"Cholesterol Esters" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Fatty acid esters of cholesterol which constitute about two-thirds of the cholesterol in the plasma. The accumulation of cholesterol esters in the arterial intima is a characteristic feature of atherosclerosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D002788
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.222.284.200 D04.210.500.247.808.197.200 D10.570.938.208.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Cholesterol Esters- Cholesterol Esters
- Esters, Cholesterol
- Cholesteryl Esters
- Esters, Cholesteryl
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholesterol Esters" by people in Profiles.
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Phagocytosis of cholesteryl ester is amplified in diabetic mouse macrophages and is largely mediated by CD36 and SR-A. PLoS One. 2007 Jun 06; 2(6):e511.
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Trans unsaturated fatty acids are less oxidizable than cis unsaturated fatty acids and protect endogenous lipids from oxidation in lipoproteins and lipid bilayers. Biochemistry. 2003 Oct 07; 42(39):11533-43.
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The safety and immunogenicity of a CETP vaccine in healthy adults. Atherosclerosis. 2003 Jul; 169(1):113-20.
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Expression of scavenger receptor BI facilitates sterol movement between the plasma membrane and the endoplasmic reticulum in macrophages. Biochemistry. 2003 Apr 08; 42(13):3949-55.
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Probucol normalizes cholesteryl ester transfer in IDDM. Diabetes Care. 1995 Oct; 18(10):1341-6.
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Effect of dietary lipids on plasma activity and hepatic mRNA levels of cholesteryl ester transfer protein in high- and low-responding baboons (Papio species). Metabolism. 1994 Aug; 43(8):1006-12.
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Characterization of cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor from plasma of baboons (Papio sp.). J Lipid Res. 1993 Aug; 34(8):1285-97.
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Role of the plasma membrane in cholesterol esterification in rat hepatoma cells. J Biol Chem. 1993 Jul 05; 268(19):13838-43.
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Effect of marine lipids on cholesteryl ester transfer and lipoprotein composition in patients with hypercholesterolemia. Arterioscler Thromb. 1992 Oct; 12(10):1146-52.
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Effects of probucol on plasma lipids, lipoproteins and parameters of high density lipoprotein metabolism. Horm Metab Res. 1992 Jun; 24(6):289-96.