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Limonova AS, Ershova AI, Meshkov AN, Kiseleva AV, Divashuk MG, Kurkina MV, Drapkina OM. Case Report: Next Generation Sequencing in Clinical Practice–A Real Tool for Ending the Protracted Diagnostic Odyssey. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 8:778961. [PMID: 35096999 PMCID: PMC8792487 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.778961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We reported a case of sitosterolemia, which is a rare genetic disease, characterized by increased plant sterol absorption and great heterogeneity of clinical manifestations. Our patient was initially referred to the lipid clinic due to high cholesterol levels and premature cardiovascular disease. Diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia was established in accordance with the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network criteria. Next-generation sequencing was later performed, which revealed a nonsense mutation in the ABCG8 gene, which led to the diagnosis of sitosterolemia. The aim of our report is to demonstrate, how genetic testing helped to make the correct diagnosis and to explain many of the patient's health problems, which etiology remained unclear for many years.
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- Alena S. Limonova
- Laboratory of Clinomics, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
- *Correspondence: Alena S. Limonova
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- Laboratory of Clinomics, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
- Kurchatov Genomics Center-ARRIAB, All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Medical Genetic Scientific Center Named After Academician N.P. Bochkova”, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Obesity, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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Gachumi G, Poudel A, Wasan KM, El-Aneed A. Analytical Strategies to Analyze the Oxidation Products of Phytosterols, and Formulation-Based Approaches to Reduce Their Generation. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13020268. [PMID: 33669349 PMCID: PMC7920278 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13020268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Phytosterols are a class of lipid molecules present in plants that are structurally similar to cholesterol and have been widely utilized as cholesterol-lowering agents. However, the susceptibility of phytosterols to oxidation has led to concerns regarding their safety and tolerability. Phytosterol oxidation products (POPs) present in a variety of enriched and non-enriched foods can show pro-atherogenic and pro-inflammatory properties. Therefore, it is crucial to screen and analyze various phytosterol-containing products for the presence of POPs and ultimately design or modify phytosterols in such a way that prevents the generation of POPs and yet maintains their pharmacological activity. The main approaches for the analysis of POPs include the use of mass spectrometry (MS) linked to a suitable separation technique, notably gas chromatography (GC). However, liquid chromatography (LC)-MS has the potential to simplify the analysis due to the elimination of any derivatization step, usually required for GC-MS. To reduce the transformation of phytosterols to their oxidized counterparts, formulation strategies can theoretically be adopted, including the use of microemulsions, microcapsules, micelles, nanoparticles, and liposomes. In addition, co-formulation with antioxidants, such as tocopherols, may prove useful in substantially preventing POP generation. The main objectives of this review article are to evaluate the various analytical strategies that have been adopted for analyzing them. In addition, formulation approaches that can prevent the generation of these oxidation products are proposed.
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- George Gachumi
- Drug Discovery and Development Research Group, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada; (G.G.); (A.P.)
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- Drug Discovery and Development Research Group, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada; (G.G.); (A.P.)
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- iCo Therapeutics Inc., Vancouver, BC V6Z 2T3, Canada;
- Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
- Skymount Medical Group Inc., Calgary, AB T3C 0J8, Canada
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- Drug Discovery and Development Research Group, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada; (G.G.); (A.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-306-966-2013
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Turck D, Castenmiller J, De Henauw S, Hirsch-Ernst KI, Kearney J, Maciuk A, Mangelsdorf I, McArdle HJ, Naska A, Pelaez C, Pentieva K, Siani A, Thies F, Tsabouri S, Vinceti M, Cubadda F, Frenzel T, Heinonen M, Marchelli R, Neuhäuser-Berthold M, Poulsen M, Schlatter JR, van Loveren H, Gelbmann W, Knutsen HK. Safety of the extension of use of plant sterol esters as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. EFSA J 2020; 18:e06135. [PMID: 32874320 PMCID: PMC7448038 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the safety of an extension of use of the novel food 'plant sterol esters' when added to vegetable fat spreads and to liquid vegetable fat-based emulsions for cooking and baking purposes pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. Member States expressed concerns in relation to plant sterol oxidation products (POP) and consumption by non-target population groups. The median (0.5%) and P90 (2.28%) value of the oxidation rates of plant sterols determined by a wide range of cooking experiments were used together with exposure estimates for plant sterol when added and cooked with vegetable fat spreads and liquids. The no-observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) of a subchronic rat study and an applied default uncertainty factor of 200 served to derive levels (i.e. 0.64 mg POP/kg body weight (bw) per day) considered safe for humans. This safe level of exposure would be exceeded at the P95 by all age groups when considering the P90 oxidation rate and using EFSA's comprehensive food consumption database for assessing the potential exposure. When considering the median oxidation rate, the safe level of 0.64 mg POP/kg bw per day would be exceeded at the highest P95 intake estimates in children below 9 years of age. When considering an intake of the maximum authorised use level of 3 g plant sterols/person per day and oxidation rates of 0.5% and 2.28%, the resulting daily POP intakes per kg bw by an adult weighing 70 kg would be 0.21 and 0.98 mg/kg bw per day, respectively, the latter value exceeding 0.64 mg/kg bw per day. The Panel concludes that the safety of the intended extension of use of plant sterol esters under the proposed conditions of use has not been established.
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Magro Dos Reis I, Houben T, Oligschläger Y, Bücken L, Steinbusch H, Cassiman D, Lütjohann D, Westerterp M, Prickaerts J, Plat J, Shiri-Sverdlov R. Dietary plant stanol ester supplementation reduces peripheral symptoms in a mouse model of Niemann-Pick type C1 disease. J Lipid Res 2020; 61:830-839. [PMID: 32291331 PMCID: PMC7269767 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.ra120000632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Niemann-Pick type C (NPC)1 disease is a rare genetic condition in which the function of the lysosomal cholesterol transporter NPC1 protein is impaired. Consequently, sphingolipids and cholesterol accumulate in lysosomes of all tissues, triggering a cascade of pathological events that culminate in severe systemic and neurological symptoms. Lysosomal cholesterol accumulation is also a key factor in the development of atherosclerosis and NASH. In these two metabolic diseases, the administration of plant stanol esters has been shown to ameliorate cellular cholesterol accumulation and inflammation. Given the overlap of pathological mechanisms among atherosclerosis, NASH, and NPC1 disease, we sought to investigate whether dietary supplementation with plant stanol esters improves the peripheral features of NPC1 disease. To this end, we used an NPC1 murine model featuring a Npc1-null allele (Npc1nih ), creating a dysfunctional NPC1 protein. Npc1nih mice were fed a 2% or 6% plant stanol ester-enriched diet over the course of 5 weeks. During this period, hepatic and blood lipid and inflammatory profiles were assessed. Npc1nih mice fed the plant stanol-enriched diet exhibited lower hepatic cholesterol accumulation, damage, and inflammation than regular chow-fed Npc1nih mice. Moreover, plant stanol consumption shifted circulating T-cells and monocytes in particular toward an anti-inflammatory profile. Overall, these effects were stronger following dietary supplementation with 6% stanols, suggesting a dose-dependent effect. The findings of our study highlight the potential use of plant stanols as an affordable complementary means to ameliorate disorders in hepatic and blood lipid metabolism and reduce inflammation in NPC1 disease.
