date:Dec 30, 2013
increase in plasma HDL-c levels. Thus the expression levels (mRNA) of proteins involved in HDL-c metabolism were evaluated. By Day Ten, subjects showed a threefold increase in the gene expression of APO A1, a major protein associated with the production of HDL particles, the good cholesterol which increased sixfold by Day 21.
To put this in perspective, the benefit of raising HDL can be explained by examining how these good cholesterol particles function: They play a key role in removing excess