C O N T E N T S INTRODUCTION . . 43 K E Y RISK FACTORS . . 44 B L O O D L I P I D S . . . 44 Do elevated blood lipids cause atherosclerosis? . . 44 What causes plasma cholesterol to rise? . . 45 C A R B O H Y D R A T E METABOLISM A N D I N S U L I N R E S I S T A N C E . . 48 Does diabetes cause atherosclerosis? . . 48 What causes insulin resistance? . . 49 B L O O D P R E S S U R E . . . 51 Do...

PURPOSE The efficacy of a single exposure to 14 min of contrast water therapy (CWT) or cold-water immersion (COLD) on recovery postmatch in elite professional footballers was investigated. METHOD Twenty-four elite footballers participated in a match followed by 1 of 3 recovery interventions. Recovery was monitored for 48 h postmatch. Repeat-sprint ability (6 × 20-m), static and countermovemen...

Hadamard matrices of order n with maximum excess o(n) are constructed for n = 40, 44, 48, 52, 80, 84. The results are: o(40)= 244, o(44)= 280, o(48)= 324, o(52)= 364, o(80)= 704, 0(84) = 756. A table is presented listing the known values of o(n) 0< n ~< 100 and the corresponding Hadamard matrices are constructed. For the remaining values of n = 56, 60, 68, 72, 76, 88, 92, 96 the largest values ...

Increased immunoactivity of (-nitrosolysine was detected in Western blot in peroxynitrite-reacted histones H2A, H3 and H4. The N-nitrosation may be reversible as indicated by the decreased immunoactivity via either subsequent incubation with reduced glutathione or 48-hour dialysis and 48-hour storage at 4 degrees C. Nonetheless, the biological significance of N-nitrosation of protein lysine is ...

Hepatocytes derived either from rats fed a diet enriched in n-3 fatty acids or from rats fed a low-fat diet and cultured with an n-3 fatty acid (eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA) in vitro were used to distinguish between the dietary effects and the direct effects of n-3 fatty acids on hepatocellular apolipoprotein (apo) B metabolism and secretion. ApoB-48 and apoB-100 synthesis, degradation, and secr...