期刊
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
卷 203, 期 1, 页码 18-31出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.06.026
关键词
Intestine; Phytosterols; Phytostanols; Molecular mechanisms; Cholesterol absorption
资金
- FIS [05/1921]
- Red FIS [RD06/0015]
- Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia
Plant sterols and stanols (phytosterols/phytostanols) are known to reduce serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol level, and food products containing these plant compounds are widely used as a therapeutic dietary option to reduce plasma cholesterol and atherosclerotic risk. The cholesterol-lowering action of phytosterols/phytostanols is thought to occur, at least in part, through competition with dietary and biliary cholesterol for intestinal absorption in mixed micelles. However, recent evidence suggests that phytosterols/phytostanols may regulate proteins implicated in cholesterol metabolism both in enterocytes and hepatocytes. Important advances in the understanding of intestinal sterol absorption have provided potential molecular targets of phytosterols. An increased activity of ATP-binding cassette transporter Al (ABCAl) and ABCG5/G8 heterodimer has been proposed as a mechanism underlying the hypocholesterolaemic effect of phytosterols. Conclusive studies using ABCAl and ABCG5/G8-deficient mice have demonstrated that the phytosterol-tnediated inhibition of intestinal cholesterol absorption is independent of these ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. Other reports have proposed a phytosterol/phytostanol action on cholesterol esterification and lipoprotein assembly, cholesterol synthesis and apolipoprotein (apo) B100-containing lipoprotein removal. The accumulation of phytosterols in ABCG5/G8-deficient mice, which develop features of human sitosterolaemia, disrupts cholesterol homeostasis by affecting sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP)-2 processing and liver X receptor (LXR) regulatory pathways. This article reviews the progress to date in studying these effects of phytosterols/phytostanols and the molecular mechanisms involved. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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