Review Article

Apolipoproteins A and B and PCSK9: Nontraditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease and in End-Stage Renal Disease

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The roles of ApoA-IV. ApoA-IV has antioxidant and antiatherogenic functions. ApoA-IV activates LCAT and modulates LPL activation, favoring cholesteryl ester transfer from HDL to LDL. LCAT: lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase; LPL: lipoprotein lipase.