Lipid-lowering Activity of Natural and Semi-Synthetic Sterols and Stanols
Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015 Consumption of plant sterols/ stanols has long been demonstrated to reduce plasma cholesterol levels. The objective of this review is to demonstrate the lipid-lowering activity and anti-atherogenic effects of natural and semi-synthetic plant sterols ...
Dhiaa A Taha +3 more
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Plants, 2021 Sterols play a key role in various physiological processes of plants. Commonly, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol and campesterol represent the main plant sterols, and cholesterol is often reported as a trace sterol.
Alessandro Cabianca +3 more
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Journal of Lipid Research, 2006 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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Inhibition of cholesterol absorption by the combination of dietary plant sterols and ezetimibe
Journal of Lipid Research, 2005 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.
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Plant sterols and stanols: effects on mixed micellar composition and LXR (target gene) activation
Journal of Lipid Research, 2005 Plant stanols and sterols of the 4-desmethyl family (e.g., sitostanol and sitosterol) effectively decrease LDL cholesterol concentrations, whereas 4,4-dimethylsterols (α-amyrin and lupeol) do not.
Jogchum Plat +2 more
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The biosynthesis, absorption, and origin of cholesterol and plant sterols in the Florida land crab.
Journal of Lipid Research, 1981 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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Economic valuation of the potential health benefits from foods enriched with plant sterols in Canada
Food & Nutrition Research, 2010 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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Validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the quantitation of phytosterols derived from Aloe vera gel
MethodsX, 2022 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
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Plant sterols: factors affecting their efficacy and safety as functional food ingredients
Lipids in Health and Disease, 2004 Plant sterols are naturally occurring molecules that humanity has evolved with. Herein, we have critically evaluated recent literature pertaining to the myriad of factors affecting efficacy and safety of plant sterols in free and esterified forms.
Abumweis Suhad S +2 more
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Determination of Plant Sterol Oxidation Products in Plant Sterol Enriched Spreads, Fat Blends, and Plant Sterol Concentrates [PDF]
Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, 2004 Abstract Plant sterols (PS) are very stable molecules but may undergo oxidation due to the presence of a double bond in the ring structure. In order to assess whether this occurs during heating and storage, an analytical procedure was developed for the determination of concentration levels and identity of PS oxidation products in ...
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