Multiple Roles of 25-Hydroxycholesterol in Lipid Metabolism, Antivirus Process, Inflammatory Response, and Cell Survival
Qin Cao, Zhongzhong Liu, Yan Xiong, Zibiao Zhong, Qifa Ye
Abstract
As an essential lipid, cholesterol is of great value in keeping cell homeostasis, being the precursor of bile acid and steroid hormones, and stabilizing membrane lipid rafts. As a kind of cholesterol metabolite produced by enzymatic or radical process, oxysterols have drawn much attention in the last decades. Among which, the role of 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC) in cholesterol and bile acid metabolism, antivirus process, and inflammatory response has been largely disclosed. This review is aimed at revealing these functions and underlying mechanisms of 25-HC.
Topics & Concepts
Lipid raftCholesterolBile acidLipid metabolismBiochemistryChemistryCellHomeostasisHormoneMetabolismCell biologyBiologyCholesterol and Lipid MetabolismDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsSphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling