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 5 (May)

1. Gentisic acid, an aspirin metabolite, inhibits oxidation of low-density lipoprotein and the formation of cholesterol ester hydroperoxides in human plasma.
   Eur J Pharmacol, 513(3): 173-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. The effect of simvastatin treatment on the amyloid precursor protein and brain cholesterol metabolism in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
   Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 19(5): 256-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Congenital brain anomalies in distal cholesterol biosynthesis defects.
   J Inherit Metab Dis, 28(3): 385-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Increase in vulnerability to oxidative damage in cholesterol-modified erythrocytes exposed to t-BuOOH.
   Biochim Biophys Acta, 1734(1): 74-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Free phytosterols facilitate excretion of endogenous cholesterol in gerbils.
   J Nutr Biochem, 16(5): 305-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Serum cholesterol and testicular cancer incidence in 45,000 men followed for 25 years.
   Br J Cancer, 92(9): 1785-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Isolation of cholesterol-dependent Candida glabrata from clinical specimens.
   Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 52(1): 35-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Effect of low-density lipoprotein apheresis on lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2.
   Am J Cardiol, 95(10): 1246-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Combined effect of probucol and insulin on cataracts of diabetic rats fed a high cholesterol diet.
   Eur J Pharmacol, 513(1): 159-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Differential gene regulation of StarD4 and StarD5 cholesterol transfer proteins. Activation of StarD4 by sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 and StarD5 by endoplasmic reticulum stress.
    J Biol Chem, 280(19): 19410-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Failure to achieve recommended LDL cholesterol levels by suboptimal statin therapy relates to elevated cardiac event rates.
    Int J Cardiol, 101(2): 293-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. The benefit of fibrates in the treatment of 'bad HDL-C responders to statins'.
    Int J Cardiol, 101(2): 231-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Combined interaction of phospholipase C and apolipoprotein A-I with small unilamellar lecithin-cholesterol vesicles: influence of apolipoprotein A-I concentration and vesicle composition.
    Biochemistry, 44(19): 7294-304. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. A cholesterol-enriched diet enhances egg production and egg viability without altering cholesterol Content of biological membranes in the copepod Acartia hudsonica.
    Physiol Biochem Zool, 78(3): 424-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Influence of personality traits on plasma levels of cortisol and cholesterol.
    Physiol Behav, 84(5): 677-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Comparison of apolipoprotein B and plasma lipids as targets for lipid lowering treatment.
    Clin Biochem, 38(6): 509-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Dietary restriction counteracts age-related changes in cholesterol metabolism in the rat.
    Mech Ageing Dev, 126(6): 648-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Host cell lipids control cholesteryl ester synthesis and storage in intracellular Toxoplasma.
    Cell Microbiol, 7(6): 849-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. ACAT2 contributes cholesteryl esters to newly secreted VLDL, whereas LCAT adds cholesteryl ester to LDL in mice.
    J Lipid Res, 46(6): 1205-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Angiotensin II down-regulates the SR-BI HDL receptor in proximal tubular cells.
    Nephrol Dial Transplant, 20(6): 1222-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Dramatic changes in the serum levels of anti-cholesterol antibodies after eversion endarterectomy in patients with severe carotid atherosclerosis.
    Immunol Lett, 99(1): 51-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Serum paraoxonase activity in dairy cows during pregnancy.
    Res Vet Sci, 79(1): 15-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. How cholesterol-dependent cytolysins bite holes into membranes.
    Mol Cell, 18(4): 393-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Changes in the morphology of cell-size liposomes in the presence of cholesterol: formation of neuron-like tubes and liposome networks.
    Biochim Biophys Acta, 1669(2): 164-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Relative efficacy of atorvastatin 80 mg and pravastatin 40 mg in achieving the dual goals of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol <70 mg/dl and C-reactive protein <2 mg/l: an analysis of the PROVE-IT TIMI-22 trial.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 45(10): 1644-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Large-scale gene expression analysis of cholesterol dependence in NS0 cells.
    Biotechnol Bioeng, 90(5): 552-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Residual cholesterol synthesis and simvastatin induction of cholesterol synthesis in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome fibroblasts.
    Mol Genet Metab, 85(2): 96-107. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. The mouse CCR2 gene is regulated by two promoters that are responsive to plasma cholesterol and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ligands.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 332(1): 188-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. The liver X receptor-{beta} is essential for maintaining cholesterol homeostasis in the testis.
