When should we measure lipoprotein (a)?

KM Kostner, W März, GM Kostner - European heart journal, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Recently published epidemiological and genetic studies strongly suggest a causal
relationship of elevated concentrations of lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] with cardiovascular disease …

[HTML][HTML] Lipoprotein (a): a historical appraisal

KM Kostner, GM Kostner - Journal of Lipid Research, 2017 - ASBMB
Initially, lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] was believed to be a genetic variant of lipoprotein (Lp)-B.
Because its lipid moiety is almost identical to LDL, Lp (a) has been deliberately considered …

Lipoprotein Lp (a) and the risk for myocardial infarction

GM Kostner, P Avogaro, G Cazzolato, E Marth… - Atherosclerosis, 1981 - Elsevier
The serum lipoprotein Lp (a) concentration was measured in 76 male post-myocardial
infarction (MI) patients aged between 40 and 60 years, and in 107 control subjects of the …

HMG CoA reductase inhibitors lower LDL cholesterol without reducing Lp (a) levels.

GM Kostner, D Gavish, B Leopold, K Bolzano… - Circulation, 1989 - Am Heart Assoc
Lp (a) is a plasma lipoprotein particle consisting of a plasminogenlike protein [apo (a)]
disulfide bonded to the apo B moiety of low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Increased plasma …

Correlation of hormones with lipid and lipoprotein levels during normal pregnancy and postpartum

G Desoye, MO Schweditsch, KP Pfeiffer… - The Journal of …, 1987 - academic.oup.com
In a comprehensive study the concentrations of plasma lipids and lipo-and apolipoproteins
were measured in 24 nonpregnant women (control) and longitudinally in 42 women …

Lipoprotein (a) in health and disease

F Kronenberg, A Steinmetz, GM Kostner… - Critical reviews in …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] represents an LDL-like particle to which the Lp (a)-specific
apolipoprotein (a) is linked via a disulfide bridge. It has gained considerable interest as a …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal structure of human β2‐glycoprotein I: implications for phospholipid binding and the antiphospholipid syndrome

R Schwarzenbacher, K Zeth, K Diederichs… - The EMBO …, 1999 - embopress.org
The high affinity of human plasma β2‐glycoprotein I (β 2 GPI), also known as apolipoprotein‐
H (ApoH), for negatively charged phospholipids determines its implication in a variety of …

Lipoprotein (a) binds and inactivates tissue factor pathway inhibitor: a novel link between lipoproteins and thrombosis

NM Caplice, C Panetta, TE Peterson… - Blood, The Journal …, 2001 - ashpublications.org
Abstract Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] has been associated with both anti-fibrinolytic and
atherogenic effects. However, no direct link currently exists between this atherogenic …

Prothrombinase activity of human platelets is inhibited by β2-glycoprotein-I

J Nimpf, EM Bevers, PHH Bomans, U Till… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 1986 - Elsevier
In the present paper the influence of β 2-glycoprotein-I, also known as apolipoprotein H,
upon the prothrombinase activity of platelets and phospholipid vesicles was investigated …

Turnover of lipoprotein (a) in man

F Krempler, GM Kostner, K Bolzano… - The Journal of …, 1980 - Am Soc Clin Investig
An elevated concentration of lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] in the serum has been considered a risk
factor for coronary heart disease by various investigators. In the present study, the turnover …