Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Cardiol Clin. 2011 Feb;29(1):105-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2010.11.005.
A low level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is an acknowledged risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) exerts its primary cardioprotective effect through a reverse cholesterol transport process, and suppression of this process has been the focus of the development of novel therapeutic agents for increasing HDL-C levels. Several strategies can be used to increase HDL-C levels to target cardiovascular risk reduction. This article presents a review of the biologic actions of HDL that can serve as a potential basis for antiatherosclerotic activity and discusses strategies for targeting HDL for CHD risk reduction.
高密度脂蛋白(HDL)水平低是冠心病(CHD)的公认危险因素。HDL 胆固醇(HDL-C)通过胆固醇逆转运过程发挥其主要的心脏保护作用,抑制这一过程一直是开发新型升高 HDL-C 水平治疗药物的重点。有几种策略可用于升高 HDL-C 水平以降低心血管风险。本文综述了 HDL 的生物学作用,这些作用可能为抗动脉粥样硬化活性提供潜在基础,并讨论了针对 CHD 降低风险的 HDL 靶向策略。