title: Dysfunctional HDL takes its toll in chronic kidney disease.
abstract: Why patients with chronic kidney disease have elevated cardiovascular risk remains elusive. In this issue of Immunity, Speer et al. (2013) show that natural modification of high density lipoprotein promotes hypertension through a Toll-like receptor-dependent mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Marc and Ruti Bell Vascular Biology and Disease Program, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. kathryn.moore@nyumc.org
authors.forename: Kathryn J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Fisher