Phytosterols: Lack of cytotoxicity but interference with β-carotene uptake in Caco-2 cells in culture

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-51

  Fahy, D M ^a   O'Callaghan, Y C ^a   O'Brien, Nob M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

sitosterol; Caco 2 cells; Campesterol; Cytotoxicity; Functional foods; Phytosterols; Stigmastanol; Stigmasterol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAMPESTEROL; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FAT; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEUTRAL RED; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; INTESTINE CELL; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BETA CAROTENE; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEUTRAL RED; PHYTOSTEROLS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1142299585     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030310001636921     Document Type: Article

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