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- Inês Magro Dos Reis
- Department of Molecular Genetics, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Liver Research Unit University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology and Metabolic Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section Molecular Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nutrition and Movement Sciences, School for Nutrition, Toxicology, and Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. mailto:
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Baumgartner S, Ras RT, Trautwein EA, Konings MCJM, Mensink RP, Plat J. Plasma oxyphytosterol concentrations are not associated with CVD status in Framingham Offspring Study participants. J Lipid Res 2019; 60:1905-1911. [PMID: 31455614 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.ra119000274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Dietary plant sterols, such as campesterol and sitosterol, reduce plasma cholesterol concentrations, but any relationship to plaque development and CVD remains unclear. Some epidemiologic studies have suggested that elevated plasma plant sterol concentrations are atherogenic, including the Framingham Offspring Study that identified a positive association between plant sterol concentrations and CVD status. We hypothesized that this suggested atherogenicity relates to the oxidation status of plant sterols (i.e., concentrations of plasma oxyphytosterols). Therefore, in the Framingham Offspring Study cohort, we measured plasma oxyphytosterol concentrations in 144 patients with documented CVD and/or more than 50% carotid stenosis and 383 matched controls. We analyzed plasma oxyphytosterol concentrations by GC/MS/MS and performed conditional logistic regression analysis to determine associations between plasma plant sterol or oxyphytosterol concentrations and CVD status. We found that higher total cholesterol (TC)-standardized campesterol concentrations [odds ratio (OR): 2.36; 95% CI: 1.60, 3.50] and higher sitosterol concentrations (OR: 1.47; 95% CI: 1.09, 1.97) were significantly associated with increased CVD risk, as in the earlier study. However, the sum of absolute oxyphytosterol concentrations (OR: 0.99; 95% CI: 0.81, 1.21) and the sum of TC-standardized oxyphytosterol concentrations (OR: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.80, 1.19) were not associated with an increased CVD risk. Results were comparable for individual absolute and TC-standardized oxycampesterol and oxysitosterol concentrations. Plasma nonoxidized TC-standardized sitosterol and campesterol concentrations showed weak or no correlations with oxyphytosterol concentrations, while all individual plasma concentrations of oxyphytosterol correlated with each other. In conclusion, circulating plasma oxyphytosterols are not associated with CVD risk in the Framingham Offspring Study.
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- Sabine Baumgartner
- Department of Nutrition and Movement Sciences, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nutrition and Movement Sciences, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nutrition and Movement Sciences, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nutrition and Movement Sciences, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Ferguson JJA, Stojanovski E, MacDonald-Wicks L, Garg ML. Curcumin potentiates cholesterol-lowering effects of phytosterols in hypercholesterolaemic individuals. A randomised controlled trial. Metabolism 2018; 82:22-35. [PMID: 29291429 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2017.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dietary phytosterols (PS) are well-known hypocholesterolaemic agents. Curcumin elicits hypolipidaemic and anti-inflammatory effects in preclinical studies, however, consistent findings in humans are lacking. OBJECTIVE Concurrent PS and curcumin supplementation may exhibit enhanced hypocholesterolaemic and anti-inflammatory effects to optimise cardio-protection. The objective of this trial was to investigate the effects of dietary intervention with PS with or without curcumin on blood lipids (primary outcome) in hypercholesterolaemic individuals. METHODS A double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled, 2 × 2 factorial trial was conducted in hypercholesterolaemic individuals. Participants received either placebo (PL, no phytosterols or curcumin), phytosterols (PS, 2 g/d), curcumin (CC, 200 mg/d) or a combination of PS and curcumin (PS-CC, 2 g/d-200 mg/d respectively) for four weeks. Primary outcomes included fasting total cholesterol (TC), LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), TC-to-HDL-C ratio (TC:HDL-C). Secondary outcomes included anthropometrics and fasting blood glucose concentrations. RESULTS Seventy participants with a mean (±SEM) fasting TC concentration of 6.57 ± 0.13 mmol/L completed the study (PL, n = 18; PS, n = 17; CC, n = 18; PS-CC, n = 17). PS and PS-CC supplementation significantly lowered TC, LDL-cholesterol and TC:HDL-C post-intervention (p < 0.05). Reductions from baseline in the PS group were 4.8% and 8.1% for TC and LDL-cholesterol respectively (p < 0.05). CC exhibited non-significant reduction (2.3% and 2.6%) in TC and LDL-C respectively, however, the PS-CC resulted in a greater reduction in TC (11.0%) and LDL-cholesterol (14.4%) than either of the treatments alone (p < 0.0001). The reduction in the PS-CC treatment was significantly greater compared to those for CC (p < 0.05) or PL (p < 0.01) alone. Plasma HDL-cholesterol and TG concentrations remained unchanged across all groups. No adverse side effects were reported. CONCLUSIONS The addition of curcumin to phytosterol therapy provides a complementary cholesterol-lowering effect that is larger than phytosterol therapy alone. Implications of these findings include the development of a single functional food containing both the active ingredients for enhanced lipid-lowering and compliance in hypercholesterolaemic individuals. ANZCTR identifier: 1261500095650.
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- Jessica J A Ferguson
- Nutraceuticals Research Program, School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, 305C Medical Science Building, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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- School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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- Nutraceuticals Research Program, School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, 305C Medical Science Building, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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Cuevas-Tena M, Alegría A, Lagarda MJ. Determination of Fecal Sterols Following a Diet with and without Plant Sterols. Lipids 2017; 52:871-884. [DOI: 10.1007/s11745-017-4286-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lin Y, Knol D, Valk I, van Andel V, Friedrichs S, Lütjohann D, Hrncirik K, Trautwein EA. Thermal stability of plant sterols and formation of their oxidation products in vegetable oils and margarines upon controlled heating. Chem Phys Lipids 2017; 207:99-107. [PMID: 28163064 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2017.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Fat-based products like vegetable oils and margarines are commonly used for cooking, which may enhance oxidation of plant sterols (PS) present therein, leading to the formation of PS oxidation products (POP). The present study aims to assess the kinetics of POP formation in six different fat-based products. Vegetable oils and margarines without and with added PS (7.5-7.6% w/w) in esterified form were heated in a Petri-dish at temperatures of 150, 180 and 210°C for 8, 12 and 16min. PS and POP were analysed using GC-FID and GC-MS-SIM, respectively. Increasing PS content, temperature and heating time led to higher POP formation in all tested fat-based products. PS (either naturally occurring or added) in margarines were less susceptible to oxidation as compared to PS in vegetable oils. The susceptibility of sitosterol to oxidation was about 20% lower than that of campesterol under all the applied experimental conditions. During heating, the relative abundance of 7-keto-PS (expressed as% of total POP) decreased in all the fat-based products regardless of their PS contents, which was accompanied by an increase in the relative abundance of 7-OH-PS and 5,6-epoxy-PS, while PS-triols were fairly unchanged. In conclusion, heating time, temperature, initial PS content and the matrix of the fat-based products (vegetable oil vs. margarine) showed distinct effects on POP formation and composition of individual POP formed.
