Plant stanol and sterol esters in prevention of cardiovascular diseases: A review

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 247-250

  Miettinen, Tatu A ^a,d   Gylling, H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d BIOMEDICUM HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Campesterol; Coronary artery disease; Sitostanol; Sitosterol

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BILE ACID; ESTER DERIVATIVE; EZETIMIBE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; STANOL ESTER; STEROL DERIVATIVE;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33744962023     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CPP44247     Document Type: Review

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