BACKGROUND Plant sterols are the major source of micronutrients and have not shown any obvious side effects in human. β-sitosterol is one of the most prevalent phytosterols which have been recorded in ancient medicinal history for its use in the treatment of many chronic diseases, especially cancer. The modulations of mitogen-activated protein kinases' (MAPKs') play a crucial role in the develo...

AIM OF THE STUDY In the absence of effective therapeutic strategies, cervical carcinoma continues to be second on the list of mortality rates of malignant tumours found in women. We investigated the effects of β -sitosterol, a natural product isolated from traditional Chinese herbs, on Caski and HeLa cervical carcinoma cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS Morphological changes were examined by light m...

Pterospermum acerifolium (L) Willd (Family: Sterculiaceae) has long been used traditionally for the treatment of painful inflammatory conditions in the Indian folk medicine. Objective: In the present study we have evaluated antinociceptive effects and anti-inflammatory effects of unsaponified petroleum ether extract of Pterospermum acerifolium leaves (USPEL, 100 and 200 mg/kg orally) and isolat...

Mycoplasma gallisepticum was adapted to grow with delta 5-sterols modified in the aliphatic side chain, and stopped-flow kinetic measurements of filipin association were made to estimate the sterol distribution between the two leaflets of the membrane. Cholesterol derivatives with unsaturated side chains (desmosterol, cis- and trans-22-dehydrocholesterol, and cholesta-5,22E,24-trien-3 beta-ol) ...

Pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) has been used for the extraction of beta-sitosterol from food samples. In the present work, extractions were performed by mixing ground samples with Hydromatrix celite with methanol at 50 degrees C and 110 bar, using two 5-min cycles. After extraction, beta-sitosterol was analyzed directly by liquid chromatography with diode array detection. The extraction re...

Supercritical fluid extraction represents an efficient and environmentally friendly technique for isolation of phytosterols from different plant sources. Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) seeds were extracted with supercritical carbon dioxide at pressures ranging from 15-60 MPa and temperatures of 40-80 degrees C. Oil and β-sitosterol yields were measured in the extraction course and comp...

In this study, hydrophilic derivatives of β-sitosterol, which is known to have potential to reduce blood cholesterol levels, were synthesized by the esterification of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and β -sitosterol with carboxylic functionality in the presence of dehydrating agents and a basic catalyst. By adjusting the molar ratios of reactants in the esterification reaction, hydrophilic β-sitos...

The metabolic fate of intravenously administered [4-14C]sitosterol was studied in two healthy subjects. In marked contrast to the results of a previous investigation with [22,233H]sitosterol, no detectable labeled Cz4-bile acid products appeared in bile. The first and rate-limiting step in the conversion of cholesterol into bile acids is catalyzed by the liver microsomal cholesterol 7a-hydroxyl...

Ten compounds have been isolated from the unused parts of Ammi visinaga. The isolated compounds were identified as tetracosanoic acid (1), β-sitosterol (2), visnadine (3), khellin (4), β-sitosterol glucoside (5), norkhellol (6), khellol (7), rhamnazin (8), cimifugin (9), and cis-khellactone-3’-β-glucopyranoside (10). The chemical structures of these compounds were elucidated based on spectrosco...

or gamma sitosterol) cause decreases in serum cholesterol. In this study, 15 young men with previous mvocardial infarction were given 12 to 18 Gm./day of beta sitosterol with resultant sustained reductions of serum cholesterol and beta lipoprotein lipid. Lipoprotein lipid fractionation was performed by paper electrophoresis. These changes occurred irrespective of initial serum cholesterol or co...