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High hydrostatic pressure extract of garlic increases the HDL cholesterol level via up-regulation of apolipoprotein A-I gene expression in rats fed a high-fat diet

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of mortality worldwide and a low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level is an important marker of CVD risk. Garlic (Allium sativum) has been widely used in the clinic for treatment of CVD and regulation of lipid metabolism....

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Autores principales: Lee, Seohyun, Joo, Hyunjin, Kim, Chong-Tai, Kim, In-Hwan, Kim, Yangha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3490837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22713542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-11-77