Comparison of biochemical effects of statins and fish oil in brain: the battle of the titans

AA Farooqui, WY Ong, LA Horrocks, P Chen… - Brain research …, 2007 - Elsevier
Neural membranes are composed of glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, cholesterol and
proteins. The distribution of these lipids within the neural membrane is not random but …

Lipid mediators in the nucleus: Their potential contribution to Alzheimer's disease

AA Farooqui, WY Ong, T Farooqui - … Acta (BBA)-Molecular and Cell Biology …, 2010 - Elsevier
Degradation of glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids and cholesterol in the nucleus
modulates neural cell proliferation and differentiation, inflammation, apoptosis, migration …

The cholesterol metabolite 25-hydroxycholesterol activates estrogen receptor α-mediated signaling in cancer cells and in cardiomyocytes

R Lappano, AG Recchia, EM De Francesco… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background The hydroxylated derivatives of cholesterol, such as the oxysterols, play
important roles in lipid metabolism. In particular, 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC) has been …

25-HC decreases the sensitivity of human gastric cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil and promotes cells invasion via the TLR2/NF-κB signaling pathway

S Wang, Y Yao, C Rao… - … journal of oncology, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Hyperlipidemia is associated with metastasis in patients with gastric cancer (GC). 25‑
Hydroxycholesterol (25‑HC) is a type of oxysterol which is synthesized from cholesterol and …

Oxysterol binding protein-related protein 8 mediates the cytotoxicity of 25-hydroxycholesterol [S]

J Li, X Zheng, N Lou, W Zhong, D Yan - Journal of lipid research, 2016 - ASBMB
Oxysterols are 27-carbon oxidized derivatives of cholesterol or by-products of cholesterol
biosynthesis that can induce cell apoptosis in addition to a number of other bioactions …

Therapeutic Applications of Oxysterols and Derivatives in Age-Related Diseases, Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, and Cancers

M Ksila, I Ghzaiel, K Sassi, A Zarrouk, V Leoni… - Implication of Oxysterols …, 2023 - Springer
Oxysterols, resulting from the oxidation of cholesterol, are formed either by autoxidation,
enzymatically, or by both processes. These molecules, which are provided in more or less …

OSBP-related protein 8 (ORP8) interacts with Homo sapiens sperm associated antigen 5 (SPAG5) and mediates oxysterol interference of HepG2 cell cycle

W Zhong, Y Zhou, J Li, R Mysore, W Luo, S Li… - Experimental cell …, 2014 - Elsevier
We earlier identified OSBP-related protein 8 (ORP8) as an endoplasmic reticulum/nuclear
envelope oxysterol-binding protein implicated in cellular lipid homeostasis, migration, and …

Synergistic effect of glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) and of key growth factors on the proliferation of cultured rat astrocytes. Evidence for reciprocal upregulation of the …

E Velázquez, E Blázquez, JM Ruiz-Albusac - Molecular neurobiology, 2009 - Springer
The aim of this work was to determine whether the stimulating effect of glucagon-like peptide
(GLP)-2 on astrocyte proliferation could be reinforced by proliferating substances, including …

Sex dimorphism in an animal model of multiple sclerosis: Focus on pregnenolone synthesis

S Giatti, R Rigolio, S Diviccaro, E Falvo… - The Journal of Steroid …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neuroactive steroids, molecules produced from cholesterol in steroidogenic cells (ie,
peripheral glands and nervous system) are physiological modulators and protective agents …

Glucose and several mitogenic agents modulate the glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor expression in cultured rat astrocytes

E Velázquez, Y Le Baut Ayuso… - Journal of …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is an intestinal trophic factor that induces
astrocyte proliferation through its own receptor (GLP-2R), but the control of its expression is …