内皮のSR-B1は熱生成には欠かせないが,茶色脂肪組織における選択的なコレステロール吸収を促進する

Kimberley M Hurkmans1, Markus Heine1, Franz Rinninger1

  • 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Journal of lipid research
|September 5, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

内皮スキャベンジャー受容体B1 (SR-B1) は,適応性発熱またはトリグリセリドの処理に不可欠ではありません. しかし,心臓と茶色脂肪組織 (BAT) のコレステロールの恒常化を調節する役割を果たします.

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