The Role of the Lymphatic System in Cholesterol Transport

The Role of the Lymphatic System in Cholesterol Transport

Reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) is the pathway for removal of peripheral tissue cholesterol and involves transport of cholesterol back to liver for excretion, starting from cellular cholesterol efflux facilitated by lipid-free apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) or other high-density lipoprotein (HDL) par...

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Main Authors: Li-Hao eHuang, Andrew eElvington, Gwendalyn J Randolph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis
lymphatics
Cholesterol efflux
apolipoprotein A1
Interstitial space
cholesterol reverse transport
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2015.00182/full

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