7α-hydroxylation and 3-dehydrogenation abolish the ability of 25- hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol to induce apoptosis in thymocytes

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-135

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Xue, Yintong ^b   Jondal, Mikael ^b   Sjövall, Jan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

25 Hydroxycholesterol; 27 Hydroxycholesterol; 7 Hydroxylation; Apoptosis; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 7ALPHA HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; METYRAPONE; MIFEPRISTONE; OXYGENASE; 25-HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 26 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 27-HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPITHELIUM; IMMUNOREGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID HYDROXYLATION; THYMOCYTE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; HYDROXYLATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; HYDROXYCHOLESTEROLS; HYDROXYLATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0030609811     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00129.x     Document Type: Article

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