ACAT2 and ABCG5/G8 are both required for efficient cholesterol absorption in mice: Evidence from thoracic lymph duct cannulation

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1598-1609

  Nguyen, Tam M ^a   Sawyer, Janet K ^a   Kelley, Kathryn L ^a   Davis, Matthew A ^a   Kent, Carol R ^a   Rudel, Lawrence L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol esterification; Chylomicrons; Intestinal cholesterol absorption; Phytosterol absorption; Sitosterolemia

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ABC TRANSPORTER G5; ABC TRANSPORTER G8; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 2; CHYLOMICRON; MESSENGER RNA; PALM OIL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; JEJUNUM; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORACIC DUCT; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; CATHETERIZATION; CHOLESTEROL; ESTERIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LIPOPROTEINS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MICE; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; THORAX;

EID: 84863808261     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M026823     Document Type: Article

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