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SUBMITTER: Sirca TB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10931629 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sirca Teodora Bianca TB Mureșan Mariana Eugenia ME Pallag Annamaria A Marian Eleonora E Jurca Tunde T Vicaș Laura Grațiela LG Tunduc Ioana Paula IP Manole Felicia F Ștefan Liana L
International journal of molecular sciences 20240304 5
The incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases are still rising. The principal mechanism that drives them is atherosclerosis, an affection given by dyslipidemia and a pro-inflammatory state. Paraoxonase enzymes have a protective role due to their ability to contribute to antioxidant and anti-inflammatory pathways, especially paraoxonase 1 (PON1). PON1 binds with HDL (high-density lipoprotein), and high serum levels lead to a protective state against dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases ...[more]