角鲨烯

Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1851(2) , 141-51, (2015)

Sterol uptake in the pathogenic fungus, Candida glabrata, occurs via the sterol transporter, CgAus1p. Azole inhibition of sterol biosynthesis can under certain circumstances be reversed by adding exogenously sterol. Here we demonstrate that the CgTIR3 (CAGL0C...

Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 88(3) , 614-24, (2015)

A novel adapalene-loaded solid lipid microparticle (SLMA) dispersion as a topical drug delivery system (TDDS) for follicular penetration has been introduced. The objective of the present study was to investigate the rheological properties, the follicular pene...

PLoS ONE 9(8) , e105073, (2014)

Royal jelly (RJ) intake lowers serum cholesterol levels in animals and humans, but the active component in RJ that lowers serum cholesterol level and its molecular mechanism are unclear. In this study, we set out to identify the bile acid-binding protein cont...

Nat. Commun. 6 , 8613, (2015)

FR171456 is a natural product with cholesterol-lowering properties in animal models, but its molecular target is unknown, which hinders further drug development. Here we show that FR171456 specifically targets the sterol-4-alpha-carboxylate-3-dehydrogenase (S...

PLoS ONE 9(6) , e99173, (2014)

Vernix caseosa protects the skin of a human fetus during the last trimester of pregnancy and of a newborn after the delivery. Besides its cellular and proteinaceous components, an important constituent and functional agent is a complex lipid fraction, implica...

Eur. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 26(7) , 795-802, (2014)

Endoscopic placement of a iodine-125 radioactive stent is useful to treat obstructive jaundice with unresectable periampullary tumors. This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the obstructive component of biliary radioactive stents and discuss the differe...

Biol. Pharm. Bull. 38 , 1879-90, (2015)

A lower serum cholesterol level was recently shown to be one of the causes of stroke in an epidemiological study. Spontaneously hypertensive rats stroke-prone (SHRSP) have lower serum cholesterol levels than normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). To elucidate ...

Mol. Biol. Rep. 41(9) , 6097-104, (2014)

Diosgenin is a steroid derived from cholesterol in plants and used as a typical initial intermediate for synthesis of numerous steroidal drugs in the world. Commercially, this compound is extracted mainly from the rhizomes or tubers of some Dioscorea species....

Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 61(15) , 1412-26, (2009)

Squalene is a natural lipid belonging to the terpenoid family and a precursor of cholesterol biosynthesis. It is synthesized in humans and also in a wide array of organisms and substances, from sharks to olives and even bran, among others. Because of its sign...

Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 20(3) , 387-95, (2013)

DNA supercoiling is an inherent consequence of twisting DNA and is critical for regulating gene expression and DNA replication. However, DNA supercoiling at a genomic scale in human cells is uncharacterized. To map supercoiling, we used biotinylated trimethyl...