Disturbances of the transfer of cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in patients with peripheral artery disease with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Flávio Roberto Cavalleiro de Macedo RibeiroCarolina Heitmann Mares Azevedo RibeiroThauany Martins TavoniErica Dos Santos SargesFatima Rodrigues FreitasNoedir Antonio Groppo StolfRoberto Kalil FilhoRaul Cavalcante Maranhão

Published in: Vascular medicine (London, England) (2021)

Deficient cholesterol transfer to HDL may play a role in PAD pathogenesis. Since UC transfer to HDL was lower in PAD + DM compared to PAD alone, it is possible that defective HDL metabolism may contribute to the higher PAD incidence in patients with T2DM.Keywords.

Keyphrases

high density
peripheral artery disease
low density lipoprotein
glycemic control
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
weight loss