HDL - high density lipoprotein, which is cardio - protective for men and women because it helps transfer cholesterol
out of blood vessel walls back to the liver for other uses.
Not exact matches
Nowhere is this more true than in the brain, where
blood vessel walls are tightly knit, keeping most large molecules from seeping
out of the bloodstream and into brain tissue.
Nature gets around this problem by permeating tissue with a network
of tiny, thin -
walled blood vessels that nourish the tissue and remove waste, so Kolesky and Lewis set
out to mimic this key function.
To find
out whether an oral form
of minoxidil can remodel the
vessel's
wall to reduce
blood vessel stiffness and enhance
blood flow to the brain, researchers studied the drug's effects in mice.
Even then, Ingber notes, «you need to know how the drug crosses in and
out of the bloodstream across the
blood vessel wall, and from one tissue and into another tissue» — something organoids can't yet test.
Dr. Ley and team focused on how neutrophils attach to the
blood vessel wall, rather than their migration
out of the
blood vessel.
Rich in a special form
of soluble fibre: pectin; which helps to prevent cholesterol buildup in the lining
of blood vessel walls (reducing risk
of arteriosclerosis and heart disease); which helps clear
out dangerous heavy metals (like lead and aluminium).