Paradoxical mortality differential of HDL cholesterol
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https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v14i5.50292Keywords:
High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; CHD-LDL, CHD, LDLAbstract
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol has been known for ages to be cardio-protective due to its defensive action against genesis of atherosclerosis. Increasing the serum HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) as a prospective potential to prevent coronary heart disease could not prove beneficial in human trials that put forward a major concern about the role and functional contribution of HDL-C in human health. Many observational studies indicated that extreme high value of serum HDL-C is often associated with high cardiovascular mortality; therefore could be considered as detrimental for healthy survival. Furthermore, observational and genetic studies revealed a possible link between extreme low serum
HDL-C and development of common noncardiovascular diseases such as infectious disease, autoimmune disorder, malignancy, type-2 diabetes, kidney, and pulmonary diseases. This review endeavors to update on the various reasons of mortality observed with extreme values of HDL-C reflected in the recent studies along with the probable role of HDL-C in the pathogenesis of these ailments.
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