Methods for measuring rates of reserve cholesterol transport in vivo, as an index of anti-atherogenesis
US7255850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P9/10
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to biochemical methods for determining reverse cholesterol transport. Specifically, the rates of the two arms of reverse cholesterol transport (HDL or first arm and post-HDL or second arm) are obtained by measuring the flow of unlabeled cholesterol from tissues into plasma HDL and from plasma HDL to bile acids.
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