Acetaminophen and atherosclerosis
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
OTC analgesic inhibits an enzyme that can increase the unhealthy properties of low-density lipoproteins, Philip Greenspan, PhD, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, reports at a conference co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and the North American Vascular Biology Organization in Denver May 21. The in vitro study - funded in part by Tylenol marketer McNeil Consumer Healthcare - aimed to examine the mechanism of effect acetaminophen has been shown to have on LDL and atherosclerosis (1"The Tan Sheet" Nov. 29, 1999, p. 24). The results suggest acetaminophen acts to inhibit myeloperoxidase, an enzyme associated with the disease-causing potential of LDL cholesterol. The study is being prepared for publicationYou may also be interested in...
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