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- Yuguang Lin
- Unilever Research & Development Vlaardingen, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands.
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- Unilever Research & Development Vlaardingen, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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- Unilever Research & Development Vlaardingen, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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- Unilever Research & Development Vlaardingen, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Clinics Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Clinics Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Unilever Research & Development Vlaardingen, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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- Unilever Research & Development Vlaardingen, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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Brzeska M, Szymczyk K, Szterk A. Current Knowledge about Oxysterols: A Review. J Food Sci 2016; 81:R2299-R2308. [PMID: 27561087 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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For years food consumers have been warned that a cholesterol-rich diet may result in atherosclerosis. It is also well known that consumption of large amounts of phytosterols decreases concentration of low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) in blood (LDLs are regarded a key risk factor in development of cardiovascular diseases). However, no scientific evidence has unambiguously proved any direct connection between amount of consumed cholesterol and LDL level in blood. On the other hand, concentration of cholesterol oxidation products, oxysterols, seems to be indeed relevant; for example, they significantly impact appearance of atherosclerotic lesions (plaques). Phytosterols (like sitosterol or campasterol) decrease LDL level in blood, but on the other hand products of their oxidation are toxic. Therefore, it is worth to know influence of phytosterols on living organisms, processes which lead to their formation, and their levels in popular foodstuffs. This paper is an attempt to review literature data on the above aspects, as well as on impact on living organisms of oxidation products of popular sterols.
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- Magdalena Brzeska
- Dept. of Food Analysis, The Wacław Dąbrowski Inst. of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology, Rakowiecka 36, 02-532, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Dept. of Food Analysis, The Wacław Dąbrowski Inst. of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology, Rakowiecka 36, 02-532, Warsaw, Poland
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- National Medicines Inst, Dept. of Spectrometric Methods, 30/40 Chełmska, 00-725, Warsaw, Poland
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Schött HF, Lütjohann D. Validation of an isotope dilution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for combined analysis of oxysterols and oxyphytosterols in serum samples. Steroids 2015; 99:139-50. [PMID: 25701095 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2015.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We describe the validation of a method for the analysis of oxysterols, i.e. oxycholesterols and oxyphytosterols, in human serum using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry selected ion monitoring (GC-MS-SIM). Concentrations of 7α- and 7β-hydroxy-, and 7oxo-cholesterol, -campesterol, and -sitosterol as well as 4β-hydroxycholesterol and side-chain oxygenated 24S-, 25-, and 27-hydroxycholesterol were determined by isotope dilution methodology. After saponification at room temperature the oxysterols were extracted, separated from their substrates, cholesterol, campesterol, and sitosterol, by solid phase extraction, and subsequently derivatised to their corresponding trimethylsilyl-ethers prior to GC-MS-SIM. In order to prevent artificial autoxidation butylated hydroxytoluene and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid were added. The validation of the method was performed according to the International Conference on Harmonisation guidance, including limits of detection and quantification, ranges, recovery and precision. Due to improved instrumental settings and work-up procedure, limits of detection and quantification ranged between 8.0-202.0pg/mL and 28.0-674pg/mL, respectively. Recovery data in five calibration points varied between 91.9% and 116.8% and in serum samples between 93.1% and 118.1%. The mean coefficient of variation (CV) for the recovery of all compounds was <10%. Well satisfying CVs for within-day precision (2.1-10.8%) and for between-day precision (2.3-12.1%) were obtained. More than 20 samples could be processed in a single routine day and test series of about 300 samples can be realised without impairment of the validation parameters during a sequence. Comparison of oxysterol and oxyphytosterol content in serum and plasma revealed no difference. A fully validated isotope dilution methodology for the quantification of oxycholesterols and oxyphytosterols from human serum or plasma is presented.
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- Hans-Frieder Schött
- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Clinics Bonn, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Clinics Bonn, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
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Luister A, Schött HF, Husche C, Schäfers HJ, Böhm M, Plat J, Gräber S, Lütjohann D, Laufs U, Weingärtner O. Increased plant sterol deposition in vascular tissue characterizes patients with severe aortic stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease. Steroids 2015; 99:272-80. [PMID: 25814070 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2015.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between phytosterols, oxyphytosterols, and other markers of cholesterol metabolism and concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with severe aortic stenosis who were scheduled for elective aortic valve replacement. Markers of cholesterol metabolism (plant sterols and cholestanol as markers of cholesterol absorption and lathosterol as an indicator of cholesterol synthesis) and oxyphytosterols were determined in plasma and aortic valve tissue from 104 consecutive patients with severe aortic stenosis (n=68 statin treatment; n=36 no statin treatment) using gas chromatography-flame ionization and mass spectrometry. The extent of CAD was determined by coronary angiography prior to aortic valve replacement. Patients treated with statins were characterized by lower plasma cholesterol, cholestanol, and lathosterol concentrations. However, statin treatment did not affect the sterol concentrations in cardiovascular tissue. The ratio of campesterol-to-cholesterol was increased by 0.46±0.34μg/mg (26.0%) in plasma of patients with CAD. The absolute values for the cholesterol absorption markers sitosterol and campesterol were increased by 18.18±11.59ng/mg (38.8%) and 11.40±8.69ng/mg (30.4%) in the tissues from patients with documented CAD compared to those without concomitant CAD. Campesterol oxides were increased by 0.06±0.02ng/mg (17.1%) in the aortic valve cusps and oxidized sitosterol-to-cholesterol ratios were up-regulated by 0.35±0.2ng/mg (22.7%) in the plasma of patients with CAD. Of note, neither cholestanol nor the ratio of cholestanol-to-cholesterol was associated with CAD. Patients with concomitant CAD are characterized by increased deposition of plant sterols, but not cholestanol in aortic valve tissue. Moreover, patients with concomitant CAD were characterized by increased oxyphytosterol concentrations in plasma and aortic valve cusps.
