A combination of psyllium and plant sterols alters lipoprotein metabolism in hypercholesterolemic subjects by modifying the intravascular processing of lipoproteins and increasing LDL uptake

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1165-1170

  Shrestha, Sudeep ^a   Freake, Hedley C ^a   McGrane, Mary M ^a   Volek, Jeff S ^a   Fernandez, Maria Luz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEIN; ISPAGULA; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PHYTOSTEROL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MALE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34247881801     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.5.1165     Document Type: Article

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