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| | Lipid raft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | They noted that most researchers were using acute methods of cholesterol depletion, which not only disrupts the rafts, but also disrupts another lipid known as PIP(4,5)P2, which plays a large role in regulating the cell’s cytoskeleton (Caroni 2001). | | | In the future it is hoped that super-resolution microscopy such as Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) or various forms of structured illumination microscopy may overcome the problems imposed by the diffraction limit. | | | Kondoh et al observed that ACE is a key regulator in rat fertilization. |
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| | Lipid Sciences: Techology |
| | Lipid Sciences is developing its technology focused on two major medical opportunities. | | | In addition, delipidation can be applied to other lipid-containing biological entities or disease states where lipids play a key structural and/or functional role. | | | Our focus is on treating cardiovascular disease with our HDL Therapy and viral infections using our Viral Immunotherapy. |
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| | Lipid Sciences, Inc. Launches Expanded HDL Therapy Platform in Collaboration With Washington Hospital Center/MedStar ... |
| | Lipid Sciences plans to utilize the broad range of clinical research resources of the Cardiovascular Research Institute/MedStar Research Institute to support the Company's HDL Therapy System human clinical trial. | | | Lipid Sciences, Inc. is a development-stage biotechnology company engaged in the research and development of products and processes intended to treat major medical indications, in which lipids, or fat components, play a key role. | | | Lipid Sciences is now preparing to file an Investigational Device Exemption ("IDE") with the Food and Drug Administration, and conditional upon its approval by the FDA, begin the human clinical trial in the first quarter of 2006. |
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| | Lipid Education Program |
| | Our underlying theme is that use of more than one lipid lowering drug will be necessary to achieve goal lipid levels in many patients, and therefore familiarity with all of the drugs is necessary for success. | | | Establishing lipid goals with each patient is an extremely important part of lipid disorder management. | | | Although there are many different "correct" approaches to successful lipid disorder management, the approaches outlined here emphasize both effectiveness and simplicity. |
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| | Lipid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | ) tend to cluster together, forming a lipid bilayer (1) or a micelle (2). | | | This is essentially a form of phase separation, similar to the spontaneous separation of oil and water into two separate phases when one puts them together. | | | ApolloLipids - Provides dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment information as well as continuing medical education programs. |
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| | Lipids Online Slides: lipid, guidelines, clinical trials, PROVE IT, HPS |
| | Measurement of lipid levels can be systematically integrated into the diagnostic testing performed during cardiac hospitalization through the use of preprinted orders and care maps. | | | The structured setting within the hospital can facilitate the initiation of lipid-lowering treatment though the use of physician prompts and reminders such as preprinted order sets, discharge forms, and involvement of other health care professionals. | | | Intensive therapy reduced LDL-C to 62 mg/dL and reduced the composite primary endpoint (death, myocardial infarction, unstable angina requiring rehospitalization, revascularization after 30 days, and stroke) by 16% compared with moderate therapy, which reduced LDL-C to 95 mg/dL (within the LDL-C goal of |
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| | eMedicine |
| | Recent medical advances have improved the ability of health care professionals to modify and control serum lipids. | | | Learn the latest point-of-care management of this familial disease that is associated with high blood lipid levels and premature cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and peripheral vascular atherosclerotic disease in this comprehensive review course. | | | Schuster H. Risk assessment and strategies to achieve lipid goals: lessons from real-world clinical practice. |
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| | Dorlands Medical Dictionary |
| | a lipid occurring on the skin of warm-blooded animals and responsible for its passive water-holding capacity. | | | a lipase secreted in the mouth and most active in the stomach; it degrades medium- to short-chain triglycerides and appears to prepare ingested lipids for intestinal digestion by facilitating their solubilization. | | | (lip”o-gran”u-lo-mə-to´sis) a condition of faulty lipid metabolism in which yellow nodules of lipoid matter are deposited in the skin and mucosae, giving rise to granulomatous reactions. |
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| | St. John Hospital Lipid Clinic for Cholesterol Management |
