Interactions of Oxysterols with Atherosclerosis Biomarkers in Subjects with Moderate Hypercholesterolemia and Effects of a Nutraceutical Combination (Bifidobacterium longum BB536, Red Yeast Rice Extract) (Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study) - Cicolari, Stefania; Pavanello, Chiara; Olmastroni, Elena; Puppo, Marina Del; Bertolotti, Marco; Mombelli, Giuliana; Catapano, Alberico L.; Calabresi, Laura; Magni, Paolo (Nutrients, 2021)
Keywords: Analysis; Atherosclerosis; Bifidobacterium longum; Biological markers; Biomarkers; Cholesterol; Cytochrome; design; Diabetes; dosage; Double-blind studies; Functional foods; Functional foods & nutraceuticals; gas chromatography; Glucose; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; Homeostasis; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Hypotheses; Insulin resistance; Lipids; lovastatin; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; Low density lipoproteins; mass spectrometry; Metabolism; Metabolites; oxysterols; Physiology; Plasma; red yeast rice; risk; Risk factors; Sample size; Software; Statistical analysis; Type 2 diabetes; visceral fat; United States--US; Italy; 25-OHC; probiotic; oxysterols; cholesterol metabolism; nutraceutical; 24-OHC; cardiovascular risk; monacolin K; 27-OHC; hypercholesterolemia