Study suggests good cholesterol might protect liver ANI | Updated: Jul 23, 2021 09:48 IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): A new study by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that one type of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has a previously unknown role in protecting the liver from injury.
This HDL protects the liver by blocking inflammatory signals produced by common gut bacteria. The study was published in the journal Science.
HDL is mostly known for mopping up cholesterol in the body and delivering it to the liver for disposal. But in the new study, the researchers identified a special type of HDL called HDL3 that, when produced by the intestine, blocks gut bacterial signals that cause liver inflammation.
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