The 12th annual scientific meeting of the European Vascular Biology Association was held in Gilleleje, Denmark, from April 27 to May 1, 1991, in collaboration with the Scandinavian Society for Atherosclerosis Research. The sessions of the meeting covered two major fields: hyperlipidemias relating to the genetic variability of apolipoprotein B-100 and transendothelial flow of macromolecules. The...

The 12th annual scientific meeting of the European Vascular Biology Association was held in Gilleleje, Denmark, from April 27 to May 1, 1991, in collaboration with the Scandinavian Society for Atherosclerosis Research. The sessions of the meeting covered two major fields: hyperlipidemias relating to the genetic variability of apolipoprotein B-100 and transendothelial flow of macromolecules. The...

background: the human body contains of different tissues and cavities with different physical and radiological properties. most important among these are tissues and cavities that are radiologically different from water, including lungs, sinuses and bones. gel dosimetry provides a unique feature to display dose distributions occurring in clinical radiation therapy in three dimensions. materials...

the non-enzymatic carbamylation of low density lipoprotein (ldl) is a naturally occurring chemical modification of apolipoprotein b as a result of condensation between lysine residues and cyanate derived from urea. carbamylated ldl is poorly recognized by ldl receptors and initiates different processes that can be considered proatherogenic. thus, ldl carbamylation may contribute to the increase...

the oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein (ldl) may play an important role in atherogenesis. antioxidants that can prevent ldl oxidation may act as antiatherogens. our understanding of the mechanism of ldl oxidation and factors that determine its susceptibility to oxidation is still incomplete. copper is a candidate for oxidizing ldl in atherosclerotic lesions. the binding of copper...

background: it is well established that oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein (ldl) plays a causal role in human atherogenesis and the risk of atherosclerosis is increased in patients with diabetes mellitus. we examined the in vitro effect of glucose on native and glycated ldl oxidation using copper ion dependent oxidation system. methods: in this study, ldl was isolated from plasma...

The liver plays a primary role in lipid metabolism. Important functions include the synthesis and incorporation of hydrophobic lipids, triacylglycerols and cholesteryl esters into the core of water-miscible particles called lipoproteins and the secretion of these particles into the circulation for transport to distant tissues. In this article, we present a brief overview of one aspect of the as...

We discuss the thermodynamics of a gas of free particles obeying Haldane’s exclusion statistics, deriving low temperature and low density expansions. For gases with a constant density of states, we derive an exact equation of state and find that temperature-dependent quantities are independent of the statistics parameter. PACS numbers: 05.30.-d, 05.70.Ce

the seasonal diversity and distribution of microphytes and macrophytes in 40 artificial irrigationponds constructed in a semi-arid region, and the most suitable conditions to maintain these enclaves asbiodiversity spots were studied for the first time. a total of 104 species were detected. bacillariophyta,cyanobacteria and chlorophyta dominated both pelagic and benthic microphytic communities, ...

The cornea is a connective tissue site where lipid accumulates as a peripheral arcus lipoides. We found that cholesterol, in predominantly esterified form, progressively accumulated with age in the peripheral corneas of 20- to 90-yr-old individuals. Ultrastructural studies showed extracellular solid spherical lipid particles (< 200 nm in diameter) enmeshed between collagen fibers. Immunostainin...