Plasma γ-Glutamyltransferase, Cysteinyl-Glycine, and Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein
Author(s) -
Dagmar Drogan,
Cornelia Weikert,
Jutta Dierkes,
Kerstin KlipsteinGrobusch,
Brian Buijsse,
Matthias Möhlig,
A. Pfeiffer,
Tobias Pischon,
Joachim Spranger,
Heiner Boeing
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.110.209346
Subject(s) - european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition , medicine , hazard ratio , prospective cohort study , myocardial infarction , proportional hazards model , glutathione , endocrinology , lipoprotein , lipid peroxidation , gastroenterology , chemistry , biochemistry , cholesterol , oxidative stress , confidence interval , enzyme
To investigate the interrelation between plasma γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity, cysteinyl-glycine (Cys-Gly) (ie, a thiol originating from GGT-mediated cleavage of glutathione), and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) with regard to myocardial infarction (MI) risk in a prospective study.
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