Cholesterol - Metabolism
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Scavenger receptor class B type I mediates biliary cholesterol secretion independent of ATP-binding cassette transporter g5/g8 in mice.

29 Sep 2009 Scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) mediates selective uptake of cholesterol from high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles by the liver and influences biliary cholesterol secretion. However, it is not clear, if this effect is direct or ... Read more...

Zinc supplementation reverses alcohol-induced steatosis in mice through reactivating hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha.

29 Sep 2009 Alcoholic steatosis is a fundamental metabolic disorder in the progression of alcoholic liver disease. Zinc deficiency is one of the most consistently observed biochemical/nutritional manifestations of alcoholic liver disease. The purpose of this ... Read more...

A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the gene encoding osteoprotegerin is associated with diastolic blood pressure in older men.

22 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Osteoprotegerin (OPG) has been associated with cardiovascular events but currently the mechanisms underlying this association are unknown. OPG is thought to play a role in controlling artery calcification and small studies have suggested ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cholesterol - Metabolism'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Role of cholesterol determination in ascitic fluid analysis. 29 Sep 2009
• Scavenger receptor class B type I mediates biliary cholesterol secretion independent of ATP-binding cassette transporter g5/g8 in mice. 29 Sep 2009
• Zinc supplementation reverses alcohol-induced steatosis in mice through reactivating hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha. 29 Sep 2009
• A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the gene encoding osteoprotegerin is associated with diastolic blood pressure in older men. 22 Sep 2009
• Structural ties between cholesterol transport and morphogen signaling. 16 Sep 2009
• Haptoglobin binds the antiatherogenic protein apolipoprotein E - impairment of apolipoprotein E stimulation of both lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase activity and cholesterol uptake by hepatocytes. 14 Sep 2009
• Desipramine induces disorder in cholesterol-rich membranes: implications for viral trafficking. 8 Sep 2009
• Membrane binding requirements for the cytolytic activity of Leishmania amazonensis leishporin. 4 Sep 2009
• Cholesterol secoaldehyde induces apoptosis in J774 macrophages via mitochondrial pathway but not involving reactive oxygen species as mediators. 2 Sep 2009
• Blood glutathione and subclinical atherosclerosis in African men: the SABPA Study. Sep 2009
• Suppression of nuclear factor-kappaB activity in macrophages by chylomicron remnants: modulation by the fatty acid composition of the particles. 31 Aug 2009
• Lupin protein acts hypocholesterolemic and increases milk fat content in lactating rats by influencing the expression of genes involved in cholesterol homeostasis and triglyceride synthesis. 30 Aug 2009
• Alterations in cholesterol homeostasis are associated with coronary heart disease in patients with aortic stenosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Cholesterol gallstone formation in hypercholesterolemia. 30 Aug 2009
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis entry into mast cells through cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains. 30 Aug 2009
• Calcium-dependent lateral organization in phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2)- and cholesterol-containing monolayers. 30 Aug 2009
• Membrane cholesterol depletion from live cells enhances the function of human serotonin(1A) receptors. 29 Aug 2009
• Psychotropic drugs up-regulate the expression of cholesterol transport proteins including ApoE in cultured human CNS- and liver cells. 27 Aug 2009
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis is able to accumulate and utilize cholesterol. 26 Aug 2009
• Adaptation of neuronal cells to chronic oxidative stress is associated with altered cholesterol and sphingolipid homeostasis and lysosomal function. 25 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Cholesterol'

Definition: The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.

Chemical name: Cholest-5-en-3-ol (3beta)-

Registry Number: 57-88-5

Descriptor UI: D002784

Alternative terms: Cholesterol; Epicholesterol;

Related Mesh Headings: Hypercholesterolemia; Embolism, Cholesterol;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analogs & derivatives; analysis; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D04.808.247.222.284; D04.808.247.808.197; D10.570.938.208; D10.851.208;

Online Note: use CHOLESTEROL to search BLOOD CHOLESTEROL 1966-67

History Note: /blood was BLOOD CHOLESTEROL 1963-67

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; /biosyn /physiol permitted; /blood: consider also HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA & specifics; cholesterol granuloma = CHOLESTEROL + GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY