Archives - Saturday 01 November 2008

Blood pressure medicine may be making you feel worse

Published on Saturday 01 November 2008 - 08:07 - http://www.latimes.com/

My doctors insist I get my blood pressure down to 120/80. I started on beta blockers (propranolol, atenolol and now metoprolol). They make my joints ache, and I feel tired and depressed. Diovan...

cAMP-mediated regulation of cholesterol accumulation in cystic fibrosis and Niemann-Pick type C cells

Published on Saturday 01 November 2008 - 01:00 - http://ajplung.physiology.org/

The goal of this study was to identify a mechanism regulating cholesterol accumulation in cystic fibrosis (CF) cells. Both CFTR activation and expression are regulated by the cAMP pathway, and it...

LXR-induced reverse cholesterol transport in human airway smooth muscle is mediated exclusively by ABCA1

Published on Saturday 01 November 2008 - 01:00 - http://ajplung.physiology.org/

The association of hypercholesterolemia and obesity with airway hyperresponsiveness has drawn increasing attention to the potential role of cholesterol and lipid homeostasis in lung physiology and...