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Meanings of cholesterol esters in English
Portuguese
éster do colesteril An ester of cholesterol.
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Examples for "cholesteryl ester"
Examples for "cholesteryl ester"
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The mechanism of cholesteryl ester accumulation in smooth muscle cells was investigated.
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When membrane cholesterol levels are low, absorption of cholesterol effectively drives cholesteryl ester hydrolysis.
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This difference is consistent with reports of the nonendocytotic selective uptake of HDL-associated cholesteryl ester.
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Unexpectedly, cholesteryl ester transfer protein was not required to determine the human-like cholesterol lipoprotein profile.
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Our results demonstrate that lysosomal hydrolysis of cholesteryl ester is independent of the presence of extracellular acceptors.
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However, implication of LXRs in the selective uptake of cholesteryl esters from lipoproteins in human macrophages has never been reported.
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A simple method has been developed for labelling human plasma lipoproteins to high specific radioactivity with radioactive cholesteryl esters in vitro.
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They serve to transport endogenously synthesized lipids, mainly triglycerides (but also some cholesterol and cholesteryl esters) to peripheral tissues.
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Lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) is a key enzyme that cleaves cholesteryl esters and triglycerides to generate free fatty acids and cholesterol in lysosomes.
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Inhibition of ACAT, the enzyme which catalyses the intracellular formation of cholesteryl esters, is a very attractive target for the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia and atherosclerosis.
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This occurs through the maintenance of caveolae cholesterol content by cholesterol ester uptake from HDL.
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Cholesteryl ester transfer protein is a plasma glycoprotein that transfers cholesterol ester between lipoprotein particles.
3
Conclusions: The authors concluded that FEL irradiation can remove cholesterol ester selectively from human atheromatous CA plaques.
4
In the absence of active LPL in the same tissue, inactive LPL only mediates selective cholesterol ester uptake.
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We observed abnormal hepatic accumulation of cholesterol in the homozygote individuals, supporting the diagnosis of cholesterol ester storage disease.
Usage of cholesterol esters in English
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The process begins with a vascular injury that is complicated by the deposition of cholesterol esters and cholesterol.
2
Increases in absolute amounts of EPA and DHA in fasting serum triglycerides, cholesterol esters and phospholipids were examined.
3
On the other hand, an EPA-rich diet produced a marked increase of this fatty acid, especially in cholesterol esters.
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In contrast, the incorporation of exogenous oleate into secreted triacylglycerols and cholesterol esters was unaffected by deficiency of ABHD5.
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The cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) facilitates the transfer of HDL cholesterol esters from plasma to the liver.
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In cholesterol esters, however, arachidonic acid was significantly decreased and eicosapentaenoic acid appeared increased only to a low level of significance.
7
The lipid modules comprising phospholipids, triglycerides, sphingolipids and cholesterol esters were correlated with AD risk loci involved in immune response and lipid metabolism.
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Because the monounsaturated products of SCD are key precursors of membrane phospholipids, cholesterol esters and triglycerides, SCD is pivotal in fatty acid metabolism.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of infrared free-electron laser (FEL) irradiation of cholesterol esters in human carotid artery (CA) atheromas.