Regulation of intestinal NPC1L1 expression by dietary fish oil and docosahexaenoic acid

To address the effect of the n-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (22:6), on proteins that play a role in cholesterol absorption, CaCo-2 cells were incubated with taurocholate micelles alone or micelles containing 22:6 or oleic acid (18:1). Compared with controls or 18:1, 22:6 did not interfere with...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Satya N. Mathur, Kim R. Watt, F. Jeffrey Field
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-02-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520436752