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Passive Smoking Induces Atherogenic Changes in Low-Density Lipoprotein

Author(s) -

Miia Valkonen,

Timo Kuusi

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.97.20.2012

Subject(s) - medicine , passive smoking , low density lipoprotein , lipoprotein , cardiology , endocrinology , environmental health , cholesterol

According to the American Heart Association, passive smoking is an important risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD), but the mechanisms underlying this association are not fully understood. We studied the acute effect of passive smoking on the factors that influence the development of CHD: the antioxidant defense of human serum, the extent of lipid peroxidation, and the accumulation of LDL cholesterol in cultured human macrophages, the precursors of foam cells in atherosclerotic lesions.

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