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 4 (April)

1. Have we forgotten the pivotal role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in atherosclerosis prevention?
   Curr Med Res Opin, 21(2): 299-306. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Effect of plant sterols and endurance training on LDL particle size and distribution in previously sedentary hypercholesterolemic adults.
   Eur J Clin Nutr, 59(4): 518-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Depletion of Caco-2 cell cholesterol disrupts barrier function by altering the detergent solubility and distribution of specific tight-junction proteins.
   Biochem J, 387: 553-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Plasma triglycerides and type III hyperlipidemia are independently associated with premature familial coronary artery disease.
   J Am Coll Cardiol, 45(7): 1003-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. The iron chelator desferrioxamine inhibits atherosclerotic lesion development and decreases lesion iron concentrations in the cholesterol-fed rabbit.
   Free Radic Biol Med, 38(9): 1206-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Comparison of regulative functions between dietary soy isoflavones aglycone and glucoside on lipid metabolism in rats fed cholesterol.
   J Nutr Biochem, 16(4): 205-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The tryptophan-rich region of HIV gp41 and the promotion of cholesterol-rich domains.
   Biochemistry, 44(14): 5525-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. A biphasic response of hepatobiliary cholesterol metabolism to dietary fat at the onset of obesity in the mouse.
   Hepatology, 41(4): 887-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Optimization and characterization of a sphingomyelin/cholesterol liposome formulation of vinorelbine with promising antitumor activity.
   J Pharm Sci, 94(5): 1024-38. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Optimization of cholesterol removal by probiotics in the presence of prebiotics by using a response surface method.
    Appl Environ Microbiol, 71(4): 1745-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Apolipoprotein M is required for prebeta-HDL formation and cholesterol efflux to HDL and protects against atherosclerosis.
    Nat Med, 11(4): 418-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Hypolipidemic activity of aqueous extract of Capparis spinosa L. in normal and diabetic rats.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 98(3): 345-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Interaction of phloretin and 6-ketocholestanol with DPPC-liposomes as phospholipid model membranes.
    Int J Pharm, 294(1): 149-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Localization and interactions of melatonin in dry cholesterol/lecithin mixed reversed micelles used as cell membrane models.
    J Pineal Res, 38(4): 292-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Intensive lipid lowering with atorvastatin in patients with stable coronary disease.
    N Engl J Med, 352(14): 1425-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Small, dense lipoprotein particles and reduced paraoxonase-1 in patients with the metabolic syndrome.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(4): 2264-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. When to measure lipid profile after stroke?
    Cerebrovasc Dis, 19(4): 234-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Lues maligna in an HIV-infected patient.
    Rev Soc Bras Med Trop, 38(2): 181-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Defective cholesterol efflux in Werner syndrome fibroblasts and its phenotypic correction by Cdc42, a RhoGTPase.
    Exp Gerontol, 40(4): 286-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. A minimally invasive technique for the evaluation of the regulatory steps of the two major pathways of bile acid synthesis.
    Clin Chim Acta, 355(1): 23-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Cholesterol binding by the bacterial type III translocon is essential for virulence effector delivery into mammalian cells.
    Mol Microbiol, 56(3): 590-603. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Hyperhomocysteinemia induces hepatic cholesterol biosynthesis and lipid accumulation via activation of transcription factors.
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 288(5): E1002-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Targeted gene delivery to hepatoma cells using galactosylated liposome-polycation-DNA complexes (LPD).
    J Drug Target, 13(2): 121-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Effect of diacylglycerol on postprandial lipid metabolism in non-diabetic subjects with and without insulin resistance.
    Atherosclerosis, 180(1): 197-204. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. LDL cholesterol and global risk stratification in referred hypertensive patients.
    Atherosclerosis, 180(1): 137-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Tocotrienols reduce 25-hydroxycholesterol-induced monocyte-endothelial cell interaction by inhibiting the surface expression of adhesion molecules.
    Atherosclerosis, 180(1): 19-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Comparison of changes in lipid profile after bilio-intestinal bypass and gastric banding in patients with morbid obesity.
    Obes Surg, 15(3): 367-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Decreased plasma cholesterol and hypersensitivity to statins in mice lacking Pcsk9.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 102(15): 5374-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Cholesterol modulates human intestinal sodium-dependent bile acid transporter.
    Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, 288(5): G978-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. LDL-apheresis accelerates the recovery of nonarteritic acute anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
    Ther Apher Dial, 9(1): 53-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Erythrocyte plasma membrane perturbations in rats fed a cholesterol-rich diet: effect of drinking sulphurous mineral water.
    Ann Nutr Metab, 49(1): 9-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Short-term oral oleoyl-estrone treatment increases plasma cholesterol turnover in the rat.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 29(5): 534-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Low density lipoprotein inactivates Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin through the oligomerization of toxin monomer.
    Med Microbiol Immunol (Berl), 194(3): 137-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Single and interacting QTLs for cholesterol gallstones revealed in an intercross between mouse strains NZB and SM.
    Mamm Genome, 16(3): 152-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Pre-cholesterol precursors in gametogenesis.
    Mol Cell Endocrinol, 234(1): 47-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Regulation of cholesterol/lipid biosynthetic genes by Egr2/Krox20 during peripheral nerve myelination.
    J Neurochem, 93(3): 737-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Optimization of cholesterol removal, growth and fermentation patterns of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4962 in the presence of mannitol, fructo-oligosaccharide and inulin: a response surface methodology approach.
    J Appl Microbiol, 98(5): 1115-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Cholesterol binding, efflux, and a PDZ-interacting domain of scavenger receptor-BI mediate HDL-initiated signaling.
    J Clin Invest, 115(4): 969-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. A comparison of lipid variables as predictors of cardiovascular disease in the Asia Pacific region.
    Ann Epidemiol, 15(5): 405-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Cholesterol targeting alters lipid raft composition and cell survival in prostate cancer cells and xenografts.
    J Clin Invest, 115(4): 959-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. High-density lipoprotein, but not low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels influence short-term prognosis after acute coronary syndrome: results from the MIRACL trial.
    Eur Heart J, 26(9): 890-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Increased cholesterol decreases uterine activity: functional effects of cholesterol alteration in pregnant rat myometrium.
    Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 288(5): C982-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Achieving cholesterol target in a managed care organization (ACTION) trial.
    Pharmacotherapy, 25(3): 360-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Effects of atorvastatin on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol phenotype and C-reactive protein levels in patients undergoing long-term dialysis.
    Pharmacotherapy, 25(3): 335-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. The influence of letrozole on serum lipid concentrations in postmenopausal women with primary breast cancer who have completed 5 years of adjuvant tamoxifen (NCIC CTG MA.17L).
    Ann Oncol, 16(5): 707-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Apolipoprotein A-I-dependent cholesterol esterification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
    Life Sci, 77(1): 108-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. The characterization of plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase in rich sphingomyelin-cholesterol domains.
    FEBS Lett, 579(11): 2397-403. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Membrane cholesterol oxidation inhibits ligand binding function of hippocampal serotonin(1A) receptors.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 331(2): 422-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. ATR-FTIR spectroscopy: a chemometric approach for studying the lipid organisation of the stratum corneum.
    Chem Phys Lipids, 135(1): 55-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Phosphatidylcholine structure determines cholesterol solubility and lipid polymorphism.
    Chem Phys Lipids, 135(1): 39-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Pterostilbene, a new agonist for the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha-isoform, lowers plasma lipoproteins and cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic hamsters.
    J Agric Food Chem, 53(9): 3403-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Differences in the modulation of collective membrane motions by ergosterol, lanosterol, and cholesterol: a dynamic light scattering study.
    Biophys J, 88(5): 3360-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Improvement of paclitaxel therapeutic index by derivatization and association to a cholesterol-rich microemulsion: in vitro and in vivo studies.
    Cancer Chemother Pharmacol, 55(6): 565-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Structure of cholesterol/ceramide monolayer mixtures: implications to the molecular organization of lipid rafts.
    Biophys J, 88(5): 3381-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Graded effects of proteinuria on HDL structure in nephrotic rats.
    J Am Soc Nephrol, 16(5): 1309-19. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Cholesterol levels after 3 days of high-dose simvastatin in patients at moderate to high risk for coronary events.
    Int J Cardiol, 101(1): 111-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Expression levels of genes for ATP-binding cassette transporters and sterol 27-hydroxylase in liver and intestine of baboons with high and low cholesterolemic responses to dietary lipids.
    J Med Primatol, 34(3): 122-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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