The protective role of HDL, the so-called "good cholesterol," has been attributed to its ability to transport cholesterol to the liver, where it can be incorporated into the bile and eventually ...

Cholesterol transport underpins the development and prevention of cardiovascular disease through a finely tuned network of lipid carriers, enzymes and cellular transporters. Low-density lipoproteins ...

A team of the University of Barcelona (UB) and the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) identified a mechanism involved in the movement of cholesterol inside the cells. The study ...

Researchers suggest targeting mTOR activity in aggressive cancers by blocking cholesterol sensing may represent a promising ...

Kinases that shuttle cholesterol within tumor cells help fuel growth. Blocking these enzymes may starve cancer cells, ...