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 5 (2008), Issue 11 (November)

1. Importance of cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains in the interaction of the S protein of SARS-coronavirus with the cellular receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2.
   Virology, 381(2): 215-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Androgen-independent prostate cancer cells acquire the complete steroidogenic potential of synthesizing testosterone from cholesterol.
   Mol Cell Endocrinol, 295(1): 115-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Comparison of treatment of severe high-density lipoprotein cholesterol deficiency in men with daily atorvastatin (20 mg) versus fenofibrate (200 mg) versus extended-release niacin (2 g).
   Am J Cardiol, 102(10): 1341-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Characterization of placental cholesterol transport: ABCA1 is a potential target for in utero therapy of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome.
   Hum Mol Genet, 17(23): 3806-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha agonists lower low-density lipoprotein and triglycerides, raise high-density lipoprotein, and synergistically increase cholesterol excretion with a liver X receptor agonist.
   J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 327(3): 716-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Dose-dependent dual effects of cholesterol and desmosterol on J774 macrophage proliferation.
   Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 377(2): 484-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. APOE genotype affects black-white responses of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol subspecies to aerobic exercise training.
   Metabolism, 57(12): 1669-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Effect of ezetimibe on plasma cholesterol levels, cholesterol absorption, and secretion of biliary cholesterol in laboratory opossums with high and low responses to dietary cholesterol.
   Metabolism, 57(12): 1645-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Pre-medication practices and incidence of infusion-related reactions in patients receiving AMPHOTEC: data from the Patient Registry of Amphotericin B Cholesteryl Sulfate Complex for Injection Clinical Tolerability (PRoACT) registry.
   J Antimicrob Chemother, 62(6): 1392-400. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Low insulin-like growth factor-1 and hypocholesterolemia as mortality predictors in acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit.
    Crit Care Med, 36(12): 3165-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. MTTP variants and body mass index, waist circumference and serum cholesterol level: Association analyses in 7582 participants of the KORA study cohort.
    Mol Genet Metab, 95(4): 229-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Fasting and postprandial remnant-like particle cholesterol concentrations in obese participants are associated with plasma triglycerides, insulin resistance, and body fat distribution.
    J Nutr, 138(12): 2399-405. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Influence of gender on the association of alcohol drinking with blood pressure.
    Am J Hypertens, 21(12): 1310-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Liver X receptor activation induces the uptake of cholesteryl esters from high density lipoproteins in primary human macrophages.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 28(12): 2288-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Chlordecone, a mixed pregnane X receptor (PXR) and estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) agonist, alters cholesterol homeostasis and lipoprotein metabolism in C57BL/6 mice.
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 233(2): 193-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Cholesterol levels and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
    Am Heart J, 156(6): 1170-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Cholesterol in the senile plaque: often mentioned, never seen.
    Acta Neuropathol, 117(1): 31-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Apolipoprotein CI inhibits scavenger receptor BI and increases plasma HDL levels in vivo.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 377(4): 1294-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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