Alpha-linolenic acid-rich wheat germ oil decreases oxidative stress and CD40 ligand in patients with mild hypercholesterolemia

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006 Nov;26(11):2577-8. doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000242795.08322.fb.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Atherosclerosis / prevention & control
  • CD40 Ligand / blood*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia / blood
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy*
  • Hypercholesterolemia / metabolism*
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects*
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Plant Oils / therapeutic use*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • alpha-Linolenic Acid / analysis*

Substances

  • Plant Oils
  • alpha-Linolenic Acid
  • CD40 Ligand
  • wheat germ oil