Marcelo J A Amar

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1 The farnesoid X-receptor is an essential regulator of cholesterol homeostasis. J Biol Chem 2002 1.97
2 Wild-type PCSK9 inhibits LDL clearance but does not affect apoB-containing lipoprotein production in mouse and cultured cells. J Lipid Res 2005 1.79
3 The ATP binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) modulates the development of aortic atherosclerosis in C57BL/6 and apoE-knockout mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001 1.61
4 Role of the hepatic ABCA1 transporter in modulating intrahepatic cholesterol and plasma HDL cholesterol concentrations. J Lipid Res 2002 1.29
5 Effects of FXR in foam-cell formation and atherosclerosis development. Biochim Biophys Acta 2006 1.26
6 Apolipoprotein E negatively regulates house dust mite-induced asthma via a low-density lipoprotein receptor-mediated pathway. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010 1.16
7 5A, an apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptide, attenuates the induction of house dust mite-induced asthma. J Immunol 2010 1.13
8 The E-box motif in the proximal ABCA1 promoter mediates transcriptional repression of the ABCA1 gene. J Lipid Res 2002 0.98
9 Lipolytic and ligand-binding functions of hepatic lipase protect against atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice. J Lipid Res 2006 0.91
10 The ligand-binding function of hepatic lipase modulates the development of atherosclerosis in transgenic mice. J Biol Chem 2004 0.88
11 Hepatic ABCG5 and ABCG8 overexpression increases hepatobiliary sterol transport but does not alter aortic atherosclerosis in transgenic mice. J Biol Chem 2004 0.86
12 Trans-splicing into highly abundant albumin transcripts for production of therapeutic proteins in vivo. Mol Ther 2008 0.83
13 Hydrophobic amino acids in the hinge region of the 5A apolipoprotein mimetic peptide are essential for promoting cholesterol efflux by the ABCA1 transporter. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2012 0.78