Iron, Atherosclerosis, and Neurodegeneration: A Key Role for Cholesterol in Promoting Iron-Dependent Oxidative Damage?

: This article reviews the roles and interactions of iron, atherosclerosis, and neurodegeneration. It highlights the importance of cholesterol in promoting iron‐dependent oxidative damage. An intriguing possibility is that hypercholesterolemia can increase brain iron load and both the aggregation of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2004-03, Vol.1012 (1), p.51-64
Hauptverfasser:	ONG, WEI-YI, HALLIWELL, BARRY
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alzheimer's disease Animals Arteriosclerosis - metabolism atherosclerosis brain Brain - metabolism Brain - pathology cholesterol Cholesterol - physiology Humans hypercholesterolemia iron Iron - metabolism Neurodegenerative Diseases - metabolism Oxidative Stress - physiology statin transferrin
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