| | For more information about the St. John Hospital Lipid Clinic or Preventive Cardiology Program, please call (313) 343-3490, M-F 8 a.m. | | | The Lipid Clinic offers the most accurate and precise testing available: | | | John Heart Care experts present research findings at the 2006 American College of Cardiology's Scientific Session in Atlanta. |
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| | Lipid extraction, general methods |
| | The estimation of the fat content in foods by measuring the amount of acyl lipids is of common practice but the choice of an extraction procedure needs to be evaluated to get reliable results. | | | First, we give details on the classical Folch's procedure but several other procedures are described below taking into account the tissues or biological preparations used in more specialized studies. | | | Several extraction procedures may be found in books and articles aiming at the improvement of lipid recovery from any kind of organisms, tissues or cell types. |
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| | Lipid Peroxides (TBARS) : Clinician Info Metametrix Clinical Laboratory |
| | High levels of lipid peroxides are associated with cancer, heart disease, stroke, and aging. | | | CPT # Description 82491 HPLC, single analyte NES: Lipid peroxides | | | The results provide a measure of total serum lipid peroxidation, an indicator of whole body free radical activity. |
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| | Lipid storage droplet-2 |
| | Moreover, Western blot analysis of density-fractionated fat body homogenates of third instar larva shows LSD2 enrichment in the lipid droplet fraction. | | | Factors that mediate corresponding processes in invertebrates are still unknown. | | | The function of Perilipin in vivo has been analyzed in Perilipin-deficient mice (Martinez-Botas, 2000; Tansey, 2001). |
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| | Lipid bilayer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Such membranes can be used in research, for instance on their electrical behavior (using the patch clamp technique, for example). | | | Lipids can assume self-organized structures other than bilayers, depending on their concentration and type: | | | The structure of a bilayer explains its possible function as a barrier. |
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| | Guggul Lipid |
| | Guggul Lipid (Circulatory) have been the subject of several scientific studies, the results of which are extremely encouraging to people concerned with circulatory health. | | | Guggul lipid stimulates the activity of white blood cells in the body, contributing to the build-up of the immune system. | | | Guggul lipid has been known to relieve coughing and lung congestion, soothe mucous membranes and alleviate other respiratory problems. |
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| | Manbir Online .. Lipid Profile |
| | Researchers now report that aggressive treatment to reduce blood fats (lipids) in patients with chest pain or those who have just had a heart attack can reduce their risk of dying by as much as 60%. | | | Effective control of the blood lipid levels reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality both in patients with established CHD and in those at risk of developing CHD. | | | Lipid levels may be affected by diet, exercise, smoking, certain medications (e.g : beta blockers, thiazide diuretics, glueocorticoids) and concurrent disease states (e.g. |
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| | Lipid Sciences Corporate Overview |
| | Lipid Sciences, Inc. (LIPD) is a development-stage biotechnology company that is researching and developing products and processes to treat major medical indications such as cardiovascular disease, HIV and other viral infections in which lipids or fat components play a key role. | | | This process of lipid removal, known as plasma delipidation, potentially reverses the condition while enhancing the body's natural ability to heal itself. | | | , is designed to treat atherosclerosis, which results from the accumulation of lipids, in particular cholesterol, on arterial walls. |
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| | lipids |
| | Formulating with silicones and natural lipids: these materials offer a variety of benefits to skin and hair care formulations. | | | Alterations in plasma lipid profile patterns in head and neck cancer and oral precancerous conditions. | | | A comparison of lipid and glycemic effects of pioglitazone and rosiglitazone in patients with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia.(Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition) |
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| | Lipid Profile |
| | The lipid profile is used to guide providers in deciding how a person at risk should be treated. | | | The results of the lipid profile are considered along with other known risk factors of heart disease to develop a plan of treatment and follow-up. | | | The lipid profile is a group of tests that are often ordered together to determine risk of coronary heart disease. |
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| | SparkNotes: Cell Membranes: The Lipid Bilayer |
