Biodiesel is one of the most promising alternative diesel fuels. As diesel emission regulations have become more stringent, the diesel particulate filter (DPF) has become an essential part of the aftertreatment system. Knowledge of kinetics of exhaust particle oxidation for alternative diesel fuels is useful in estimating the change in regeneration behavior of a DPF with such fuels. This study ...

When monolayer cultures of rat hepatocytes are incubated with the ethanolamine/choline analogue, monomethylethanolamine, the secretion of apolipoproteins B100 and B48, as well as the lipid constituents, of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) is inhibited by approximately 50% (Vance, J. E. (1991) J. Lipid Res. 32, 1971-1982). In the present study we have investigated the mechanism by which monom...

Acute Myocardial Infarction [AMI] is now a common disease with serious consequences in mortality and morbidity. Altered lipid profile with low HDL-C and high LDL-C and TGs has been implicated in coronary atherosclerosis. Recently it has been shown that measurement of Apoliopoproteins was superior to LDL-C and HDL-C in risk and prognosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction. We measured the Levels of ...

0196-8904/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier Ltd. A http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2012.12.002 ⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +60 3 79675212; fax: E-mail addresses: [email protected] (M.A. Fazal), Haseeb), [email protected] (H.H. Masjuki). Use of biodiesel in automobile engine is creating tribology related new challenges. The present study aims to assess the friction and wear characteristics o...

Epidemiological and clinical studies have clearly shown a close relationship between plasma cholesterol concentrations and vascular risk. We focused our attention on the phenotypic-biohumoral conditions capable of influencing longevity in relation to different age classes. We evaluated the lipid profile in an elderly institutionalized population of 80 subjects (20 males and 60 females divided i...

BACKGROUND Although coronary artery disease (CAD) becomes symptomatic much later in life, the early identification and modification of risk factors may reduce its later incidence. MATERIAL/METHODS 100 subjects 2-18 years old, evenly divided by sex, were randomly selected from among children of patients suffering from premature myocardial infarction (<55 years); the controls were 100 age- and ...

OBJECTIVE Consumption of soy protein has recently been shown to improve the blood lipid levels in nondiabetic subjects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if a dietary supplement of soy protein, isoflavones, and cotyledon fiber (Abalon) affects cardiovascular risk markers, blood glucose, and insulin levels in type 2 diabetic subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Twenty type 2 diabetic ...

A number of studies have reported an association between increased levels of antibodies against oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) and cardiovascular disease, but the anti-oxLDL antibody has not been confirmed to serve as an effective biomarker for prediction of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Apolipoprotein B100 (ApoB100)-derived peptide fragments generated by proteolytic degradation ...