Re: High cholesterol protective against infection?


Susan wrote:

Lipopolysaccharide, or endotoxin, the main pathogenic factor of
Gram-negative bacteria, binds rapidly to lipoproteins,6 mainly LDL,7 and
lipoprotein-bound endotoxin is unable to activate the secretion of
various cytokines by monocytes in vitro.6,7,10 Also, Staphylococcus
aureus {alpha}-toxin, a toxin produced by most pathogenic Staphylococcus
strains and causing damage to a wide variety of cells, is bound and
almost totally inactivated by human serum and purified LDL, as estimated
by haemolytic titration.3"

Is there an hypothesis that bacteria are one of the main causes of
cardiovascular disease?

If so, would that explain why Italy has a lower incidence of
cardiovascular disease because of their overuse of antibiotics?

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Ron

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