Stigmasterol reduces plasma cholesterol levels and inhibits hepatic synthesis and intestinal absorption in the rat

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 292-299

  Batta, Ashok K ^a,b,d   Xu, Guorong ^a,b   Honda, Akira ^c   Miyazaki, Teruo ^c   Salen, Gerald ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

27 HYDROXYLASE; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LIVER ENZYME; OXYGENASE; SITOSTEROL; STEROID 7ALPHA HYDROXYLASE; STEROL; STIGMASTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEEDING; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMALS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; RATS, WISTAR; SITOSTEROLS; STEROLS; STIGMASTEROL;

EID: 32544440149     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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