Cholesterol Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Cholesterol, including details on high cholesterol, hdl, ldl, diet, risks.

Volume 2 (2005), Issue 3 (March)

1. HDL as a target in the treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
   Nat Rev Drug Discov, 4(3): 193-205. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Sterol transporters: targets of natural sterols and new lipid lowering drugs.
   Pharmacol Ther, 105(3): 333-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Detection of motional heterogeneities in lipid bilayer membranes by dual probe fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.
   Biochim Biophys Acta, 1668(2): 158-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Transbilayer complementarity of phospholipids in cholesterol-rich membranes.
   Biochemistry, 44(9): 3598-603. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Cholesterol binding to cytochrome P450 7A1, a key enzyme in bile acid biosynthesis.
   Biochemistry, 44(9): 3259-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Desmosterol may replace cholesterol in lipid membranes.
   Biophys J, 88(3): 1838-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Trapping crystal nucleation of cholesterol monohydrate: relevance to pathological crystallization.
   Biophys J, 88(3): 1809-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial compares the cholesterol-lowering effects of two different soy protein preparations in hypercholesterolemic subjects.
   Eur J Nutr, 44(2): 65-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Study of carbon nanotube modified biosensor for monitoring total cholesterol in blood.
   Biosens Bioelectron, 20(10): 2140-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Cholesterol-lowering therapy evokes time-limited changes in serotonergic transmission.
    Psychiatry Res, 133(2): 197-203. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Intramembrane aspartic acid in SCAP protein governs cholesterol-induced conformational change.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 102(9): 3242-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Effect of red wine and red grape extract on blood lipids, haemostatic factors, and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
    Eur J Clin Nutr, 59(3): 449-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Effects of pinitol isolated from soybeans on glycaemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in Korean patients with type II diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled study.
    Eur J Clin Nutr, 59(3): 456-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Cholesterol depletion perturbs calcium handling by rat submandibular glands.
    J Cell Physiol, 203(2): 429-38. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Lupin kernel fibre-enriched foods beneficially modify serum lipids in men.
    Eur J Clin Nutr, 59(3): 325-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Almonds in the diet simultaneously improve plasma alpha-tocopherol concentrations and reduce plasma lipids.
    J Am Diet Assoc, 105(3): 449-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Association between reduced low density lipoprotein oxidation and inhibition of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 production in statin-treated subjects.
    J Lab Clin Med, 145(2): 83-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. OSBP is a cholesterol-regulated scaffolding protein in control of ERK 1/2 activation.
    Science, 307(5714): 1472-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Effects of metformin and ethinyl estradiol-cyproterone acetate on lipid levels in obese and non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
    Eur J Endocrinol, 152(2): 269-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Association between a functional variant of the KLOTHO gene and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood pressure, stroke, and longevity.
    Circ Res, 96(4): 412-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. 150 kDa glycoprotein isolated from Solanum nigrum Linne enhances activities of detoxicant enzymes and lowers plasmic cholesterol in mouse.
    Pharmacol Res, 51(5): 399-408. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. No relationship between low-density lipoproteins and endothelial function in hemodialysis patients.
    Int J Cardiol, 99(2): 307-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. High cholesterol absorption efficiency and rapid biliary secretion of chylomicron remnant cholesterol enhance cholelithogenesis in gallstone-susceptible mice.
    Biochim Biophys Acta, 1733(1): 90-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Phosphatidylcholine-rich acceptors, but not native HDL or its apolipoproteins, mobilize cholesterol from cholesterol-rich insoluble components of human atherosclerotic plaques.
    Biochim Biophys Acta, 1733(1): 76-89. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Cholesterol secretion and homeostasis in chondrocytes: a liver X receptor and retinoid X receptor heterodimer mediates apolipoprotein A1 expression.
    Matrix Biol, 24(1): 35-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Dynamic reorganization of chemokine receptors, cholesterol, lipid rafts, and adhesion molecules to sites of CD4 engagement.
    Exp Cell Res, 304(2): 559-69. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Protection by cholesterol-extracting cyclodextrins: a role for N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor redistribution.
    J Neurochem, 92(6): 1477-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Lipid-lowering efficacy of 3,4-di(OH)-phenylpropionic L-leucine in high-cholesterol fed rats.
    J Biochem Mol Toxicol, 19(1): 25-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Expression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 is required for regulation of biliary cholesterol secretion.
    J Biol Chem, 280(10): 8742-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. The dyslipidemia of diabetes mellitus: giving triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol a higher priority?
    Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am, 34(1): 27-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Management of diabetic dyslipidemia.
    Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am, 34(1): 1-25, v. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Circulating adhesion molecules in apoE-deficient mouse strains with different atherosclerosis susceptibility.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 329(3): 1102-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase is phosphorylated at multiple amino acids.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 329(3): 957-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Monitoring cholesterol organization in membranes at low concentrations utilizing the wavelength-selective fluorescence approach.
    Chem Phys Lipids, 134(1): 79-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: association with mortality and hospitalization in hemodialysis patients.
    Blood Purif, 23(2): 134-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Decreases in free cholesterol and fatty acid unsaturation in renal cell carcinoma demonstrated by breath-hold magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 288(4): F637-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Reduced adiponectin and HDL cholesterol without elevated C-reactive protein: clues to the biology of premature atherosclerosis in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome.
    J Pediatr, 146(3): 336-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Adiponectinemia in visceral obesity: impact on glucose tolerance and plasma lipoprotein and lipid levels in men.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(3): 1434-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Amenorrhea in female athletes is associated with endothelial dysfunction and unfavorable lipid profile.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(3): 1354-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. The regulation of beta-secretase by cholesterol and statins in Alzheimer's disease.
    J Neurol Sci, 229: 269-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Cholesterol homeostasis failure as a unifying cause of synaptic degeneration.
    J Neurol Sci, 229: 233-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Novel biomimetic surfactant: synthesis and micellar characteristics.
    Macromol Biosci, 5(2): 164-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Attenuation of lipid peroxidation and hyperlipidemia by quercetin glucoside in the aorta of high cholesterol-fed rabbit.
    Free Radic Res, 39(2): 185-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Antioxidant and pro-oxidant effects of red wine and its fractions on Cu(II) induced LDL oxidation evaluated by absorbance and chemiluminescence measurements.
    Free Radic Res, 39(2): 175-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Long-term impact of a community pharmacist intervention on cholesterol levels in patients at high risk for cardiovascular events: extended follow-up of the second study of cardiovascular risk intervention by pharmacists (SCRIP-plus).
    Pharmacotherapy, 25(1): 110-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Suitability of LLC-PK1 pig kidney cells for the study of drug action on renal cell cholesterol uptake: identification and characterization of low-density lipoprotein receptors.
    J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods, 51(2): 139-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. C-reactive protein binds to the 3beta-OH group of cholesterol in LDL particles.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 329(4): 1208-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Cholesteryl oligoethyleneglycol glycosides: fluidizing effect of their embedment into phospholipid bilayers.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 329(4): 1186-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. A synergistic effect between cholesterol and tryptophan-flanked transmembrane helices modulates membrane curvature.
    Biochemistry, 44(11): 4526-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Class B scavenger receptor-mediated intestinal absorption of dietary beta-carotene and cholesterol.
    Biochemistry, 44(11): 4517-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Control of P-glycoprotein activity by membrane cholesterol amounts and their relation to multidrug resistance in human CEM leukemia cells.
    Biochemistry, 44(11): 4499-509. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Trans fatty acid derived phospholipids show increased membrane cholesterol and reduced receptor activation as compared to their cis analogs.
    Biochemistry, 44(11): 4458-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Macronutrient intake, physical activity, serum lipids and increased body weight in primary schoolchildren in Istanbul.
    Pediatr Int, 47(2): 159-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Delineation of molecular changes in intrahepatic cholesterol metabolism resulting from diminished cholesterol absorption.
    J Lipid Res, 46(4): 779-89. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Astrocytes produce and secrete FGF-1, which promotes the production of apoE-HDL in a manner of autocrine action.
    J Lipid Res, 46(4): 679-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Reduction of caveolin-3 expression does not inhibit stretch-induced phosphorylation of ERK2 in skeletal muscle myotubes.
    J Appl Physiol, 98(4): 1554-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Apolipoproteins C-II and C-III inhibit selective uptake of low- and high-density lipoprotein cholesteryl esters in HepG2 cells.
    Int J Biochem Cell Biol, 37(6): 1308-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Increased triglyceride levels in a Japanese population living in southern Brazil.
    Arch Med Res, 36(1): 59-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Relationship between urinary cGMP excretion and serum total cholesterol levels in a general population.
    Atherosclerosis, 179(2): 379-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Differences between markers of atherogenic lipoproteins in predicting high cardiovascular risk and subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic men.
    Atherosclerosis, 179(2): 339-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Suppressive effects of cacao liquor polyphenols (CLP) on LDL oxidation and the development of atherosclerosis in Kurosawa and Kusanagi-hypercholesterolemic rabbits.
    Atherosclerosis, 179(2): 237-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Pharmacological regulation of cholesterol efflux in human monocyte-derived macrophages in the absence of exogenous cholesterol acceptors.
