Regulation of HMGCoA reductase activity by policosanol and octacosadienol, a new synthetic analogue of octacosanol

Lipids

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 907-916

  Oliaro Bosso, Simonetta ^a   Calcio Gaudino, Emanuela ^a   Mantegna, Stefano ^a   Giraudo, Enrico ^b   Meda, Claudia ^b   Viola, Franca ^a   Cravotto, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

AMPK phosphorylation; HMGCoA reductase; Long chain alcohols synthesis; Octacosadienol; Octacosanol; Policosanol

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; OCTACOSADIENOL; OCTACOSANOL; POLICOSANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; SUGARCANE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FATTY ALCOHOLS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 70350227283     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: 15589307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-009-3338-y     Document Type: Article

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