Stimulation of autophagy by antilipolytic drugs may rescue rodents from age-associated hypercholesterolemia

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-84

  Straniero, Sara ^a   Cavallini, Gabriella ^a   Donati, Alessio ^a   Pallottini, Valentina ^b   Martini, Chiara ^b   Trentalance, Anna ^b   Bergamini, Ettore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,5 DIMETHYLPYRAZOLE; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL STIMULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

AGING; AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; CELL EXTRACTS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIPIDS; LIPOLYSIS; LIVER; MALE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECEPTORS, LDL; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 66149186843     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2008.0806     Document Type: Article

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