Effects of prostaglandins on LDL receptor activity and cholesterol synthesis in freshly isolated human mononuclear leukocytes.

The effects of prostaglandin (PG) E1, PGE2, the stable prostacyclin analogue Iloprost, and PGF2 alpha on low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor activity and cholesterol synthesis were investigated in freshly isolated human mononuclear leukocytes. Incubation of cells for up to 45 hr in a lipid-free m...

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Main Authors: W Krone, A Klass, H Nägele, B Behnke, H Greten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1988-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520384066