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- Alexandra Luister
- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Institut für klinische Chemie und klinische Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für klinische Chemie und klinische Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM, School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 616, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Institut für Medizinische Biometrie, Epidemiologie und Medizinische Computer Wissenschaften, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Kirrbergerstrasse 1, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Institut für klinische Chemie und klinische Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, D-66421 Homburg, Germany; Abteilung für Kardiologie, Klinikum Oldenburg, European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Rahel-Straus-Str. 10, 26133 Oldenburg, Germany.
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Scholz B, Guth S, Engel KH, Steinberg P. Phytosterol oxidation products in enriched foods: Occurrence, exposure, and biological effects. Mol Nutr Food Res 2015; 59:1339-52. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201400922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Birgit Scholz
- Technische Universität München, Chair of General Food Technology; Freising-Weihenstephan Germany
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- Institute for Food Toxicology and Analytical Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover; Foundation Hannover Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Chair of General Food Technology; Freising-Weihenstephan Germany
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- Institute for Food Toxicology and Analytical Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover; Foundation Hannover Germany
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Weingärtner O, Husche C, Schött HF, Speer T, Böhm M, Miller CM, McCarthy F, Plat J, Lütjohann D, Laufs U. Vascular effects of oxysterols and oxyphytosterols in apoE −/− mice. Atherosclerosis 2015; 240:73-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Vanmierlo T, Bogie JF, Mailleux J, Vanmol J, Lütjohann D, Mulder M, Hendriks JJ. Plant sterols: Friend or foe in CNS disorders? Prog Lipid Res 2015; 58:26-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2015.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bard JM, Paillard F, Lecerf JM. Effect of phytosterols/stanols on LDL concentration and other surrogate markers of cardiovascular risk. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2015; 41:69-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Potential risks associated with increased plasma plant-sterol levels. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2014; 41:76-81. [PMID: 25497968 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2014.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Revised: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The consumption of plant sterols is associated with a decrease in LDL cholesterol. However, it is also associated with an increase in plasma plant-sterol (sitosterol, campesterol) levels that may be detrimental. Indeed, the genetic disease sitosterolaemia, which is characterized by elevated plasma levels of plant sterol, is associated with premature atherosclerosis. Yet, although plasma plant-sterol levels are recognized markers of cholesterol absorption, the relationship between such levels and atherosclerosis is not clear. Several studies have analysed the association between plasma plant-sterol levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but have found conflicting results. Although the largest prospective trials and genome-wide association studies suggest that high plasma levels of plant sterols are associated with increased CV risk, other studies have reported no such association and even an inverse relationship. Thus, the available data cannot confirm an increased CV risk with plant sterols, but cannot rule it out either. Only a prospective interventional trial to analyse the effects of plant-sterol-enriched food on the occurrence of CV events can exclude a potential CV risk linked with their consumption.
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Alemany L, Barbera R, Alegría A, Laparra JM. Plant sterols from foods in inflammation and risk of cardiovascular disease: a real threat? Food Chem Toxicol 2014; 69:140-9. [PMID: 24747512 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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High dietary intakes of cholesterol together with sedentary habits have been identified as major contributors to atherosclerosis. The latter has long been considered a cholesterol storage disease; however, today atherosclerosis is considered a more complex disease in which both innate and adaptive immune-inflammatory mechanisms as well as bacteria play a major role, in addition to interactions between the arterial wall and blood components. This scenario has promoted nutritional recommendations to enrich different type of foods with plant sterols (PS) because of their cholesterol-lowering effects. In addition to cholesterol, PS can also be oxidized during food processing or storage, and the oxidized derivatives, known as phytosterol oxidation products (POPs), can make an important contribution to the negative effects of both cholesterol and cholesterol oxidation oxides (COPs) in relation to inflammatory disease onset and the development of atherosclerosis. Most current research efforts have focused on COPs, and evaluations of the particular role and physiopathological implications of specific POPs have been only inferential. Appreciation of the inflammatory role described for both COPs and POPs derived from foods also provides additional reasons for safety studies after long-term consumption of PS. The balance and relevance for health of all these effects deserves further studies in humans. This review summarizes current knowledge about the presence of sterol oxidation products (SOPs) in foods and their potential role in inflammatory process and cardiovascular disease.
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- L Alemany
- Nutrition and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Avda. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Nutrition and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Avda. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Nutrition and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Avda. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Microbial Ecology and Nutrition Research Group, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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Schött HF, Luister A, Husche C, Schäfers HJ, Böhm M, Plat J, Lütjohann D, Laufs U, Weingärtner O. The relationships of phytosterols and oxyphytosterols in plasma and aortic valve cusps in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 446:805-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Othman RA, Myrie SB, Jones PJH. Non-cholesterol sterols and cholesterol metabolism in sitosterolemia. Atherosclerosis 2013; 231:291-9. [PMID: 24267242 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2013] [Revised: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sitosterolemia (STSL) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, manifested by extremely elevated plant sterols (PS) in plasma and tissue, leading to xanthoma and premature atherosclerotic disease. Therapeutic approaches include limiting PS intake, interrupting enterohepatic circulation of bile acid using bile acid binding resins such as cholestyramine, and/or ileal bypass, and inhibiting intestinal sterol absorption by ezetimibe (EZE). The objective of this review is to evaluate sterol metabolism in STSL and the impact of the currently available treatments on sterol trafficking in this disease. The role of PS in initiation of xanthomas and premature atherosclerosis is also discussed. Blocking sterols absorption with EZE has revolutionized STSL patient treatment as it reduces circulating levels of non-cholesterol sterols in STSL. However, none of the available treatments including EZE have normalized plasma PS concentrations. Future studies are needed to: (i) explore where cholesterol and non-cholesterol sterols accumulate, (ii) assess to what extent these sterols in tissues can be mobilized after blocking their absorption, and (iii) define the factors governing sterol flux.
