27-Hydroxycholesterol
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27-hydroxycholesterol-284-16389872
title:
27-Hydroxycholesterol
text:
27-Hydroxycholesterol (27-HC) is an endogenous oxysterol with multiple biological functions, including activity as a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) and as an agonist of the liver X receptor (LXR). It is a metabolite of cholesterol that is produced by the enzyme CYP27A1. A link between high cholesterol and breast cancer has been identified, and it has been proposed that this is due to 27-HC production by CYP27A1. Because of its estrogenic action, 27-HC stimulates the growth of ER-po
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Chemical compound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27-Hydroxycholesterol
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date modified:
2023-12-19T04:27:32Z
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