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 Both "good" and "bad" forms of cholesterol play pivotal roles in fighting infection, for example, scavenging endotoxins that are released during destruction of pathogenic bacterial forms. While higher levels of total cholesterol are associated with some forms of cardiovascular disease in some patient populations, a number of statistically significant inverse correlations have been found between total cholesterol and various diseases including chronic heart failure, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases, and various acute infections.  Both "good" and "bad" forms of cholesterol play pivotal roles in fighting infection, for example, scavenging endotoxins that are released during destruction of pathogenic bacterial forms. While higher levels of total cholesterol are associated with some forms of cardiovascular disease in some patient populations, a number of statistically significant inverse correlations have been found between total cholesterol and various diseases including chronic heart failure, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases, and various acute infections. 
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 +[{{ :home:tests:plaque.gif?350|**Correlations between the abundances of different genera and disease markers in oral and fecal samples.** Pearson correlation coefficients are represented by color ranging from blue, negative correlation (−1), to red, positive correlation (1). (A) Oral samples; (B) Fecal samples. Significant correlations are noted by *P < 0.05; <html>**</html>P < 0.01, and <html>***</html>P < 0.001. **Source:** [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20937873|Koren et al.]]}}]
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 Thus, high cholesterol levels among patients on the MP are not seen as a problem but as a sign of the inflammatory response to infection. This means that MP patients do not need to take any measures to lower cholesterol. Over time, as the MP medications work to gradually lower infectious agents causing inflammation, it is expected that cholesterol will return to a normal range. In this same vein, statins, in particular, should not be used to lower cholesterol, because they have effects on the same receptors as olmesartan, which may prevent the drug from working effectively. Thus, high cholesterol levels among patients on the MP are not seen as a problem but as a sign of the inflammatory response to infection. This means that MP patients do not need to take any measures to lower cholesterol. Over time, as the MP medications work to gradually lower infectious agents causing inflammation, it is expected that cholesterol will return to a normal range. In this same vein, statins, in particular, should not be used to lower cholesterol, because they have effects on the same receptors as olmesartan, which may prevent the drug from working effectively.
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-[{{ :home:tests:plaque.gif?350|**Correlations between the abundances of different genera and disease markers in oral and fecal samples.** Pearson correlation coefficients are represented by color ranging from blue, negative correlation (−1), to red, positive correlation (1). (A) Oral samples; (B) Fecal samples. Significant correlations are noted by *P < 0.05; <html>**</html>P < 0.01, and <html>***</html>P < 0.001. **Source:** [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20937873|Koren et al.]]}}] 
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