N,N-Dipalmitylglycyl-apolipoprotein E (129-169) peptide (dpGapoE) is an efficient gene delivery system for both plasmids and antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs). To develop a new and efficient approach to the regulation of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) expression, we used dpGapoE to transfect phosphorothioate antisense ODNs against nucleotides 329 to 349 of human CETP cDNA into a...

Epidemiologic studies have shown that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a strong risk factor, whilst high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) reduces the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Therefore, strategies to manage dyslipidemia in an effort to prevent or treat CHD have primarily attempted at decreasing LDL-C and raising HDL-C levels. Cholesteryl ester transfer protein ...

Background: Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) plays a main role in high-density lipoprotein metabolism. CETP gene possesses several single nucleotide polymorphisms which have been associated with plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations. The aim of this study was to determine the association of CETP -629C/A and I405V polymorphisms with coronary artery disease (...

OBJECTIVE Inhibitors of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) have been developed as potential anti-atherogenic agents. Theoretically, however, they may be pro-atherogenic by blocking one of the pathways for removing high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesteryl esters (CE) from plasma in the final step of reverse cholesterol transport. Here we describe how CETP inhibition in rabbits impacts o...

OBJECTIVE The role of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) in the development of atherosclerosis is still undergoing debate. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of human CETP expression on atherosclerosis in APOE*3-Leiden (E3L) mice with a humanized lipoprotein profile. METHODS AND RESULTS E3L mice were crossbred with human CETP transgenic mice. On a chow diet, CETP expression increased p...

A series of novel quinoline-3-carboxamide derivatives 10-17 and 23-27 were designed and synthesized as cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors. All of them exhibited activity against CETP. Particularly, compounds 24 and 26 displayed the best activity against CETP with the same inhibitory rate of 80.1%.

The effects of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibition on the serum lipoprotein profile in both normocholesterolemic and hypercholesterolemic hamsters has been determined following subcutaneous injection of 12.5 mg/kg of the CETP neutralizing monoclonal antibody, TP2. Inhibition of CETP activity was greater than 60% and resulted in a 30-40% increase in high density lipoprotein (HDL...

Mean high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations are low in the Jewish population of Israel. With this in mind we assessed the association of the Taq1B CETP polymorphism, plasma CETP mass and plasma lipid, lipoprotein and apolipoprotein concentrations in a sample of 884 Jerusalem residents aged 28-32. The allele frequency (0.435 +/- 0.017(S.E.)) is similar to that reported elsew...

Deficiency of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) in humans is characterized by markedly elevated plasma concentrations ofHDL cholesterol and apoA-I. To assess the metabolism ofHDL apolipoproteins in CETP deficiency, in vivo apolipoprotein kinetic studies were performed using endogenous and exogenous labeling techniques in two unrelated homozygotes with CETP deficiency, one heterozygo...