| | Impermeable simply means that it does not allow molecules to freely pass across it. | | | The structure of the lipid bilayer explains its function as a barrier. | | | The hydrophilic region is attracted to aqueous water conditions while the hydrophobic region is repelled from such conditions. |
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| | Screening for Lipid Disorders: Recommendations and Rationale |
| | *This statement summarizes the third USPSTF recommendations for screening for lipid disorders and the supporting scientific evidence, and it updates the 1995 recommendations contained in the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, second edition (1). | | | Although diet therapy is an appropriate initial therapy for most patients, a minority achieve substantial reductions in lipid levels from diet alone; drugs are frequently needed to achieve therapeutic goals, especially for high-risk people. | | | The clearest benefit of lipid screening is identifying individuals whose near-term risk of coronary heart disease is sufficiently high to justify drug therapy or other intensive lifestyle interventions to lower cholesterol. |
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| | lipid nomenclature |
| | In subsequent years, there has been little discussion about this principle of stereospecific numbering; it has been well-accepted within the field of glycerol derivatives, for which it has been especially useful and is widely used. | | | CBN does not wish to imply that the idea of stereospecific numbering should be applied to other groups of compounds. | | | The present 'Recommendations 1976' are based on reports of working groups on lipids and glycolipids. |
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| | Wiley-VCH - European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology |
| | Lipids, fats and oils play an ever increasing role in many aspects of health, science and technology, e.g. | | | The European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology focusses on the scientific and geographical integration of this varied spectrum ranging from lipidomics, nutrition and health to analytics, biotechnology and process engineering as well as chemistry and physical chemistry. | | | The journal is the official organ the European Federation for the Science and Technology of Lipids (Euro Fed Lipid). |
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| | LIPID |
| | Describe what you observe and provide an explanation. | | | The following procedure is to be repeated for each of the samples of lipid at your table. | | | The following procedure is to be repeated for each of the samples of lipids at your table. |
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| | Heart Foundation - Health & Lifestyle - Professional - Lipid Management |
| | The Heart Foundation produces a comprehensive range of independent, evidence-based cardiovascular health information. | | | The information is subject to extensive review prior to publishing and is also professionally edited. | | | The Heart Foundation in collaboration with the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand has recently published a lipid position statement in Heart, Lung and Circulation. |
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| | National Lipid Association: Home |
| | Please take a moment tofill out our survey. | | | This article is a summary of the updated guidelines for patients. | | | A 1½-day "basic training" workshop providing essential information, tools and resource materials for the systematic management of dyslipidemia as well as the successful administration of a lipid clinic, cholesterol management center or preventive cardiology service. |
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| | Lipid Membranes |
| | How does tail length of lipids affect the rigidity? | | | In addition to their applications in medical, food, and cosmetics industries, these lipid bilayers and vesicles are simple models of biological membranes and cells, especially for studying physical properties such as shape transformations, elasticity, transport. | | | Combine the bending elastic energy concept and phase separation, we use a coupled-field Ginzburg-Landau model to study the dynamics of phase separation and the accompanying shape deformation on a two-phase elastic membrane. |
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| | LIPID MAPS -- LIPID Metabolites And Pathways Strategy |
| | LIPID MAPS -- LIPID Metabolites And Pathways Strategy | | | LIPID MAPS is funded by an National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Glue Grant | | | Journal of Lipid Research published February 14, 2006, doi: 10.1194 / jlr.M600027-JLR200. |
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| | Lipid Matabolism |
| | Nearly all of the energy needed by the human body is provided by the oxidation of carbohydrates and lipids. | | | Some lipids are utilized by brain cells to synthesize brain and nerve tissue. | | | At the same time, fat deposits under the skin may be metabolized to generate heat in response to lower skin temperatures. |
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| | Publications |
| | Simulation studies of the interaction of antimicrobial peptides and lipid bilayers, Biochim. | | | A molecular dynamics study of the pores formed by E. coli OmpF porin in a fully hydrated palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylethanolamine bilayer, Biophys. | | | Pores formed by the nicotinic receptor M2d peptide: a molecular dynamics study, Biophys. |
