Ezetimibe inhibits the incorporation of dietary oxidized cholesterol into lipoproteins
Oxidized cholesterol is present in significant quantities in the typical Western diet. When ingested, oxidized cholesterol is absorbed by the small intestine and incorporated into both chylomicrons and LDL, resulting in LDL that is more susceptible to further oxidation. Feeding studies in animal mod...
Main Authors: | Ilona Staprans, Xian-Mang Pan, Joseph H. Rapp, Arthur H. Moser, Kenneth R. Feingold |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2006-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520433929 |
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