Open AccessCytokeratin 8 in association with sdLDL and ELISA development
Author(s) -
Mohmed Ashmaig
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.168673
Subject(s) - gel electrophoresis , chromatography , apolipoprotein b , medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , cholesterol
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cytokeratins (CKs) which may also be expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are generally considered to be markers for the differentiation of epithelial cells. Small, dense, low-density lipoprotein (sdLDL) particles, also termed LDL-IV, independently predict risk of CVD.