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- Rgia A Othman
- Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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WANG JISHENG, WU FENGMING, SHI CHUN. Substitution of membrane cholesterol with β-sitosterol promotes nonamyloidogenic cleavage of endogenous amyloid precursor protein. Neuroscience 2013; 247:227-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Revised: 05/02/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Baumgartner S, Mensink RP, Hartog GD, Bast A, Bekers O, Husche C, Lütjohann D, Plat J. Oxyphytosterol formation in humans: Identification of high vs. low oxidizers. Biochem Pharmacol 2013; 86:19-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Revised: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oxidised plant sterols as well as oxycholesterol increase the proportion of severe atherosclerotic lesions in female LDL receptor+/ − mice. Br J Nutr 2013; 111:64-70. [DOI: 10.1017/s0007114513002018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Oxysterols (oxidised cholesterol) may play a role in the pathogenesis of CVD. Similar to cholesterol, plant sterols are susceptible to oxidation. However, less is known about the potential atherogenicity of oxidised plant sterols (oxyphytosterols). In the present study, the atherogenicity of a mixture of oxyphytosterols was examined by feeding female LDL receptor-deficient (LDLR+/ −) mice for 35 weeks a control diet (atherogenic high-fat diet; n 9), an oxysterol diet (control diet+0·025 % (w/w) oxysterols; n 12) or an oxyphytosterol diet (control diet+0·025 % (w/w) oxyphytosterols; n 12). In the LDLR+/ − mice, serum levels of cholesterol, lipoprotein profiles, cholesterol exposure and inflammatory markers at the end of the experiment were comparable between the three diet groups. Nevertheless, the proportion of severe atherosclerotic lesions was significantly higher after oxysterol (41 %; P= 0·004) and oxyphytosterol (34 %; P= 0·011) diet consumption than after control diet consumption (26 %). Oxyphytosterol levels in the lesions were the highest in the oxyphytosterol group. Here, we show that not only dietary oxysterols but also dietary oxyphytosterols increase the proportion of severe atherosclerotic lesions. This suggests that plant sterols when oxidised may increase atherosclerotic lesion severity instead of lowering the size and severity of lesions when fed in their non-oxidised form. Therefore, this finding might give an indication as to where to find the answer in the current hot debate about the potential atherogenicity of plant sterols. However, to what extent these results can be extrapolated to the human situation warrants further investigation.
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Baumgartner S, Mensink RP, Husche C, Lütjohann D, Plat J. Effects of plant sterol- or stanol-enriched margarine on fasting plasma oxyphytosterol concentrations in healthy subjects. Atherosclerosis 2013; 227:414-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Yang C, Chen ZY, Wong SL, Liu J, Liang YT, Lau CW, Lee HK, Huang Y, Tsang SY. β-Sitosterol oxidation products attenuate vasorelaxation by increasing reactive oxygen species and cyclooxygenase-2. Cardiovasc Res 2012; 97:520-32. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvs370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vanmierlo T, Husche C, Schött HF, Pettersson H, Lütjohann D. Plant sterol oxidation products--analogs to cholesterol oxidation products from plant origin? Biochimie 2012; 95:464-72. [PMID: 23009926 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cholesterol and plant sterols are lipids which are abundantly present in a western type diet of animal and plant origin, respectively. The daily intake averages 300 mg/day each. Over the past decades, a steadily increasing consumption of plant sterol enriched dairy products (2-3 g/day) took place to lower circulating LDL cholesterol concentrations. Like all unsaturated components, plant sterols can be attacked by reactive oxygen species resulting in plant sterol oxidation products (POPs). The most widespread methods for POP determination are high-performance liquid chromatography and gas-liquid chromatography. Yet, based on the low plasma POP concentrations in normophytosterolemic subjects (POPs: ∼0.3-4.5 ng/mL), a reliable quantification yielding an appropriate limit of detection remains a challenge. While the more abundantly present cholesterol oxidation products (COPs) have elaborately been studied, research on the metabolism and biological effects of POPs is only emerging. In relation to atherogenity, biological effects including modulation of cholesterol homeostasis, membrane functioning, and inflammation are attributed to POPs. Although mostly supra-physiological concentrations are applied in in vitro assays, anti-tumor activity, cytotoxicity and estrogen-competition have been attributed to specific POPs. However, it is not obvious, if and how POPs may exert in vivo adverse or beneficial health effects similar to those attributed to COPs. In the field of nutritional science, standardized methods for the determination of POPs are required to perform relevant biological studies and to assess their presence in complex foods or biological tissues and fluids. The aim of this review is to provide an overview and evaluation of the published methods and an update on the biological effects attributed to POPs.
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- T Vanmierlo
- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Clinics Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, Bonn, Germany
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Vejux A, Montange T, Martine L, Zarrouk A, Riedinger JM, Lizard G. Absence of oxysterol-like side effects in human monocytic cells treated with phytosterols and oxyphytosterols. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:4060-4066. [PMID: 22490085 DOI: 10.1021/jf300487r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Oxysterols, found in some commonly consumed foods, can induce a wide range of cytotoxic effects, which have been extensively studied. On the other hand, the side effects of phytosterols and oxyphytosterols are less well-known. Over the past few years, different types of foods have been enriched with phytosterols on the basis of the properties of these compounds that reduce circulating cholesterol levels in certain experimental conditions. It is therefore important to gain better knowledge of the risks and benefits of this type of diet. In this study, conducted in human monocytic U937 cells, the ability of phytosterols (sitosterol, campesterol) and oxyphytosterols (7β-hydroxysitosterol, 7-ketositosterol) to induce cell death, polar lipid accumulation, and pro-inflammatory cytokine (MCP-1; IL-8) secretion was determined and compared to that of oxysterols (7-ketocholesterol, 7β-hydroxycholesterol). Phytosterols and oxyphytosterols had no significant effects on the parameters studied; only 7β-hydroxysitosterol slightly increased cell death, whereas at the concentration used (20 μg/mL), strong cytotoxic effects were observed with the oxysterols. With sitosterol, campesterol, and 7-ketositosterol, IL-8 secretion was decreased, and with campesterol the intracellular polar lipid level was reduced. The data show that phytosterols and oxyphytosterols have no oxysterol-like side effects, and they rather argue in favor of phytosterols' beneficial effects.
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- Anne Vejux
- Equipe Biochimie du peroxysome, inflammation et métabolisme lipidique (EA7270), Université de Bourgogne-INSERM, Dijon, France.
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Husche C, Weingärtner O, Pettersson H, Vanmierlo T, Böhm M, Laufs U, Lütjohann D. Validation of an isotope dilution gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method for analysis of 7-oxygenated campesterol and sitosterol in human serum. Chem Phys Lipids 2011; 164:425-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2011.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2011] [Revised: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Effect of phytosterols and their oxidation products on lipoprotein profiles and vascular function in hamster fed a high cholesterol diet. Atherosclerosis 2011; 219:124-33. [PMID: 21719014 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Revised: 05/23/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Human diets contain phytosterols and their oxidation products. We investigated effect of β-sitosterol (Si), stigmasterol (St), β-sitosterol oxidation products (SiOP) and stigmasterol oxidation products (StOP) on plasma total cholesterol and their interaction with the gene expression of enzymes, proteins and transporters involved in cholesterol absorption and metabolism. Sixty male hamsters were fed the control diet or one of four experimental diets containing 0.1% Si, 0.1% SiOP, 0.1% St and 0.1% StOP, respectively, for six weeks. SiOP and StOP groups had the relative liver weights greater than their corresponding non-oxidized forms, indicating they were possibly toxic. Results showed both Si and St groups reduced while SiOP and StOP hamsters lost the capacity of lowering plasma total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) and triacylglycerols (TG) compared with the control group. Si and St but not SiOP and StOP were anti-atherosclerotic. RT-PCR analysis demonstrated Si and St but not SiOP and StOP down-regulated mRNA levels of intestinal acyl CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT2) and microsomal triglyceride protein (MTP). Aortas from Si and St hamsters relaxed better than those from the control and their corresponding SiOP and StOP-treated hamsters. It was concluded that Si and St not SiOP and StOP were beneficial in improving lipoprotein profile and aortic function.
