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The effects of potent statins on oxidized lipoprotein biomarkers are not well defined.The VISION (Value of oxIdant lipid lowering effect by Statin InterventiON in hypercholesterolemia) Trial randomized patients with hypercholesterolemia to 12-week administration of pitavastatin 2 mg/day (n = 21) or atorvastatin 10 mg/day (n = 21) and a variety of lipoprotein oxidative biomarkers were measured. Between-group...
The role of inflammation in atherosclerosis and plaque vulnerability is well recognized. However, it is only during recent years it has become evident that this inflammation is modulated by immune responses against plaque antigens such as oxidized LDL. Interestingly, both protective and pathogenic immune responses exist and experimental data from animal studies suggest that modulation of these immune...
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