Statins do not always decrease coronary heart disease mortality, which was speculated based on increased serum plant sterols observed during statin treatment.
Jogchum Plat +4 more
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Validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the quantitation of phytosterols derived from Aloe vera gel
A method to quantitate five minor phytosterols named Aloe sterols identified from Aloe vera gel was validated using AVGP (Aloe vera gel powder) as the sample. To measure the Aloe sterols content, AVGP was extracted with chloroform/methanol (2:1, v/v) and
Kazumi Nabeshima +5 more
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Inhibition of cholesterol absorption by the combination of dietary plant sterols and ezetimibe
Consumption of plant sterols and treatment with ezetimibe both reduce cholesterol absorption in the intestine. However, the mechanism of action differs between the two treatments, and the consequences of combination treatment are unknown.
Lily Jakulj +5 more
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Mutations in UDP-Glucose:Sterol Glucosyltransferase in Arabidopsis Cause Transparent Testa Phenotype and Suberization Defect in Seeds [PDF]
In higher plants, the most abundant sterol derivatives are steryl glycosides (SGs) and acyl SGs. Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) contains two genes, UGT80A2 and UGT80B1, that encode UDP-Glc:sterol glycosyltransferases, enzymes that catalyze the ...
Auer, Manfred +14 more
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Plasma Plant Sterol Levels [PDF]
The disorder Phytoterolemia is characterized by ≈50-fold elevations in plasma plant sterol levels as well as tendon xanthomas and premature coronary heart disease.1 On pathological examination the xanthomas and arteries of these patients contain plant sterols.2 This has raised questions of whether plant sterols are proatherogenic and whether the ...
Ephraim Sehayek, Jan L. Breslow
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Economic valuation of the potential health benefits from foods enriched with plant sterols in Canada
Background: Increased consumption of foods containing plant sterols has the potential to reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and thus reduce costs associated with treating that disease in a significant way. This paper reports the results
Collin L. Gyles +4 more
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Endosperm sterol phenotype and germination in wheat [PDF]
Free and conjugated sterols of endosperm, coats, scutellum, coleoptile and roots have been analysed at different germination stages in two wheat cultivars with different endosperm sterol phenotypes.
Carbonero Zalduegui, Pilar +2 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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The biosynthesis, absorption, and origin of cholesterol and plant sterols in the Florida land crab.
In order to study the biosynthesis, composition, and origin of sterols in the Florida land crabs, Cardisoma guanhumi (Latreille), we fed 17 male crabs either a cholesterol-free or a high cholesterol diet for 2 to 7 weeks.
T S Douglass, W E Connor, D S Lin
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Genetic control of sterol esterification in developing wheat endosperm [PDF]
1. 1. The action of gene Pln, previously characterized by the sterol ester patterns of mature whole wheat kernels, has been found to be restricted to the endosperm and not to affect the embryo, the pericarp or the seed coat. 2. 2.
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