High cholesterol protects against atherosclerosis and infections

[mfg]

http://qjmed.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/96/12/927?ijkey=172mwKXqzgmtE&keytype=ref

High cholesterol may protect against infections and atherosclerosis
U. Ravnskov
Independent researcher


Many researchers have suggested that the blood lipids play a key role
in the immune defence system.1–21 There is also a growing
understanding that an inflammatory response of the arterial intima to
injury is a crucial step in the genesis of atherosclerosis. and that
infections may be one type of such injury.22 These two concepts are
difficult to harmonize with the low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) receptor
hypothesis, according to which high LDL cholesterol is the most
important cause of atherosclerosis. However, the many observations
that conflict with the LDL receptor hypothesis, may be explained by
the idea that high serum cholesterol and/or high LDL is protective
against infection and atherosclerosis.

More....read the article at the above url. MFG

[listener@nospam.net]

Keyword being "may", which you curiously left out of the subject line.


On 4 Dec 2003 13:21:42 -0800, mfgjones@yahoo.co.uk (mfg) wrote:

>http://qjmed.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/96/12/927?ijkey=172mwKXqzgmtE&keytype=ref
>
>High cholesterol may protect against infections and atherosclerosis
>U. Ravnskov
>Independent researcher
>
>
>Many researchers have suggested that the blood lipids play a key role
>in the immune defence system.1–21 There is also a growing
>understanding that an inflammatory response of the arterial intima to
>injury is a crucial step in the genesis of atherosclerosis. and that
>infections may be one type of such injury.22 These two concepts are
>difficult to harmonize with the low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) receptor
>hypothesis, according to which high LDL cholesterol is the most
>important cause of atherosclerosis. However, the many observations
>that conflict with the LDL receptor hypothesis, may be explained by
>the idea that high serum cholesterol and/or high LDL is protective
>against infection and atherosclerosis.
>
>More....read the article at the above url. MFG

[mfg]

listener@nospam.net wrote in message news:<4osvsvsn08mo1or1r0vs6k3ar140s2v829@4ax.com>...
> Keyword being "may", which you curiously left out of the subject line.
>
>
> On 4 Dec 2003 13:21:42 -0800, mfgjones@yahoo.co.uk (mfg) wrote:
>
> >http://qjmed.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/96/12/927?ijkey=172mwKXqzgmtE&keytype=ref
> >
> >High cholesterol may protect against infections and atherosclerosis
> >U. Ravnskov
> >Independent researcher
> >
> >
> >Many researchers have suggested that the blood lipids play a key role
> >in the immune defence system.1?21 There is also a growing
> >understanding that an inflammatory response of the arterial intima to
> >injury is a crucial step in the genesis of atherosclerosis. and that
> >infections may be one type of such injury.22 These two concepts are
> >difficult to harmonize with the low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) receptor
> >hypothesis, according to which high LDL cholesterol is the most
> >important cause of atherosclerosis. However, the many observations
> >that conflict with the LDL receptor hypothesis, may be explained by
> >the idea that high serum cholesterol and/or high LDL is protective
> >against infection and atherosclerosis.
> >
> >More....read the article at the above url. MFG

Subject lines are short. I left out a lot...including about nine
pages of the article, which deals with all the "mays". It's
interesting, informative, and pertinent to this newsgroup. There is
more here to digest and agree or disagree with than syntax. But if
that's your interest, I can suggest a couple linguistics and editing
newsgroups. MFG