucleotide Inhibition of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Enhances Reverse Cholesterol Transport in Hyperlipidemic CETP Transgenic, LDLr-/- Mice