Regulation of scavenger receptor class B type I in hamster liver and Hep3B cells by endotoxin and cytokines

Multiple changes in HDL metabolism occur during infection and inflammation that could potentially impair the antiatherogenic functions of HDL. Scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) promotes cholesterol efflux from peripheral cells and mediates selective uptake of cholesteryl ester into hepatocyt...

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Main Authors: Weerapan Khovidhunkit, Arthur H. Moser, Judy K. Shigenaga, Carl Grunfeld, Kenneth R. Feingold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520322185