Dietary Plant Sterol Esters Must Be Hydrolyzed to Reduce Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption in Hamsters [Biochemical, Molecular, and Genetic Mechanisms]

Conclusions: Our data on hamsters suggest that PSE hydrolysis and the presence of FSs is necessary to induce an optimum cholesterol-lowering effect and that poorly hydrolyzed PSEs may lower cholesterol through an alternative mechanism than that of competition with cholesterol for micelle incorporation.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - July 1, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Carden, T. J., Hang, J., Dussault, P. H., Carr, T. P. Tags: Biochemical, Molecular, and Genetic Mechanisms Source Type: research