Plant sterols combined with exercise for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia: Overview of independent and synergistic mechanisms of action

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 217-224

  Marinangeli, Christopher P F ^a   Varady, Krista A ^a   Jones, Peter J H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; Exercise; Hypercholesterolemia; Mechanism of action; Plant sterols

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LIVER PROTEIN; LIVER X RECEPTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; PROTEIN ABCG5; PROTEIN ABCG8; PROTEIN NPC1L1; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENDURANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LIFESTYLE; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ABSORPTION; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYTOSTEROLS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 33645045890     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2005.09.003     Document Type: Review

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