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intestinal cholesterol absorption

Uptake of cholesterol into the blood by absorption from the small intestine. [GOC:mah]
National Institutes of Health

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lipid digestion
negative regulation of intestinal cholesterol absorption

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Cholesterol-regulated Translocation of NPC1L1 to the Cell Surface Facilitates Free Cholesterol Uptake*
Although NPC1L1 is required for intestinal cholesterol absorption, data demonstrating mechanisms by which this protein… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Niemann-Pick C1 like 1 gene expression is down-regulated by LXR activators in the intestine.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Class B scavenger receptor-mediated intestinal absorption of dietary beta-carotene and cholesterol.
There is now a general consensus that the intestinal absorption of water-insoluble, dietary lipids is protein-mediated, but the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Reduced cholesterol absorption upon PPARδ activation coincides with decreased intestinal expression of NPC1L1 Published, JLR Papers in Press, December 16, 2004. DOI 10.1194/jlr.M400400-JLR200
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) control the transcription of genes involved in lipid metabolism. Activation… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Effect of EGCG on lipid absorption and plasma lipid levels in rats.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Dietary sphingomyelin suppresses intestinal cholesterol absorption by decreasing thermodynamic activity of cholesterol monomers.
BACKGROUND & AIMS In humans, cholesterol absorbed from the intestine contributes appreciably to serum cholesterol levels. We… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Psyllium augments the cholesterol-lowering action of cholestyramine in hamsters by enhancing sterol loss from the liver.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Pharmacologic consequences of cholesterol absorption inhibition: alteration in cholesterol metabolism and reduction in plasma cholesterol concentration induced by the synthetic saponin beta-tigogenin…
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Treatment of severe familial hypercholesterolemia in childhood with sitosterol and sitostanol.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Effect of alfalfa saponins on intestinal cholesterol absorption in rats.
Five to 20 mg of saponins obtained from alfalfa tops or roots were introduced intragastrically in rats also receiving oral and… 
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