Browsing by Subject "Cholesterol"

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    • Methyl-β-cyclodextrins preferentially remove cholesterol from the liquid disordered phase in giant unilamellar ... 
      Sánchez, Susana A.; Günther Sapunar, Germán; Tricerri, Maria A.; Gratton, Enrico (2011)
      Methyl-β-cyclodextrins (MβCDs) are molecules that are extensively used to remove and to load cholesterol (Chol) from artificial and natural membranes; however, the mechanism of Chol extraction by MβCD from pure lipids or ...
    • Pro-fibrotic effect of oxidized LDL in cardiac myofibroblasts 
      Villa, Mónica; Cerda Opazo, Paulina; Jiménez Gallegos, Danica; Garrido Moreno, Valeria; Chiong Lay, Mario; Quest, Andrew F. G.; Toledo, Jorge; García Nannig, Lorena (Elsevier, 2020)
      Inflammatory signals associated with cardiac diseases trigger trans-differentiation of cardiac fibroblasts to cardiac myofibroblasts. Cardiac myofibroblasts are the main cell type involved in the development of cardiac ...