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β-sitosterol alleviates atherosclerosis by regulating catalase
The aim of this study is to investigate the main active components of Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix) on atherosclerosis and its mechanism of action. Bioinformatics analysis showed that β-sitosterol was the most likely active ingredient to mediate the ...
Shuntao Jiang +5 more
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β-Sitosterol Inhibits The Proliferation of Endometrial Cells via Regulating Smad7-Mediated TGF-β/Smads Signaling Pathway [PDF]
Objective: To investigate the effect of β-sitosterol on endometrial cells to understand the underlying mechanism.Materials and Methods: This is a laboratory-based experimental study conducted on animals and cells.
Yi Wen +6 more
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β-Sitosterol, which is used extensively in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics, has high nutritional value along with immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties.
Peng Zhang +9 more
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β-sitosterol is an essential bioactive phytosterol naturally present in plant cell membranes. It has a coincident structure with animal cholesterol. This investigation reported isolation, structure analysis, and an antimicrobial assay of β-sitosterol ...
Rahmat Kurniawan +4 more
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Context. Excessive proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) plays a critical role in the development of cardiovascular diseases. β-Sitosterol exerts protective effects against the cardiovascular disease.
Yuankun Chen +7 more
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β-sitosterol, a phytosterol with multiple biological activities, has been used in the pharmaceutical industry. However, there are only a few reports on the use of β-sitosterol in improving milk synthesis in dairy cows. This study aimed to investigate the
Xinlu Liu +4 more
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Plant sterols are important agricultural products for human health and consequently, for nutrition industries. In the present study, free sterol contents of crude Turkish cottonseed oil samples have been determined in a single analytical run by using a solid phase extraction step prior to the detection with a gas chromatography coupled with a flame ...
Yücel, Cemile Özdemir +2 more
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Sterol concentration and distribution in sunflower seeds (Helianthus annuus L.) during seed development [PDF]
Sunflower seeds are currently used for edible oil production. Among oil minor compounds, phytosterols are of special interest due to their cholesterol reducing properties.
Alignan, Marion +5 more
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Diatoms synthesize sterols by inclusion of animal and fungal genes in the plant pathway [PDF]
Diatoms are ubiquitous microalgae that have developed remarkable metabolic plasticity and gene diversification. Here we report the first elucidation of the complete biosynthesis of sterols in the lineage.
, Angela +7 more
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Naringenin potentiated β-sitosterol healing effect on the scratch wound assay
In the present investigation scratch wound assay was used to study the ability of several combinations of each flavonoid (chrysin, naringenin or resveratrol) with β-sitosterol to heal wounds in vitro.
Manal Mohammad Abbas +3 more
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