Dietary Phospholipids and Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption
Experiments carried out with cultured cells and in experimental animals have consistently shown that phospholipids (PLs) can inhibit intestinal cholesterol absorption. Limited evidence from clinical studies suggests that dietary PL supplementation has a similar effect in man. A number of biological...
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doaj-c5f8b79283044b57a534da0b6049384c2020-11-24T21:08:16ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432010-02-012211612710.3390/nu2020116Dietary Phospholipids and Intestinal Cholesterol AbsorptionSally TandyRosanna W. S. ChungElaine WatAlvin KamiliJeffrey S. CohnExperiments carried out with cultured cells and in experimental animals have consistently shown that phospholipids (PLs) can inhibit intestinal cholesterol absorption. Limited evidence from clinical studies suggests that dietary PL supplementation has a similar effect in man. A number of biological mechanisms have been proposed in order to explain how PL in the gut lumen is able to affect cholesterol uptake by the gut mucosa. Further research is however required to establish whether the ability of PLs to inhibit cholesterol absorption is of therapeutic benefit. http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/2/2/116/cardiovascular diseasecholesterolintestinemicellephosphatidylcholinephosphatidylethanolaminephospholipidsphingomyelin |
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Sally Tandy Rosanna W. S. Chung Elaine Wat Alvin Kamili Jeffrey S. Cohn Dietary Phospholipids and Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption Nutrients cardiovascular disease cholesterol intestine micelle phosphatidylcholine phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipid sphingomyelin |
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Sally Tandy Rosanna W. S. Chung Elaine Wat Alvin Kamili Jeffrey S. Cohn |
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Dietary Phospholipids and Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption |
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Dietary Phospholipids and Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption |
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Dietary Phospholipids and Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption |
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Dietary Phospholipids and Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption |
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Dietary Phospholipids and Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption |
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dietary phospholipids and intestinal cholesterol absorption |
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Nutrients |
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Experiments carried out with cultured cells and in experimental animals have consistently shown that phospholipids (PLs) can inhibit intestinal cholesterol absorption. Limited evidence from clinical studies suggests that dietary PL supplementation has a similar effect in man. A number of biological mechanisms have been proposed in order to explain how PL in the gut lumen is able to affect cholesterol uptake by the gut mucosa. Further research is however required to establish whether the ability of PLs to inhibit cholesterol absorption is of therapeutic benefit. |
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cardiovascular disease cholesterol intestine micelle phosphatidylcholine phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipid sphingomyelin |
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