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| | lipid extraction |
| | Lipids should not be left for any time in the dry state but should be taken up rapidly in an inert non-alcoholic solvent such as chloroform. | | | There is a great diversity of methodologies because biological tissues are not similar when considering their structure, texture, sensitivities and lipid contents. | | | As carelessness at the preliminary stage of extraction may result in the loss of components of interest or in the production of artifacts, the lipidologist must be aware of various precautions that are summarized below. |
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| | Lipid |
| | Lipid Hormones - Testosterone is responsible for sexual maturation at all stages of male development throughout life. | | | It is an important part of a healthy body since cholesterol is used as part of the cell membranes, and also as part of some hormones. | | | This Phospholipid bilayer structure forms the membrane that surrounds each of your cells and plays an important role in regulating cellular function. |
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| | Lipid Metabolism |
| | Pathway for the movement of acetyl-CoA units from within the mitochondrion to the cytoplasm for use in lipid and cholesterol biosynthesis. | | | One of the most clinically important classes of sphingolipids are those that confer antigenic determinants on the surfaces of cells, particularly the erythrocytes. | | | Sphingomyelins are important structural lipid components of nerve cell membranes. |
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| | lipid pneumonia - definition of lipid pneumonia in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, ... |
| | Inflammatory and fibrotic changes in the lungs due to the inhalation of various fatty substances, or due to accumulation in the lungs of endogenous lipid material following the fracture of a bone. | | | lipid pneumonia - definition of lipid pneumonia in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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| | Mylnefield Lipid Research |
| | We have used this to characterize molecular species of triacylglycerols and other lipids. | | | We have made extensive use of this in structural analysis of fatty acids, but have also applied it to a range of other lipid molecules, including sterols and glycerol ethers. | | | In 1999, the Mylnefield Lipid Analysis moved into new purpose-designed laboratories that are generously equipped. |
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| | Lipid Library |
| | Courses - we assist with those run by MRS Lipid Analysis on "Lipid Chemistry and Analysis". | | | This website is sponsored by Mylnefield Lipid Analysis. | | | A number of short articles on those aspects of analysis that have particularly interested us for the journal 'Lipid Technology', with longer articles from 'Advances in Lipid Methodology - One and Two' (P.J. Barnes and Associates (www.pjbarnes.co.uk). |
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| | Finding Your Optimal Lipid Levels |
| | released new goals for lipid levels in May 2001. | | | The National Cholesterol Education Program is part of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Institutes of Health. | | | Some doctors may want your LDL levels to be lower than what is indicated here. |
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| | Lipid Bilayers for RasMol |
| | The Heller/Schaefer/Schulten lipid bilayer PDB files are available from the Institute for Medical Optics, Ludwig Maximilians University, | | | The molecular dynamics simulations which produced these models were done at the Theoretical Biophysics Group of the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign by Helmut Heller, Michael Schaefer and Klaus Schulten. | | | These data files were contributed by the authors under the condition that all derivitive works, including images, plainly include a citation of the original work, H Heller, M Schaefer, & K Schulten, "Molecular dynamics simulation of a bilayer of 200 lipids in the gel and in the liquid-crystal phases", J. |
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| | J. Lipid Res. -- Papers in Press |
| | Lipids isolated from bone induce migration of human breast cancer cells | | | Structures and biological activities of novel phosphatidylethanolamine lipids of porphyromonas gingivalis | | | LC-MS based method for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of complex lipid mixtures |
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| | Lipid :: Continuing Medical Education CME Online Lipid Disorders Problems Clinicians Healthcare Professionals Resource |
| | Lipid :: Continuing Medical Education CME Online Lipid Disorders Problems Clinicians Healthcare Professionals Resource | | | lipidhealth.org is the National Lipid Education Council's online CME resource for healthcare professionals. | | | With its array of educational activities, this site incorporates a focus on global cardiovascular risk and also highlights other conditionsof the vasculature including inflammation, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. |
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