Open AccessCholesterol Feeding Increases C-Reactive Protein and Serum Amyloid A Levels in Lean Insulin-Sensitive Subjects
Author(s) -
Lisa R. Tannock,
Kevin D. O’Brien,
Robert H. Knopp,
Barbara M. Retzlaff,
Brian Fish,
Mark H. Wener,
Steven E. Kahn,
Alan Chait
Publication year - 2005
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/circulationaha.104.506188
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , insulin resistance , c reactive protein , cholesterol , body mass index , insulin , obesity , serum amyloid a , inflammation
Inflammatory markers associated with elevated cardiovascular risk are increased by cholesterol feeding in animal models. However, whether dietary cholesterol increases inflammatory marker levels in humans is not known.
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