Phytosterols are natural sterols widely found in plants that have a variety of physiological
functions, and their role in reducing cholesterol absorption has garnered much attention …

Gallstone disease is a common pathology of the digestive system with nearly a 10–20%
incidence rate among adults. The mainstay of treatment is cholecystectomy, which is …

Consumption of dietary lipids, such as cholesterol, modulates the gut microbiome with
consequences for host health through the production of microbiome-derived metabolites …

It is now well established that vitamins D, E, and K and carotenoids are not absorbed solely
through passive diffusion. Broad-specificity membrane transporters such as SR-BI …

Ion channels and transporters are ubiquitously expressed on cell membrane, which involve
in a plethora of physiological process such as contraction, neurotransmission, secretion and …

Phytosterols (PSs) have been reported to improve blood lipids in patients with
hypercholesterolemia for many years. However, meta-analyses of the effects of phytosterols …

How do cells coordinate the diverse elements that regulate their cholesterol homeostasis?
Our model postulates that membrane cholesterol forms simple complexes with bilayer …

A etapa final do Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas na Faculdade de Farmácia
da Universidade do Porto corresponde ao estágio curricular, direcionado para a …

Bioinformatics plays a role, in the field of plant science today. With an increase in data
volume, there is a growing demand for tools and methods for managing, visualizing …

O presente trabalho, intitulado As percepções dos estudantes do curso de pedagogia da
UEG, Anápolis sobre o estágio curricular supervisionado obrigatórioestá vinculado ao …