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Current and new insights on phytosterol oxides in plant sterol-enriched food. Chem Phys Lipids 2011; 164:607-24. [PMID: 21699886 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2011.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2011] [Revised: 06/05/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Over the past 15 years, plant sterol-enriched foods have faced a great increase in the market, due to the asserted cholesterol-lowering effect of plant sterols. However, owing to their chemical structures, plant sterols can oxidize and produce a wide variety of oxidation products with controversial biological effects. Although oxyphytosterols can derive from dietary sources and endogenous formation, their single contribution should be better defined. The following review provides an overall and critical picture on the current knowledge and future perspectives of plant sterols-enriched food, particularly focused on occurrence of plant sterol oxidation products and their biological effects. The final objective of this overview is to evince the different aspects of plant sterols-enriched food that require further research, for a better understanding of the influence of plant sterols and their oxides on consumers' health.
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Weingärtner O, Ulrich C, Lütjohann D, Ismail K, Schirmer SH, Vanmierlo T, Böhm M, Laufs U. Differential effects on inhibition of cholesterol absorption by plant stanol and plant sterol esters in apoE-/- mice. Cardiovasc Res 2011; 90:484-92. [PMID: 21257611 PMCID: PMC3096304 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvr020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Revised: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 01/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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AIMS 'Functional foods' supplemented with plant sterol esters (PSE) and plant stanol esters (PSA) are therapeutic options for the management of hypercholesterolaemia. However, their effects on blood monocytes, endothelial function, atherogenesis, and sterol tissue concentrations are poorly understood. METHODS AND RESULTS Male apoE-/- mice (n= 30) were randomized to three different diets for 6 weeks (n= 10 per group): high-cholesterol (1.25%) western-type diet (WTD), WTD + 2% PSE, and WTD + 2% PSA. Both supplements reduced serum cholesterol. WTD + PSE resulted in increased plant sterol serum concentrations and increased inflammatory Ly-6C(high) monocyte numbers. WTD + PSA increased plant stanol serum concentrations and Ly-6C-monocyte numbers, but decreased vascular superoxide release, lipid hydroperoxides, and inflammatory cytokines in aortic tissue, in plasma, and in circulating monocytes. Despite reduced serum cholesterol concentrations, both supplements impaired endothelial vasodilation compared with WTD. WTD + PSA reduced the development of atherosclerotic lesions compared with WTD alone (12.7 ± 3.7 vs. 28.3 ± 3.5%), and WTD + PSE was less effective (17.5 ± 3.7%). WTD + PSE and WTD + PSA reduced the cholesterol content in the liver, but not in the brain. However, WTD + PSE and WTD + PSA increased plant sterol and plant stanol concentrations in the liver as well as in the brain. CONCLUSION PSE and PSA supplementation reduced serum cholesterol, but increased plant sterol and plant stanol concentrations. Elevated levels of PSE and PSA were associated with endothelial dysfunction and increased central nervous system depositions. Atherosclerotic lesion retardation was more pronounced in WTD + PSA, coinciding with higher regenerative monocyte numbers, decreased oxidative stress, and decreased inflammatory cytokines compared with WTD + PSE.
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- Oliver Weingärtner
- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Kirrberger Strasse, Gebäude 40, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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Phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters: from natural to functional foods. MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12349-010-0049-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Kelly ER, Plat J, Mensink RP, Berendschot TTJM. Effects of long term plant sterol and -stanol consumption on the retinal vasculature: a randomized controlled trial in statin users. Atherosclerosis 2010; 214:225-30. [PMID: 21122856 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2009] [Revised: 10/14/2010] [Accepted: 10/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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As sitosterolemic patients have an increased cardiovascular risk, there is concern that reducing serum LDL-cholesterol concentrations by plant sterols enriched functional foods might adversely affect vascular function. Whether increased concentrations of plant sterols truly affect vascular function and whether these effects are exclusive to the larger vessels remains unknown. We compared the effects of long-term plant sterol and -stanol consumption on changes in retinal vessels diameter which reflex alterations in the microcirculation. Three randomized groups were studied at baseline and after 85-weeks. Group one (N=11) consumed plant sterol enriched margarine (2.5g/day), the second (N=8) plant stanol enriched margarine (2.5g/day), and the control group (N=11) non-enriched margarine (2.5g/day). Serum cholesterol-standardized campesterol and sitosterol concentrations increased by 354.84±168.22·102μmol/mmol and 84.36±48.26·102μmol/mmol (p<0.001), respectively in the sterol group, while decreasing non-significantly in the plant stanol group. Serum LDL-cholesterol concentrations decreased significantly in both the plant sterol (-0.33±0.33mmol/L, p=0.016) and -stanol groups (-0.38±0.34mmol/L, p=0.018) compared to the increase in the controls (0.29±0.34mmol/L). The mean change in venular diameters for the plant sterol group (2.3±3.1μm), plant stanol groups (-0.8±3.4μm) and control group (-0.8±5.1μm) did not reach significance but the change in cholesterol-standardized campesterol concentrations correlated positively with the change in venular diameter independent of changes in serum LDL-cholesterol concentrations (r=0.39, N=30, p=0.033). Increased serum campesterol concentration correlated positively with increased retinal venular diameter, independent from changes in serum LDL-cholesterol concentrations. This may constitute an explanation for the suggested effects of plant sterols on vascular function. However, this novel finding needs confirmation and further study.
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- Elton R Kelly
- University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Otaegui-Arrazola A, Menéndez-Carreño M, Ansorena D, Astiasarán I. Oxysterols: A world to explore. Food Chem Toxicol 2010; 48:3289-303. [PMID: 20870006 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Revised: 09/15/2010] [Accepted: 09/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Oxysterols (oxidized derivatives of cholesterol and phytosterols) can be generated in the human organism through different oxidation processes, some requiring enzymes. Furthermore, oxysterols are also present in food due to lipid oxidation reactions caused by heating treatments, contact with oxygen, exposure to sunlight, etc., and they could be absorbed from the diet, at different rates depending on their side chain length. In the organism, oxysterols can follow different routes: secreted into the intestinal lumen, esterified and distributed by lipoproteins to different tissues or degraded, mainly in the liver. Cholesterol oxidation products (COPs) have shown cytotoxicity, apoptotic and pro-inflammatory effects and they have also been linked with chronic diseases including atherosclerotic and neurodegenerative processess. In the case of phytosterol oxidation products (POPs), more research is needed on toxic effects. Nevertheless, current knowledge suggests they may also cause cytotoxic and pro-apoptotic effects, although at higher concentrations than COPs. Recently, new beneficial biological activities of oxysterols are being investigated. Whereas COPs are associated with cholesterol homeostasis mediated by different mechanisms, the implication of POPs is not clear yet. Available literature on sources of oxysterols in the organism, metabolism, toxicity and potential beneficial effects of these compounds are reviewed in this paper.
