Promising News:Synthetic high-density lipoprotein (HD

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Promising News:Synthetic high-density lipoprotein (HD

Postby sylviak » Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:06 am

you can lower LDL through your diet, but it is difficult to raise the good cholesterol, HDL.
Northwestern University scientists now offer a promising new weapon -- synthetic high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the “good” cholesterol -- that could help fight chronically high cholesterol levels and the deadly heart disease that often results.

The researchers successfully designed synthetic HDL and show that their nanoparticle version is capable of irreversibly binding cholesterol. The synthetic HDL, based on gold nanoparticles, is similar in size to HDL and mimics HDL’s general surface composition.

The study is published online by the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS).
2009 Jan.
Links:
*http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/01/mirkinsynth.html
*http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/news/20090116/synthetic-hdl-cholesterol-in-the-works?src=RSS_PUBLIC
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