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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 24, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015305
Keywords
cardiovascular disease; children; cholesterol efflux capacity; elderly; high-density lipoproteins; lipids; pregnancy; neurodegenerative disease
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This review discusses the role of HDL during childhood, pregnancy, and in the elderly, as well as the potential adverse health outcomes associated with disturbances in HDL and knowledge gaps in the role of HDL across these life stages.
The function of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles has emerged as a promising therapeutic target and the measurement of HDL function is a promising diagnostic across several disease states. The vast majority of research on HDL functional biology has focused on adult participants with underlying chronic diseases, whereas limited research has investigated the role of HDL in childhood, pregnancy, and old age. Yet, it is apparent that functional HDL is essential at all life stages for maintaining health. In this review, we discuss current data regarding the role of HDL during childhood, pregnancy and in the elderly, how disturbances in HDL may lead to adverse health outcomes, and knowledge gaps in the role of HDL across these life stages.
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