Plant sterols and sterolins: a review of their immune-modulating properties

Beta-sitosterol (BSS) and its glycoside (BSSG) are sterol molecules which are synthesized by plants. When humans eat plant foods phytosterols are ingested, and are found in the serum and tissues of healthy individuals, but at concentrations orders of magnitude lower than endogenous cholesterol. Epid...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Alternative medicine review 1999-06, Vol.4 (3), p.170-177
Hauptverfasser:	Bouic, P J, Lamprecht, J H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adjuvants, Immunologic - therapeutic use AIDS/HIV Animals Cats Consumer health HIV Infections - therapy Humans Immune Tolerance - drug effects Sitosterols - immunology Sitosterols - therapeutic use Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - therapy
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