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Cholesterol is a component of many sex hormones and vitamin D
One risk factor for cardiovascular disease is the ratio of “good” (High-density lipoprotein (HDL)) to “bad” Low-Density-Lipoproteins (LDL)
The cholesterol synthesized in the liver or ingested with food (especially animal fats) reaches the intestine. From there, it enters the blood via enterocytes as lipoprotein particles.
see also:
Biosynthesis & Cholesterol
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References (Sources)
- Associations of variability in blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol concentrations, and body mass index with mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in the general population
- Cholesterol to cholestenone oxidation by ChoG, the main extracellular cholesterol oxidase of Rhodococcus ruber strain Chol-4
- Cholesterol variability and the risk of mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke: a nationwide population-based study
- CNS synaptogenesis promoted by glia-derived cholesterol
- High cholesterol level is essential for myelin membrane growth
- NLRP3 inflammasomes are required for atherogenesis and activated by cholesterol crystals
- The interplay between cholesterol and breast cancer: is there a potential role for statin therapy?