..., a meeting held at Keble College, Oxford, 7–11 September 2003 7 September 2003 © 2004 Biochemical Society 2004 ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) cholesterol absorption cholesterol efflux fibrate high-density lipoprotein (HDL) liver X receptor (LXR) Abbreviations...

... substrate for hepatic lipase; if the activity of the enzyme is high enough, lipolysis will generate smaller, denser particles. Correction of the dyslipidaemia associated with small, dense LDL is possible using fibrates and statins, and this may contribute to the clinical benefits seen with these drugs...

... of the Biochemical Society's Irish Area Section held at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, 25–26 June 2003 3 June 2003 © 2003 Biochemical Society 2003 arterial wall atherosclerosis fibrate statin triacylglycerol lowering triacylglycerol-rich lipoprotein Abbreviations...