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From Dietary Cholesterol to Blood Cholesterol
The Nutrients’ Special Issue “From dietary cholesterol to blood cholesterol” aims to supply existing knowledge and novel new research data about human cholesterol (C) fluxes [...]
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Pregnancy and the Biliary Tract
Pregnancy induces many physiological changes, some of which may have pathological results. In population studies, gallstones were found in 6.5% to 8.4% of nulliparous women, and in 18.4% to 19.3% of women with two to three or more pregnancies.
Tuvia Gilat, Fred Konikoff
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Dendrogenin A drives LXR to trigger lethal autophagy in cancers
Dendrogenin A, cholesterol metabolite, has tumor suppressive properties but the mechanisms are unknown. Here the authors show that Dendrogenin A can induce autophagy-mediated cell death in both melanoma and acute myeloid leukaemia.
Gregory Segala+34 more
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Umbelliprenin has recently been shown to have great potential as a skin whitening agent. Wishing to investigate the same effect in plant species known to biosynthesize this coumarin, three plants belonging to the Apiaceae family, namely Anethum ...
Vito Alessandro Taddeo+9 more
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Besnoitia besnoiti infection alters both endogenous cholesterol de novo synthesis and exogenous LDL uptake in host endothelial cells [PDF]
Besnoitia besnoiti, an apicomplexan parasite of cattle being considered as emergent in Europe, replicates fast in host endothelial cells during acute infection and is in considerable need for energy, lipids and other building blocks for offspring ...
Silva, Liliana M. R.+8 more
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In 6 patients with familial thrombophilia (5 Factor V (FV) Leiden heterozygotes, 1 with resistance to activated protein C (RAPC)), we prospectively assessed whether continuous longterm (4–16 years) anticoagulation would prevent progression of idiopathic ...
Charles J. Glueck+3 more
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BACKGROUND In patients with coronary heart disease and a broad range of cholesterol levels, cholesterol-lowering therapy reduces the risk of coronary events, but the effects on mortality from coronary heart disease and overall mortality have remained ...
A. Tonkin+98 more
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27-Hydroxylation of oncosterone by CYP27A1 switches its activity from pro-tumor to anti-tumor
Oncosterone (6-oxo-cholestane-3β,5α-diol; OCDO) is an oncometabolite and a tumor promoter on estrogen receptor alpha-positive breast cancer (ER(+) BC) and triple-negative breast cancers (TN BC). OCDO is an oxysterol formed in three steps from cholesterol:
Silia Ayadi+7 more
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Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is an alphacoronavirus that causes acute inflammation and severe diarrhea in newborn piglets with a high mortality rate.
Hao-Yu Liu+5 more
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Lipoprotein profile of pleural and peritoneal transudates in dogs and cats
Background Current diagnostic evaluation of transudative effusions rarely aids in identifying an underlying etiology. Lipoproteins in the fluid might reflect the site or nature of vessel involvement.
Flavio H. Alonso+2 more
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