    Atherosclerosis, 179(2): 229-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Modulation of endosomal cholesteryl ester metabolism by membrane cholesterol.
    J Biol Chem, 280(12): 11876-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Altered cholesterol metabolism in Niemann-Pick type C1 mouse brains affects mitochondrial function.
    J Biol Chem, 280(12): 11731-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Association of serum cholesterol and history of school suspension among school-age children and adolescents in the United States.
    Am J Epidemiol, 161(7): 691-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Effect of raloxifene and hormone therapy on serum markers of brain and whole-body cholesterol metabolism in postmenopausal women.
    Maturitas, 50(4): 312-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Effects in post-menopausal women of transdermal estrogen associated with progestin upon the removal from the plasma of a microemulsion that resembles low-density lipoprotein (LDL).
    Maturitas, 50(4): 275-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Domain formation in sphingomyelin/cholesterol mixed membranes studied by spin-label electron spin resonance spectroscopy.
    Biochemistry, 44(12): 4911-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Optimization of the therapeutic procedure during LDL-apheresis--a computerized model.
    Transfus Apher Sci, 32(2): 149-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. New glycosides of the campesterol derivative from the rhizomes of Tacca chantrieri.
    Steroids, 70(4): 257-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Epoxidation and reduction of cholesterol, 1,4,6-cholestatrien-3-one and 4,6-cholestadien-3beta-ol.
    Steroids, 70(4): 245-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Cholesterol inhibits the lytic activity of melittin in erythrocytes.
    Chem Phys Lipids, 134(2): 183-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. 7-Ketocholesterol favors lipid accumulation and colocalizes with Nile Red positive cytoplasmic structures formed during 7-ketocholesterol-induced apoptosis: analysis by flow cytometry, FRET biphoton spectral imaging microscopy, and subcellular fractionation.
    Cytometry A, 64(2): 87-100. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Oxysterols increase in diabetic rats.
    Free Radic Res, 39(3): 299-304. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Plasma kinetics and uptake by the tumor of a cholesterol-rich microemulsion (LDE) associated to etoposide oleate in patients with ovarian carcinoma.
    Gynecol Oncol, 97(1): 178-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Complexes in ternary cholesterol-phospholipid mixtures.
    Biophys J, 88(4): L23-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. The fatty acid-binding protein, aP2, coordinates macrophage cholesterol trafficking and inflammatory activity. Macrophage expression of aP2 impacts peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and IkappaB kinase activities.
    J Biol Chem, 280(13): 12888-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Proapoptotic triterpene electrophiles (avicins) form channels in membranes: cholesterol dependence.
    Biophys J, 88(4): 2577-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. On the importance of the phosphocholine methyl groups for sphingomyelin/cholesterol interactions in membranes: a study with ceramide phosphoethanolamine.
    Biophys J, 88(4): 2661-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Multilayer structures in lipid monolayer films containing surfactant protein C: effects of cholesterol and POPE.
    Biophys J, 88(4): 2638-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Cholesterol as target of Fe-NTA-induced lipid peroxidation in rat tissues.
    Toxicol Lett, 157(1): 1-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. High cholesterol level is essential for myelin membrane growth.
    Nat Neurosci, 8(4): 468-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Very long chain fatty acids (policosanols) and phytosterols affect plasma lipid levels and cholesterol biosynthesis in hamsters.
    Metabolism, 54(4): 508-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Iron loading increases cholesterol accumulation and macrophage scavenger receptor I expression in THP-1 mononuclear phagocytes.
    Metabolism, 54(4): 453-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Novel routes for metabolism of 7-ketocholesterol.
    Rejuvenation Res, 8(1): 9-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Cholesterol homeostasis in neurons and glial cells.
    Semin Cell Dev Biol, 16(2): 193-212. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Molecular mechanisms of cholesterol absorption and transport in the intestine.
    Semin Cell Dev Biol, 16(2): 183-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Caveolin, cholesterol, and lipid bodies.
    Semin Cell Dev Biol, 16(2): 163-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Effect of the type of dietary fat on biliary lipid composition and bile lithogenicity in humans with cholesterol gallstone disease.
    Nutrition, 21(3): 339-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. SREBP pathway responds to sterols and functions as an oxygen sensor in fission yeast.
    Cell, 120(6): 831-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Hypocholesterolemic effects of a flavonoid-rich extract of Hypericum perforatum L. in rats fed a cholesterol-rich diet.
    J Agric Food Chem, 53(7): 2462-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Cholesterol and fatty acids regulate dynamic caveolin trafficking through the Golgi complex and between the cell surface and lipid bodies.
    Mol Biol Cell, 16(4): 2091-105. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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