A fine-tuned balance between cholesterol uptake and excretion by the body is pivotal to
maintain health and to remain free from the deleterious consequences of cholesterol …

The gut and the liver are the key organs in nutrient absorption and metabolism. Bile acids,
drugs, and toxins undergo extensive enterohepatic circulation. Bile acids play a major role in …

Biliary and nonbiliary contributions to reverse cholesterol... : Current Opinion in Lipidology
Biliary and nonbiliary contributions to reverse cholesterol transport : Current Opinion in …

We studied changes in serum cholestanol and plant sterols (indexes of cholesterol
absorption) and cholesterol precursors (indexes of cholesterol synthesis) in response to …

The effects of different proportions of dietary sorghum rice and black rice on the expression
of genes related to cholesterol metabolism in mice liver, intestine, and the characteristics of …

Alterations in lipoprotein levels are reported to be related to an increased risk of gallstones.
Plasma lipid metabolism is regulated by a number of proteins that are polymorphic in the …

Adaptation of cholesterol and bile acid synthesis and of biliary cholesterol secretion
represent key metabolic responses to maintain cholesterol homeostasis and have been …

The hepatocyte is a polarized cell with a distinct basolateral and an apical (bile canalicular)
domain. Transport processes at the two poles of the cell show a high degree of specifi~ ity.' …

Models of human metabolism are of great importance to many areas of biology. This is
perhaps most clearly found in the field of toxicology and drug metabolism where studies in …

Purposes We previously showed that polyphenol-rich blackcurrant extract (BCE) showed a
hypocholesterolemic effect in mice fed a high fat diet. As direct cholesterol removal from the …