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- A Otaegui-Arrazola
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Physiology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Phytosterols are biofactors found enriched in plant foods such as seeds, grains, and legumes. Their dietary consumption is associated with numerous health benefits. Epidemiologic and experimental animal studies indicate that phytosterols are cancer chemopreventive agents particularly against cancers of the colon, breast, and prostate. Phytosterols impede oncogenesis and prevent cancer cell proliferation and survival. The molecular mechanisms underlying these beneficial actions involve effects on signal transduction processes which regulate cell growth and apoptosis. Phytosterols increase sphingomyelin turnover, ceramide formation, and liver X receptor activation. In concert, these actions slow cell cycle progression, inhibit cell proliferation, and activate caspase cascades and apoptosis in cancer cells.
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- Peter G Bradford
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14214-3000, USA.
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Busch TP, King AJ. Stability of Cholesterol, 7-Ketocholesterol and β-Sitosterol during Saponification: Ramifications for Artifact Monitoring of Sterol Oxide Products. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2010; 87:955-962. [PMID: 20835297 PMCID: PMC2923713 DOI: 10.1007/s11746-010-1572-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2009] [Revised: 01/29/2010] [Accepted: 03/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cholesterol has been used to monitor artifact generation. Stability differences among cholesterol oxide products (COPs) and cholesterol in thermal and alkaline conditions are theorized. Thus, use of cholesterol may be unsuitable for detection of artifacts generated from COPs. Stability of cholesterol was compared to that of 7-ketocholesterol (7-keto) and β-sitosterol (βS) under various thermal and alkaline saponification conditions: 1 M methanolic KOH for 18 h at 24 °C (1 M18hr24°C, Control), 18 h at 37 °C (1M18hr37°C), 3 h at 45 °C (1M3hr45°C), and 3.6 M methanolic KOH for 3 h at 24 °C (3.6M3hr24°C). Trends indicated that cholesterol in solution was more stable than 7-keto under all conditions. Compared to βS, cholesterol was more stable under all conditions except for 1M18hr37°C for which stabilities were similar. Compounds were more labile in heat than alkalinity. Poor recoveries of 7-keto during cold saponification with high alkalinity were attributed to alkaline instability. 7-Keto, less stable than cholesterol, should be used to monitor artifact generation during screening of various methods that include thermal and alkaline conditions. In a preliminary analysis of turkey meat, more 3,5-7-one was generated from spiking with cholesterol than with 7-keto.
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- T. P. Busch
- Kraft Oscar Mayer, 910 Mayer Blvd, Madison, WI 53704 USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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Chao WW, Kuo YH, Lin BF. Anti-inflammatory activity of new compounds from Andrographis paniculata by NF-kappaB transactivation inhibition. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2010; 58:2505-2512. [PMID: 20085279 DOI: 10.1021/jf903629j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Previous studies showed that the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction of Andrographis paniculata (AP) possessed anti-inflammatory activity. This study further isolated these active compounds from bioactivity-guided chromatographic fractionation and identified eight pure compounds. Reporter gene assay indicated that 5-hydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavone (1), 5-hydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavanone (2), a mix of beta-sitosterol (3a) and stigmasterol (3b), ergosterol peroxide (4), 14-deoxy-14,15-dehydroandrographolide (5), and a new compound, 19-O-acetyl-14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide (6a), significantly inhibited the transcriptional activity of NF-kappaB in LPS/IFN-gamma stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages (P < 0.05). The two most abundant compounds, 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide (7) and andrographolide (8), had less inhibitory activity but exerted greater inhibitory activity by hydrogenation, oxidation, or acetylation to become four derived compounds, 9, 10, 11, and 12. All of the compounds significantly decreased TNF-alpha, IL-6, macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2), and nitric oxide (NO) secretions from LPS/IFN-gamma stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Compounds 5, 11, and 12 exerted the strongest inhibitory effect on NF-kappaB-dependent transactivation in the RAW 264.7 cell, with IC(50) values of 2, 2.2, and 2.4 microg/mL, respectively, providing encouraging results for bioactive compound development.
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- Wen-Wan Chao
- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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The Spectrum of Plant and Animal Sterols in Different Oil-Derived Intravenous Emulsions. Lipids 2009; 45:63-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s11745-009-3371-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2009] [Accepted: 10/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Artifact generation and monitoring in analysis of cholesterol oxide products. Anal Biochem 2009; 388:1-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2008] [Revised: 12/24/2008] [Accepted: 12/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Brufau G, Canela MA, Rafecas M. Phytosterols: physiologic and metabolic aspects related to cholesterol-lowering properties. Nutr Res 2009; 28:217-25. [PMID: 19083411 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2007] [Revised: 01/09/2008] [Accepted: 02/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The aim of this review is to give a general contemporary overview of the physiologic effects of phytosterols and their role in cholesterol uptake in the intestinal tract. The mechanism of phytosterols action is based on its ability to reduce cholesterol absorption. Doses of 0.8 to 4.0 g/d of phytosterols were used to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations by 10% to 15%, although most of the studies described used 2 g/d of phytosterol to achieve a reduction of 10% in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations. Although some studies point to the possibility that elevated plasma phytosterol concentrations could contribute to the development of premature coronary artery diseases, extensive safety evaluation studies have been conducted for these compounds, and they have been considered safe.
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- Gemma Brufau
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, CeRTA (Nutrició i Salut), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Weingärtner O, Böhm M, Laufs U. Controversial role of plant sterol esters in the management of hypercholesterolaemia. Eur Heart J 2009; 30:404-9. [PMID: 19158117 PMCID: PMC2642922 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- Oliver Weingärtner
- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Abteilung für Kardiologie, Angiologie und internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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Menéndez-Carreño M, Ansorena D, Astiasarán I. Stability of sterols in phytosterol-enriched milk under different heating conditions. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:9997-10002. [PMID: 18928298 DOI: 10.1021/jf802000m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Commercially available phytosterol-enriched milk was subjected to usual and drastic heating conditions to evaluate the stability of the sterols at different treatments. Products showed 422.2 mg of phytosterols/100 g of milk and 132 microg of sterol oxidation products (SOPs)/g of fat (277 microg of SOPs/100 g of milk). Schaal oven conditions (24 h/65 degrees C, equivalent to 1 month of storage at room temperature) reduced the phytosterol content by only 4%. Drastic heating treatments (2 min of microwave heating at 900 W or 15 min of electrical heating at 90 degrees C) led to a 60% decrease of total phytosterol content, with a significant increase of TBARs. The oxysterol amount under those conditions (which was higher in microwave-treated samples) was lower than expected, probably because of the degradation of the oxidation products. Usual heating conditions (1.5 min of microwaves) maintained phytosterol content on physiologically active values (301 mg/100 g of milk) with oxidation percentages around 0.12-0.40% for phytosterols and 1.13% for cholesterol.
