
The Peter Attia Drive #24 - Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part V of V: Lp(a), inflammation, oxLDL, remnants, and more
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Oct 19, 2018 AI Snips
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Lp(a) Measurement
- Lp(a) mass is a less effective metric than Lp(a) particle count.
- Lp(a) particle number is best measured by electrophoresis and immunostaining, not NMR.
Lp(a) and Treatments
- Statins lower LDL particles without apo(a), but not Lp(a) particles.
- Niacin and PCSK9 inhibitors can lower Lp(a), but their use for this purpose is debated.
Oxidized LDL
- Oxidized LDL (oxLDL) in plasma is minimally oxidized, not the same as oxLDL in arterial walls.
- Macrophages internalize only fully oxidized LDL in the artery wall, not minimally oxidized LDL in plasma.
