cholestanol/inflammation

The role of cholestasis and ileal dysfunction on sterol metabolism was studied in 79 patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and in 23 irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) controls by determining serum sterol/cholesterol proportions. The sterols included cholesterol precursors (delta

Rabbits were fed diets enriched with cholestanol or cholesterol (3.5 g/wk) for 4-12 weeks. During cholestanol feeding, the concentration of cholestanol in blood serum, liver, heart and aorta increased 15-30 times. In serum and liver, the concentration of cholesterol also increased. Cholestanol-fed

The water-insoluble cholesterol-cholestanol-water adduct C-C-2W, chemical and physical cause of atherosclerosis and gallstones, has now been found in tendinous xanthoma as well; C-C-2W, and not cholestanol, is the initial compound deposited in hereditary CTX (cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis). From

We examined the effect of cholestanol (5 alpha-dihydrocholesterol) on cholesterol and bile acid metabolism in BALB/c mice. After feeding 1% cholestanol in the diet for 14 months, gallstones composed of 55% cholesterol and 45% cholestanol developed in 20% of the mice and were associated with mucosal

BACKGROUND Increased serum concentrations of plant sterols, including stigmasterol, during parenteral nutrition (PN) have been linked with serum biochemical signs of intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IFALD), whereas clinical data on their correlation to histologic liver injury have been

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of bile acid synthesis, caused by impaired hydroxylation of cholesterol side chains due to deficiency of the mitochondrial enzyme sterol 27-hydroxylase (CYP27A1), leading to accumulation of cholestanol and cholesterol in

OBJECTIVE Liver biopsy has so far been the only method to accurately follow the progression of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The stage and the severity of lymphocytic piecemeal necrosis (LPN) have been shown to be an independent factor for the development of cirrhosis. In this 3-year prospective

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate whether cholesterol metabolism is associated with serum adipokines and inflammatory markers. METHODS In fifty-eight subjects with impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance and features of the metabolic syndrome cholesterol

Congenital metabolic disorders are consequence of defects involving single genes that code for enzymes. Blocking metabolic pathways, the defect leads to the shortage of essential compounds, and/or to the accumulation of huge quantities of precursors, which interfere with normal functions. Only few

We report a 31 year old patient with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis who presented with dementia, tendinous xanthomas, cataracts, pyramidal involvement, cerebellar ataxia and peripheral neuropathy. Cerebral CT scan demonstrated diffuse hypodensity in the white matter in both cerebellar hemispheres

Curcumin is a predominant compound derived from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa L., and shows antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antineoplastic activity. The in-vitro and in-vivo skin absorption of curcumin was investigated after application of enhancers using Wistar rat as an animal model. The

OBJECTIVE To assess whether an abnormality in cholesterol absorption or synthesis may be associated with hypocholesterolemia in patients with single ventricle anatomy following Fontan palliation. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study of 21 patients with hypocholesterolemia following Fontan

Bacille-Calmette-Guérin (BCG), prepared from attenuated live Mycobacterium bovis, modulates atherosclerosis development as currently explained by immunomodulatory mechanisms. However, whether BCG is pro- or anti-atherogenic remains inconclusive as the effect of BCG on cholesterol metabolism, the