Research Statement
Dr. Brinton’s primary research focus is on mechanisms of human HDL metabolism in vivo and in vitro, including the effects of diet, exercise, lipid medications, estrogen, and insulin resistance. He also has research interests in HDL function and composition, in lipid metabolism and the measurement and prevention of atherosclerosis, and in obesity and insulin resistance.
Research Keywords
- Xanthomatosis
- Triglycerides
- Tangier Disease
- Preventive Cardiology
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Metabolic Syndrome X
- Menopause
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Lipoproteins, HDL
- Lipoproteins
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Lipids
- Lipase
- Hyperlipoproteinemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Estrogen Replacement Therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Coronary Arteriosclerosis
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Atherosclerosis
- Arteriosclerosis
Languages
- English, fluent.
Geographical Regions of Interest
- Eastern Asia
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- United States of America