The hypolipidemic effect of Kwai, a preparation based on garlic powder (Allium sativum), depended on the initial content of cholesterol and/or triglycerides. This effect was most pronounced in patients with coronary heart disease with initial cholesterol >7.0 mmol/liter and triglyceride >1.92 mmol/liter. After treatment with Kwai the correlation between triglyceride content and leukocyte count remained unchanged, the correlation between cholesterol content and leukocyte count disappeared, fibrinogen concentration decreased by 11%, and no correlation was found between fibrinogen content and leukocyte count.
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Plasma level of lipid-standardized vitamin E is decreased, while the concentration of inflammatory transmitters C3a(desArg) and C5a(desArg) is elevated in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia caused by apoB,E-receptor deficiency. Leukocytes isolated from these patients exhibit enhanced spontaneous aggregation of superoxide anion generation and are resistant to activation with exogenous platelet activation factor (10 -6 M).
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