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A fluorescent cholesterol analog traces cholesterol absorption in hamsters and is esterified in vivo and in vitro by Sparrow, C P, Patel, S, Baffic, J, Chao, Y S, Hernandez, M, Lam, M H, Montenegro, J, Wright, S D, Detmers, P A

“…The fluorescent cholesterol analog 22-(N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1, 3-diazol-4-yl)amino)-23,24-bisnor-5-cholen-3beta-ol (fluoresterol) was characterized as a tool…”
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Infectious agents are not necessary for murine atherogenesis by Wright, S D, Burton, C, Hernandez, M, Hassing, H, Montenegro, J, Mundt, S, Patel, S, Card, D J, Hermanowski-Vosatka, A, Bergstrom, J D, Sparrow, C P, Detmers, P A, Chao, Y S

“…Recent work has revealed correlations between bacterial or viral infections and atherosclerotic disease. One particular bacterium, Chlamydia pneumoniae, has…”
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ApoE−/− Mice Develop Atherosclerosis in the Absence of Complement Component C5 by Patel, Sushma, Thelander, Erin M., Hernandez, Melba, Montenegro, Judy, Hassing, Heide, Burton, Charlotte, Mundt, Steven, Hermanowski-Vosatka, Anne, Wright, Samuel D., Chao, Yu-Sheng, Detmers, Patricia A.

“…Previous studies have suggested that the terminal complex of complement may contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. C5b-9 complexes colocalize with…”
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Intestinal absorption of cholesterol is mediated by a saturable, inhibitable transporter by Hernandez, Melba, Montenegro, Judy, Steiner, Mark, Kim, Dooseop, Sparrow, Carl, Detmers, Patricia A, Wright, Samuel D, Chao, Yu-Sheng

“…Although the mechanism by which dietary cholesterol is absorbed from the intestine is poorly understood, it is generally accepted that cholesterol is absorbed…”
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A target for cholesterol absorption inhibitors in the enterocyte brush border membrane by Detmers, Patricia A, Patel, Sushma, Hernandez, Melba, Montenegro, Judy, Lisnock, JeanMarie, Pikounis, Bill, Steiner, Mark, Kim, Dooseop, Sparrow, Carl, Chao, Yu-Sheng, Wright, Samuel D

“…Uptake of cholesterol by the intestinal absorptive epithelium can be selectively blocked by specific small molecules, like the sterol glycoside, L-166,143…”
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