Invited commentary on the paper published by Bombo et al.: Dietary phytosterol does not accumulate in the arterial wall and prevents atherosclerosis of LDLr-KO mice

Atherosclerosis. 2014 Mar;233(1):157-9. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.12.031. Epub 2014 Jan 8.

Authors

Dieter Lütjohann¹, Hans-F Schött², Jogchum Plat³

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Clinics of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Clinics of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
³ Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 24529137
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.12.031

No abstract available

Keywords: Cholesterol absorption; Coronary artery disease; Phytosterols.

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Arteries / pathology*
Atherosclerosis / prevention & control*
Male
Phytosterols / chemistry*
Receptors, LDL / genetics*

Substances

Phytosterols
Receptors, LDL