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- María Menéndez-Carreño
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Physiology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Navarra, Irunlarrea sn, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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Goldstein MR, Mascitelli L, Pezzetta F. Point: Statins, plant sterol absorption, and increased coronary risk. J Clin Lipidol 2008; 2:304-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2008.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2008] [Revised: 05/02/2008] [Accepted: 06/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Helske S, Miettinen T, Gylling H, Mäyränpää M, Lommi J, Turto H, Werkkala K, Kupari M, Kovanen PT. Accumulation of cholesterol precursors and plant sterols in human stenotic aortic valves. J Lipid Res 2008; 49:1511-8. [DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m800058-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Weingärtner O, Lütjohann D, Ji S, Weisshoff N, List F, Sudhop T, von Bergmann K, Gertz K, König J, Schäfers HJ, Endres M, Böhm M, Laufs U. Vascular effects of diet supplementation with plant sterols. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 51:1553-61. [PMID: 18420097 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2007] [Revised: 08/29/2007] [Accepted: 09/10/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate vascular effects of diet supplementation with plant sterol esters (PSE). BACKGROUND Plant sterol esters are used as food supplements to reduce cholesterol levels. Their effects on endothelial function, stroke, or atherogenesis are not known. METHODS In mice, plasma sterol concentrations were correlated with endothelial function, cerebral lesion size, and atherosclerosis. Plasma and tissue sterol concentrations were measured by gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in 82 consecutive patients with aortic stenosis. RESULTS Compared with those fed with normal chow (NC), wild-type mice fed with NC supplemented with 2% PSE showed increased plant sterol but equal cholesterol plasma concentrations. The PSE supplementation impaired endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation and increased cerebral lesion size after middle cerebral artery occlusion. To test the effects of cholesterol-lowering by PSE, apolipoprotein E (ApoE)-/- mice were randomized to Western-type diet (WTD) with the addition of PSE or ezetimibe (EZE). Compared with WTD, both interventions reduced plaque sizes; however, WTD + PSE showed larger plaques compared with WTD + EZE (20.4 +/- 2.1% vs. 10.0 +/- 1.5%). Plant sterol plasma concentration strongly correlated with increased atherosclerotic lesion formation (r = 0.50). Furthermore, we examined plasma and aortic valve concentrations of plant sterol in 82 consecutive patients with aortic stenosis. Patients eating PSE-supplemented margarine (n = 10) showed increased plasma concentrations and 5-fold higher sterol concentrations in aortic valve tissue. CONCLUSIONS Food supplementation with PSE impairs endothelial function, aggravates ischemic brain injury, effects atherogenesis in mice, and leads to increased tissue sterol concentrations in humans. Therefore, prospective studies are warranted that evaluate not only effects on cholesterol reduction, but also on clinical endpoints.
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- Oliver Weingärtner
- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Hovenkamp E, Demonty I, Plat J, Lütjohann D, Mensink RP, Trautwein EA. Biological effects of oxidized phytosterols: A review of the current knowledge. Prog Lipid Res 2008; 47:37-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2007.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2007] [Revised: 10/16/2007] [Accepted: 10/22/2007] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Carter BA, Taylor OA, Prendergast DR, Zimmerman TL, Von Furstenberg R, Moore DD, Karpen SJ. Stigmasterol, a soy lipid-derived phytosterol, is an antagonist of the bile acid nuclear receptor FXR. Pediatr Res 2007; 62:301-6. [PMID: 17622954 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e3181256492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Phytosterols, components of soy-derived lipids, are among the proposed exacerbants of parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis (PNAC). We investigated whether phytosterols contribute to bile acid (BA)-induced hepatocyte damage by antagonizing a nuclear receptor (NR) critically involved in hepatoprotection from cholestasis, FXR (farnesoid X receptor, NR1H4). In HepG2 cells, stigmasterol acetate (StigAc), a water-soluble Stig derivative, suppressed ligand-activated expression of FXR target genes involved in adaptation to cholestasis (i.e. BSEP, FGF-19, OSTalpha/beta). Furthermore, StigAc antagonized BA-activated, FXR target genes SHP and BSEP in FXR+/+, but not in FXR-/- mouse hepatocytes. Both Stig and StigAc inhibited BA-activated, FXR-dependent reporter gene expression in transfected HepG2 cells, whereas the most prevalent phytosterol in lipids, beta-sitosterol, had no inhibitory effect. Finally, among six ligand-activated NR-ligand binding domains (LBDs) tested, antagonism by StigAc was specific to only two (FXR and PXR, pregnane X receptor, NR1I2). We demonstrate that Stig, a phytosterol prevalent in soy-derived PN lipid solutions, is a potent in vitro antagonist of the NR for bile acids FXR.
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- Beth A Carter
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Texas Children's Liver Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston 77030, USA
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Newill H, Loske R, Wagner J, Johannes C, Lorenz RL, Lehmann L. Oxidation products of stigmasterol interfere with the action of the female sex hormone 17β-estradiol in cultured human breast and endometrium cell lines. Mol Nutr Food Res 2007; 51:888-98. [PMID: 17579897 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Phytosterols are constituents of plant membranes and are thus contained in low concentrations in vegetable products as well as at high concentrations in functional food designed to reduce serum cholesterol levels. Similar to ChOL, phytosterols are oxidized chemically in food and by biotransformation in vivo. Although oxyphytosterols have been detected in the serum of healthy human subjects, little is known of their biological activity. Therefore, the estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities of a mixture of six oxidation products of stigmasterol (oxy-StOL) were determined at the following endpoints: (i) the affinity to isolated human estrogen receptors (ER), (ii) the basal and 17beta-estradiol (E2)-induced expression of the alkaline phosphatase (AlP) in human endometrial adenocarcinoma (Ishikawa) cells, and (iii) the basal and E2-induced proliferation of human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cells. Oxy-StOL was able to replace E2 from human ERalpha and ERbeta and induced a weak estrogenic response in MCF-7 cells. Moreover, the E2-induced activity of the AlP in Ishikawa cells as well as the E2-induced proliferation of MCF-7 cells were decreased at noncytotoxic concentrations (up to 10 microM), indicating that at least one component of oxy-StOL represents an estrogen-active compound which might interfere with endogenous estrogens.
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- Heike Newill
- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Section of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Karlsruhe, Kaiserstrasse, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Dieter Lütjohann
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany.
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