COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR LOWERING CHOLESTEROL LEVELS WITHOUT INDUCING HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA

摘要

This invention provides methods of lowering cholesterol, delaying the onset of atherosclerosis, or treating atherosclerosis in a mammal without inducing hypertriglyceridemia. These methods involve administering to or expressing in a mammal, an apoE polypeptide or nucleic acid that, when administered to or expressed in a mammal, lowers the total serum cholesterol level without inducing hypertriglyceridemia.