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Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(06): 1157-1159
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-11-0652
Review Article
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The fine-tuning of anti-oxidized low-density lipoprotein antibodies in cardiovascular disease and thrombosis

Jozélio Freire de Carvalho
1   Rheumatology Division, São Paulo University School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
2   Department of Medicine and, Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, affiliated to Tel-Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Israel
,
Yaniv Sherer
2   Department of Medicine and, Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, affiliated to Tel-Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Israel
,
Yehuda Shoenfeld
2   Department of Medicine and, Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, affiliated to Tel-Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Israel
3   Incumbent of the Laura Schwarz-Kipp Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
› Author Affiliations Financial support: J. F. Carvalho received a grant no. BEX 2367/06–8 awarded by CAPES.
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Received 01 November 2007

Accepted 07 November 2007

Publication Date:
30 November 2017 (online)

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Summary

Anti-oxidised low-density lipoprotein (anti-oxLDL) antibodies are a heterogeneous group of autoantibodies including both pathogenic and protective subsets. Whereas in most studies the levels of anti-oxLDL antibodies were associated with enhanced atherosclerosis as evaluated by different methods, immunization with oxLDL leads to elevated levels of anti-oxLDL and protection against atherosclerosis. Anti-oxLDL can also be used for immunomodulation of atherosclerosis (i.e. possible therapeutic use of intravenous immunoglobulin, oral tolerance). More specific autoantibodies out of total anti-oxLDL should be selected, for instance, anti-oxLDL/beta-2-glycoprotein I complex, hence defining the fine-tuning of anti-oxLDL antibodies might detect which autoantibodies are pathogenic and which can be used therapeutically.

Keywords

oxLDL - anti-oxLDL - autoantibodies - cardiovascular diseases - lipoproteins
 

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