Praktické lekárnictvo 1/2011
Modifying cholesterol level with plant substances
Plant substances affect elevated serum cholesterol levels by a variety of mechanisms: they reduce intestinal cholesterol and bile acid absorption, inhibit hepatic cholesterol synthesis, protect LDL-cholesterol from oxidation, and increase HDL-cholesterol content at the expense of LDL-cholesterol.
Keywords: lipoproteins, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, bile acids, healing drug, sterols, S-allyl cysteine, fiber, antioxidants, flavonoids.
