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Brett Lomenick1, Heping Shi2, Jing Huang3
1Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, 23-231 Center for Health Sciences, 650 Charles E Young Dr. South, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Abstract:
β-Sitosterol is the most abundant plant sterol in the human diet. It is also the major component of several traditional medicines, including saw palmetto and devil's claw. Although β-sitosterol is effective against enlarged prostate in human clinical trials and has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities, the mechanisms of action are poorly understood. Here, we report the identification of two new binding proteins for β-sitosterol that may underlie its beneficial effects.
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