Microalga decreases plasma cholesterol by down-regulation of intestinal NPC1L1, hepatic LDL receptor, and HMG-CoA reductase

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6790-6797

  Chen, Jingnan ^a   Jiang, Yue ^a   Ma, Ka Ying ^b   Chen, Feng ^c,d   Chen, Zhen Yu ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

HMG CoA reductase; LDL receptor; microalga; NPC1L1; total cholesterol

Indexed keywords

HMG-COA REDUCTASE; LDL RECEPTOR; MICROALGA; NPC1L1; TOTAL CHOLESTEROL;

ABSORPTION; ALGAE; GENES; LIPIDS; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CHOLESTEROL;

CARRIER PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE MODEL; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTESTINE; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; STRAMENOPILE;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; CRICETINAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTESTINES; LIVER; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROALGAE; RECEPTORS, LDL; STRAMENOPILES;

ALGAE; CRICETINAE;

EID: 79959245466     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf200757h     Document Type: Article

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