Methods for measuring rates of reverse cholesterol transport in vivo, as an index of anti-atherogenesis
US8021644B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2028 |
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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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