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HIV infection and high density lipoprotein metabolism by Rose, Honor, Hoy, Jennifer, Woolley, Ian, Tchoua, Urbain, Bukrinsky, Michael, Dart, Anthony, Sviridov, Dmitri

“…Abstract HIV infection and its treatment are associated with dyslipidemia, including hypoalphalipoproteinemia, and increased risk of cardiovascular disease…”
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Enhancing apolipoprotein A-I-dependent cholesterol efflux elevates cholesterol export from macrophages in vivo by Mukhamedova, Nigora, Escher, Genevieve, D'Souza, Wilissa, Tchoua, Urbain, Grant, Angela, Krozowski, Zigmund, Bukrinsky, Michael, Sviridov, Dmitri

“…Eight proteins potentially involved in cholesterol efflux [ABCA1, ABCG1, CYP27A1, phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP), scavenger receptor type BI (SR-BI),…”
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Modest diet-induced weight loss reduces macrophage cholesterol efflux to plasma of patients with metabolic syndrome by Vasudevan, Madhuri, MD, Tchoua, Urbain, PhD, Gillard, Baiba K., PhD, Jones, Peter H., MD, Ballantyne, Christie M., MD, Pownall, Henry J., PhD

“…Background Obesity-linked metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with a dyslipidemic profile that includes hypertriglyceridemia and low plasma high-density…”
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Purification and Properties of a Phospholipase A2/Lipase Preferring Phosphatidic Acid, Bis(monoacylglycerol) Phosphate, and Monoacylglycerol from Rat Testis by Ito, Masafumi, Tchoua, Urbain, Okamoto, Mitsuhiro, Tojo, Hiromasa

“…Phospholipase A 2 (PLA 2 ) was purified to homogeneity from the supernatant fraction of rat testis homogenate. The purified 63-kDa enzyme did not require Ca 2+…”
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Demethylation using the epigenetic modifier, 5-azacytidine, increases the efficiency of transient transfection of macrophages by Escher, Geneviève, Hoang, Anh, Georges, Suzan, Tchoua, Urbain, El-Osta, Assam, Krozowski, Zygmunt, Sviridov, Dmitri

“…This study was aimed at developing a method for high-efficiency transient transfection of macrophages. Seven methods were evaluated for transient transfection…”
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The effect of cholesteryl ester transfer protein overexpression and inhibition on reverse cholesterol transport by Tchoua, Urbain, D'Souza, Wilissa, Mukhamedova, Nigora, Blum, Denise, Niesor, Eric, Mizrahi, Jacques, Maugeais, Cyrille, Sviridov, Dmitri

“…Aims Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) has a well-established role in lipoprotein metabolism, but the effect of its overexpression or inhibition on the…”
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HDL superphospholipidation enhances key steps in reverse cholesterol transport by Tchoua, Urbain, Gillard, Baiba K, Pownall, Henry J

“…Abstract HDL-phospholipids (HDL-PL) play an important role in reverse cholesterol transport (RCT). Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is the most important phospholipid…”
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Identification of Functional Domains of Rat Intestinal Phospholipase B/Lipase by Takemori, Hiroshi, Zolotaryov, Fyodor N., Ting, Lu, Urbain, Tchoua, Komatsubara, Takanori, Hatano, Osamu, Okamoto, Mitsuhiro, Tojo, Hiromasa

“…A cDNA encoding a rat intestinal Ca2+-independent phospholipase B/lipase (PLB/LIP) was cloned from an ileac mucosa cDNA library using a probe amplified by…”
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Antiretroviral compounds and cholesterol efflux from macrophages by Mukhamedova, Nigora, Rose, Honor, Cui, Huanhuan L, Grant, Angela, Tchoua, Urbain, Dart, Anthony, Bukrinsky, Michael, Sviridov, Dmitri

“…Abstract Objective HIV infection is associated with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. The effect of antiretroviral drugs on metabolism of atherogenic…”
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Modest Diet-Induced Weight-Loss Reduces Macrophage Cholesterol Efflux to Plasma of Metabolic Syndrome Patients by Vasudevan, Madhuri, Tchoua, Urbain, Gillard, Baiba K., Jones, Peter H., Ballantyne, Christie M., Pownall, Henry J.

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Serum Opacity Factor Enhances HDL-Mediated Cholesterol Efflux, Esterification and Anti Inflammatory Effects by Tchoua, Urbain, Rosales, Corina, Tang, Daming, Gillard, Baiba K., Vaughan, Ashley, Lin, Hu Yu, Courtney, Harry S., Pownall, Henry J.

“…Serum opacity factor (SOF) is a streptococcal protein that disrupts the structure of human high density lipoproteins (HDL) releasing lipid-free apo A-I while…”
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Streptococcal serum opacity factor activity enhances reverse cholesterol transport in vitro by Tchoua, Urbain, Gillard, Baiba K, Rosales, Corina, Courtney, Harry S, Pownall, Henry J

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Increased intestinal phospholipase A2 activity catalyzed by phospholipase B/lipase in WBN/Kob rats with pancreatic insufficiency by Tchoua, Urbain, Ito, Masafumi, Okamoto, Mitsuhiro, Tojo, Hiromasa

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Identification of Essential Residues for Catalysis of Rat Intestinal Phospholipase B/Lipase by Lu, Ting, Ito, Masafumi, Tchoua, Urbain, Takemori, Hiroshi, Okamoto, Mitsuhiro, Tojo, Hiromasa

“…Intestinal brush border membrane-associated phospholipase B/lipase (PLB/LIP) consists of four tandem homologous domains (repeats 1 through 4) and a…”
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Phospholipase A 2-mediated superoxide production of murine peritoneal macrophages induced by chrysotile stimulation by Nakajima, Takae, Ito, Masafumi, Tchoua, Urbain, Tojo, Hiromasa, Hashimoto, Masafumi

“…In the present study, we investigated how chrysotile-stimulated macrophages generate superoxide using murine peritoneal macrophages, with special attention to…”
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Identification of functional domains of rat intestinal phospholipase B/Lipase. Its cDNA cloning, expression, and tissue distribution by Takemori, H, Zolotaryov, F.N, Ting, L, Urbain, T, Komatsubara, T, Hatano, O, Okamoto, M, Tojo, H

“…A cDNA encoding a rat intestinal Ca(2+)-independent phospholipase B/lipase (PLB/LIP) was cloned from an ileac mucosa cDNA library using a probe amplified by…”
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Increased intestinal phospholipase A 2 activity catalyzed by phospholipase B/lipase in WBN/Kob rats with pancreatic insufficiency by Tchoua, Urbain, Ito, Masafumi, Okamoto, Mitsuhiro, Tojo, Hiromasa

“…Male WBN/Kob rats derived from the Wistar strain spontaneously develop chronic pancreatitis as late as 3 months old. To assess the degree of disease severity,…”
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Phospholipase A2-mediated superoxide production of murine peritoneal macrophages induced by chrysotile stimulation by Nakajima, T, Ito, M, Tchoua, U, Tojo, H, Hashimoto, M

“…In the present study, we investigated how chrysotile-stimulated macrophages generate superoxide using murine peritoneal macrophages, with special attention to…”
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