    Endocrinology, 146(6): 2519-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Genetic variation in the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol catabolism (cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase) influences the progression of atherosclerosis and risk of new clinical events.
    Clin Sci (Lond), 108(6): 539-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Haemodynamically significant plaque formation and regional endothelial dysfunction in cholesterol-fed ApoE-/- mice.
    Clin Sci (Lond), 108(6): 531-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Antibody titer against malondialdehyde-modified LDL compares with HDL cholesterol concentration in identifying angiographically verified coronary artery disease. Comparison of tests by ROC analysis.
    Clin Chem Lab Med, 43(4): 357-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. LDL-C goal attainment with the addition of ezetimibe to ongoing simvastatin treatment in coronary heart disease patients with hypercholesterolemia.
    Curr Med Res Opin, 21(4): 571-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Inhibition of membrane-associated methyltransferases by a cholesterol-based metal chelator.
    Bioconjug Chem, 16(3): 490-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Anthocyanins increase low-density lipoprotein and plasma cholesterol and do not reduce atherosclerosis in Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic rabbits.
    Mol Nutr Food Res, 49(4): 301-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Sterol stringency of proliferation and cell cycle progression in human cells.
    Biochim Biophys Acta, 1734(2): 203-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Interleukin-6 genotype is associated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol responses to exercise training.
    Biochim Biophys Acta, 1734(2): 143-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Modulation of regulatory factors involved in cholesterol metabolism in response to feeding of pravastatin- or cholesterol-supplemented diet in chickens.
    Biochim Biophys Acta, 1734(2): 136-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. High-cholesterol diets impair short-term retention of memory in alloxan-induced diabetic mice, but not acquisition of memory nor retention of memory in prediabetic mice.
    Life Sci, 77(5): 481-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Comparison of the effects of ramipril versus telmisartan in reducing serum levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    Am J Cardiol, 95(11): 1386-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Cost effectiveness of rosuvastatin in treating patients to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals compared with atorvastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin (a US Analysis of the STELLAR Trial).
    Am J Cardiol, 95(11): 1314-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Effects of body mass index, plasma glucose and cholesterol levels on isolated systolic hypertension.
    Int J Cardiol, 101(3): 429-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Effect of combining psyllium fiber with simvastatin in lowering cholesterol.
    Arch Intern Med, 165(10): 1161-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Multiple mechanisms mediate cholesterol-induced synaptogenesis in a CNS neuron.
    Mol Cell Neurosci, 29(2): 190-201. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Interaction between factor V Leiden and serum LDL cholesterol increases the risk of atherosclerosis.
    Atherosclerosis, 180(2): 341-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Phosphatidylethanol in high density lipoproteins increases the vascular endothelial growth factor in smooth muscle cells.
    Atherosclerosis, 180(2): 263-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Modification of the effects of estrogen therapy on HDL cholesterol levels by polymorphisms of the HDL-C receptor, SR-BI: the Rancho Bernardo Study.
    Atherosclerosis, 180(2): 255-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Differential uptake of subfractions of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins by THP-1 macrophages.
    Atherosclerosis, 180(2): 233-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the cardiovascular equation: does the "good" still count?
    Atherosclerosis, 180(2): 217-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Naturally derived micelles for rapid in vitro screening of potential cholesterol-lowering bioactives.
    J Agric Food Chem, 53(11): 4623-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Cholesterol and phospholipid efflux from cultured cells.
    Methods, 36(2): 196-206. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Effects of rapamycin on the arterial inflammatory response in atherosclerotic plaques in Apo-E knockout mice.
    Transplant Proc, 37(4): 1880-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Lipid metabolism in renal transplant patients receiving tacrolimus/sirolimus combination therapy.
    Transplant Proc, 37(4): 1871-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Cardiovascular risk estimates and risk factors in renal transplant recipients.
    Transplant Proc, 37(4): 1868-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Intestinal absorption of cholesterol by patients with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome.
    Pediatr Res, 57(6): 765-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Exercise might favor reverse cholesterol transport and lipoprotein clearance: potential mechanism for its anti-atherosclerotic effects.
    Biochim Biophys Acta, 1723(1): 124-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. ApoA-I lipidation in primary mouse hepatocytes. Separate controls for phospholipid and cholesterol transfers.
    J Biol Chem, 280(22): 21612-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Risk of myocardial infarction attributable to elevated levels of total cholesterol among hypertensives.
    Am J Hypertens, 18(6): 759-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. The role of cholesterol in rod outer segment membranes.
    Prog Lipid Res, 44(2): 99-124. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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