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SREBPs are critically important basic helix-loop helix (bHLH) transcription factors activated in response to variations in intracellular cholesterol levels that induce transcription of genes with sterol regulatory element (SRE) and E-box containing promoters.
Recent studies on ABC transporters have significantly advanced our understanding of intestinal sterol absorption and biliary excretion [ 33 ] . Sterols are essential constituents of cellular membranes in human, animals and plants.
HY conceived this study, HY, BP, and KL performed the molecular genetic studies, EK performed the real time PCR and the western blotting assays, M-HL performed the immunostaining, KH performed the FISH assay, RK and AB performed the sterol analyses, MS and NE performed the DNA isolations from the rats.
A number of different groups have reported that genetically hypertensive strains of rats (SHR, SHRSP, WKY) have elevated levels of plasma sitosterol [ 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ] . Although the WKY strain is not considered hypertensive, dietary alterations involving plant sterols appear to increase blood pressure in this strain [ 21 ] . We screened two commercially available hypertensive rats, as well as a 'genetically hypertensive' strain, GH, for plasma plant sterol levels and compared these to two control strains, Sprague-Dawley and Wistar (Table 4).
In humans and animals, cholesterol is the sterol that is synthesised, absorbed and utilised, whereas plants do not synthesise cholesterol, but use molecules that are similar, such as sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol.
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