When large quantities of LDL cholesterol circulate through the bloodstream, it can be
deposited on artery walls, leading to a buildup of plaque and triggering inflammation.
Not exact matches
While the exact mechanisms aren't fully understood, experts do know that an inflammatory response causes atherosclerosis — the buildup of fat
deposits on the
walls of your
arteries.
It is now generic for a growth
on the skin or a
deposit on a mucous surface, such as the
wall of an
artery.
In response to fatty
deposits on the
walls of the
arteries, a type of phagocyte called a macrophage identifies the growing lesions as trouble spots and infiltrates them, swelling and destabilizing the
deposits.
The tiny particles are 1,000 times smaller than the tip of a human hair, and are designed to latch
on to atherosclerotic plaques — hard
deposits made from accumulated fat, cholesterol and calcium that build up
on the
walls of
arteries and are prone to rupture, producing dangerous clots.
The author of an article published in Integrative Medicine in 2015 noted that increased calcium supplementation — needed by older women to reduce their risk of osteoporosis — may become problematic because it can lead to
deposits on artery and blood vessel
walls.
It is clinically shown to lower LDL («bad») cholesterol, and raise HDL («good») cholesterol, by removing fatty cholesterol
deposits that build up
on artery walls that may cause blockages of blood flow to the heart, brain, and other organs.