Oxysterols: From cholesterol metabolites to key mediators

V Mutemberezi, O Guillemot-Legris… - Progress in lipid research, 2016 - Elsevier
Oxysterols are cholesterol metabolites that can be produced through enzymatic or radical
processes. They constitute a large family of lipids (ie the oxysterome) involved in a plethora …

Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism in microglia

BA Loving, KD Bruce - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microglia, once viewed as static bystanders with limited homeostatic functions, are now
considered key players in the development of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative …

Attenuation of 7-ketocholesterol-and 7β-hydroxycholesterol-induced oxiapoptophagy by nutrients, synthetic molecules and oils: Potential for the prevention of age …

T Nury, A Yammine, I Ghzaiel, K Sassi, A Zarrouk… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Age-related diseases for which there are no effective treatments include cardiovascular
diseases; neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease; eye disorders such as …

Oxysterols: From physiological tuners to pharmacological opportunities

AJ Brown, LJ Sharpe, MJ Rogers - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oxysterols are oxygenated forms of cholesterol generated via autooxidation by free radicals
and ROS, or formed enzymically by a variety of enzymes such as those involved in the …

Cytoprotective activities of representative nutrients from the Mediterranean diet and of Mediterranean oils against 7-ketocholesterol-and 7β-hydroxycholesterol …

L Rezig, I Ghzaiel, M Ksila, A Yammine, T Nury… - Steroids, 2022 - Elsevier
ketocholesterol and 7β-hydroxycholesterol are two oxysterols mainly formed by the
autoxidation of cholesterol. These two molecules are interconvertible via specific enzymes …

Interactions between endocrine and circadian systems

AH Tsang, JL Barclay, H Oster - Journal of molecular …, 2014 - jme.bioscientifica.com
Most of the genetic variation associated with diabetes, through genome-wide association
studies, does not reside in protein-coding regions, making the identification of functional …

Antioxidant Properties and Cytoprotective Effect of Pistacia lentiscus L. Seed Oil against 7β-Hydroxycholesterol-Induced Toxicity in C2C12 Myoblasts: Reduction in …

I Ghzaiel, A Zarrouk, T Nury, M Libergoli, F Florio… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aging is characterized by a progressive increase in oxidative stress, which favors lipid
peroxidation and the formation of cholesterol oxide derivatives, including 7β …

7-Ketocholesterol and 7β-hydroxycholesterol: In vitro and animal models used to characterize their activities and to identify molecules preventing their toxicity

A Vejux, D Abed-Vieillard, K Hajji, A Zarrouk… - Biochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxysterols are molecules derived by the oxidation of cholesterol and can be formed either
by auto-oxidation, enzymatically or by both processes. Among the oxysterols formed by auto …

Prevention of 7-ketocholesterol-induced side effects by natural compounds

F Brahmi, A Vejux, R Sghaier, A Zarrouk… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Cholesterol oxidation products, also named oxysterols, can be formed either by cholesterol
auto-oxidation, enzymatically or both. Among these oxysterols, 7-ketocholesterol (7KC) is …

Sources of 7-ketocholesterol, metabolism and inactivation strategies: food and biomedical applications

I Ghzaiel, K Sassi, A Zarrouk, S Ghosh… - Redox …, 2022 - rem.bioscientifica.com
Graphical abstract Abstract 7-Ketocholesterol (or 7-oxocholesterol) is an oxysterol
essentially formed by cholesterol autoxidation. It is often found at enhanced levels in the …