The main putative mechanism of cholesterol reduction through the consumption of plant sterols/stanols is the inhibition of cholesterol absorption from the intestinal lumen through …

Effects of plant sterol and stanol ester consumption on lipid metabolism, antioxidant status and markers of oxidative stress, endothelial function and low-grade inflammation in patients on …

Phytosterols are a large group of naturally occurring plant-derived steroids with chemical similarities to mammalian sterols such as cholesterol. Being elements of cell membranes and …

Jul 30, 2022 · How do plant sterols work? The cell structure of phytosterols looks and acts like cholesterol, so it competes with cholesterol for absorption by your digestive system . When …

These findings of a more effective inhibition of cholesterol absorption by sitostanol might confirm the observation recorded by others that an increase in hydrophobicity of a plant sterol results …

First results in animal studies suggested that plant sterols/stanols activate this pathway, which also explains the increased fecal neutral sterol content and as such could explain the …

May 24, 2012 · Although displacement of cholesterol from mixed micelles in the intestinal lumen seemed to be an important mechanism of plant sterol- and stanol-induced inhibition of …

Plant sterols do lower cholesterol levels; replacing human cholesterol levels may be a better description of methodology. However there is no evidence that plant sterols reduce the risk of …

The main mechanism responsible for the cholesterol-lowering effect of free and esterified plant sterols is the inhibition of intestinal cholesterol absorption. Several sites within the intestinal …

Phytosterols (PSs) are plant-originated steroids. Over 250 PSs have been isolated, and each plant species contains a characteristic phytosterol composition. A wide number of studies have …