Phytosterols: Perspectives in human nutrition and clinical therapy

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 29, 2011, Pages 4557-4567

  Choudhary, S P ^a,c   Tran, L S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

^b Elements Chemistry Laboratory   (Japan)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Antidiabetic; Biosynthesis; Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Clinical application; Functional foods; High blood pressure; Low density lipoprotein; Naturopathy; Nutraceuticals; Phytosterol oxidation products; Phytosterols; Safety; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LIVER X RECEPTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NUTRACEUTICAL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BREAST CANCER; CELL MEMBRANE; COLON CANCER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PLANT CELL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANTS;

EID: 80052972245     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986711797287593     Document Type: Review

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