The clinical relevance of LDL size and subclasses modulation in patients with type-2 diabetes

• Published in: Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes Vol. 115; no. 8; p. 477
• Main Authors: Rizzo, M, Rini, G B, Berneis, K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.09.2007
• Subjects: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents - therapeutic use; Lipoproteins, LDL - blood; Lipoproteins, LDL - chemistry; Lipoproteins, LDL - classification; Lipoproteins, LDL - drug effects; Molecular Weight

Increasing evidence suggest that the "quality" rather than only the "quantity" of low density lipoproteins (LDL) exerts a great influence on the cardiovascular risk. Hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL-cholesterol and increased levels of small dense LDL characterise diabetic dyslipidem...