Sentences with phrase «regulating cholesterol synthesis»
«It is well known that insulin and diabetes play an important role in regulating cholesterol synthesis in the liver, where most of the cholesterol circulating in blood comes from,» Dr. Kahn adds.
http://www.joslin.org/ Not exact matches
Fermentation by intestinal probiotics leads to enhanced production of short - chain fatty acids, including butyrate, which is a major energy source for the intestinal cell membrane; propionate, which is involved in regulating cholesterol; and acetate, which is involved in cholesterol synthesis.
The enhanced hiPS - HEP cells express PCSK9 and other genes that regulate blood cholesterol levels, as well as principal genes involved in uptake, synthesis, and beta - oxidation of fatty acids.
In recent work, Drs. Goldstein and Brown discovered the SREBP family of transcription factors and showed how these membrane - bound molecules control the synthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids through a newly described process of Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis.
Those babies fed soy formula had the highest cholesterol synthesis as they were not receiving it in their formula so their bodies up - regulated the process to supply it.