Abstract
In this study, we investigated the impact of enhancing cholesterol delivery to mitochondrial sterol 27-hydroxylase, via steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), on the expression of genes involved in macrophage cholesterol homeostasis and efflux of cholesterol to apolipoprotein (apo) AI.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 526-534 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Cardiovascular Research |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2010 |
Keywords
- apolipoprotein
- apoAI
- cholesterol efflux
- atherosclerosis