Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France
- Synonyms
- 3?,5?-dihydroxy-cholestan-6-one
- Correlated keywords
- atherosclerosis cholesterols ozonolysis cytotoxicity metabolites ozone-oxidized lipids surfactants lungs epithelials lining fluids exposures cells bronchalveoalar lavaged homogenates inhibits inhibitors synthesis bronchial cytotoxicity toxic oxysterols hydroxycholesterol
- Product Overview:
Cholesterol is the most abundant neutral lipid present in the surfactant of the lung epithelial lining fluid. The double bond between carbons 5 and 6 of cholesterol is susceptible to attack by ozone within this surfactant environment. 5?-hydroxy-6-keto Cholesterol (6-oxo-3,5,-diol) is a major metabolite of cholesterol formed during exposure of lung epithelial cells to ozone, with formation of 5?,6?-epoxycholesterol as a predominant precursor.{13448} Exposure of C57BL/6J mice to 0.5-3 ppm ozone produced a dose-dependent formation of 6-oxo-3,5,-diol which was detectable in the bronchalveolar lavage fluid, lavaged cells, and lung homogenates.{13449} 6-Oxo-3,5-diol is a potent inhibitor of cholesterol synthesis in human bronchial epithelial cells with an IC50 of 350 nM and exhibits significant cytotoxicity in the low µM range.{13448} Therefore, the toxic effects of ozone may be mediated by formation oxysterols of this type.
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