Non-cholesterol sterols in serum and endarterectomized carotid arteries after a short-term plant stanol and sterol ester challenge

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 182-188

  Miettinen, T A ^a   Nissinen, M ^a   Lepantalo M ^b   Alback A ^b   Railo, M ^b   Vikatmaa, P ^b   Kaste, M ^b   Mustanoja, S ^b   Gylling, H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol metabolism; Plant stanol esters; Plant sterol esters; Plaque; Sitostanol; Sitosterol; Statins

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTER; LATHOSTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE; STANOL ESTER; STEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDIMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHOLESTEROL; CONDIMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; ESTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SITOSTEROLS; STEROLS;

EID: 79951510425     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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