5α,6α-Epoxyphytosterols and 5α,6α-Epoxycholesterol Increase Nitrosative Stress and Inflammatory Cytokine Production in Rats on Low-Cholesterol Diet.
Tomasz WielkoszyńskiJolanta Zalejska FiolkaJoanna Katarzyna StrzelczykAleksander Jerzy OwczarekArmand CholewkaKatarzyna KokoszczykAgata StanekPublished in: Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity (2020)
The results indicate that oxidized plant sterols have a similar toxicity profile to that of oxycholesterols, including nitrosative stress induction, proinflammatory effect, and impaired lipid metabolism.