Table of Contents:
  • Enzymatic and non-enzymatic oxidation of cholesterol
  • Increased amount of plasma oxysterols in hyper cholesterolemia
  • Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, inflammatory bowel disease
  • Physiological role of oxysterols of enzymatic origin in: membrane structure and function, synthesis of steroid hormones and bile acids
  • Antiviral effects of side-chain oxysterols