DESMOSTEROL is a lipid of Sterol Lipids (ST) class. Desmosterol is associated with abnormalities such as Cataract, Congenital Abnormality, Liver diseases, Erectile dysfunction and Multiple congenital anomalies. The involved functions are known as Bulla, Methylation, cholesterol biosynthetic process, Process and cholesterol efflux. Desmosterol often locates in Body tissue, Tissue membrane, Plasma membrane, Pore and Endoplasmic Reticulum. The associated genes with DESMOSTEROL are P4HTM gene, SHH gene, WDR48 gene, CFLAR gene and SLC33A1 gene. The related lipids are Sterols, androstanol, Steroids, Unilamellar Vesicles and 7-dehydrocholesterol. The related experimental models are Transgenic Model and Rodent Model.
To understand associated biological information of DESMOSTEROL, we collected biological information of abnormalities, associated pathways, cellular/molecular locations, biological functions, related genes/proteins, lipids and common seen animal/experimental models with organized paragraphs from literatures.
DESMOSTEROL is suspected in Atherosclerosis, Congenital Abnormality, Liver diseases, Fatty Streak, Arterial, Senile Plaques, Coronary Arteriosclerosis and other diseases in descending order of the highest number of associated sentences.
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We collected disease MeSH terms mapped to the references associated with DESMOSTEROL
| MeSH term | MeSH ID | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hemolysis | D006461 | 131 associated lipids |
| Coronary Disease | D003327 | 70 associated lipids |
| Celiac Disease | D002446 | 16 associated lipids |
| Xanthomatosis | D014973 | 17 associated lipids |
| Insulin Resistance | D007333 | 99 associated lipids |
| Limb Deformities, Congenital | D017880 | 4 associated lipids |
Lipid pathways are not clear in current pathway databases. We organized associated pathways with DESMOSTEROL through full-text articles, including metabolic pathways or pathways of biological mechanisms.
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Associated locations are in red color. Not associated locations are in black.
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Transgenic Model are used in the study 'Cellular production of n-3 PUFAs and reduction of n-6-to-n-3 ratios in the pancreatic beta-cells and islets enhance insulin secretion and confer protection against cytokine-induced cell death.' (Wei D et al., 2010).
Rodent Model are used in the study 'Oxidation of 7-dehydrocholesterol and desmosterol by human cytochrome P450 46A1.' (Goyal S et al., 2014).
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| Authors | Title | Published | Journal | PubMed Link |
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| Meljon A et al. | Analysis by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry of sterols and oxysterols in brain of the newborn Dhcr7(Δ3-5/T93M) mouse: a model of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. | 2013 | Biochem. Pharmacol. | pmid:23500538 |
| Brouwers MC et al. | Plasma proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 levels are related to markers of cholesterol synthesis in familial combined hyperlipidemia. | 2013 | Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis | pmid:23333725 |
| Ozyurt G et al. | Comparative seasonal sterol profiles in edible parts of Mediterranean fish and shellfish species. | 2013 | Int J Food Sci Nutr | pmid:23216341 |
| Simonen M et al. | Desmosterol in human nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. | 2013 | Hepatology | pmid:23447451 |
| Javitt NB | Alzheimer's disease: neuroprogesterone, epoxycholesterol, and ABC transporters as determinants of neurodesmosterol tissue levels and its role in amyloid protein processing. | 2013 | J. Alzheimers Dis. | pmid:23455994 |
| Boerke A et al. | Involvement of bicarbonate-induced radical signaling in oxysterol formation and sterol depletion of capacitating mammalian sperm during in vitro fertilization. | 2013 | Biol. Reprod. | pmid:23115269 |
| Zerenturk EJ et al. | Desmosterol and DHCR24: unexpected new directions for a terminal step in cholesterol synthesis. | 2013 | Prog. Lipid Res. | pmid:24095826 |
| Swaminathan S et al. | Amyloid pathway-based candidate gene analysis of [(11)C]PiB-PET in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) cohort. | 2012 | Brain Imaging Behav | pmid:21901424 |
| Rodgers MA et al. | Lipid metabolite profiling identifies desmosterol metabolism as a new antiviral target for hepatitis C virus. | 2012 | J. Am. Chem. Soc. | pmid:22480142 |
| Lim L et al. | Lanosterol induces mitochondrial uncoupling and protects dopaminergic neurons from cell death in a model for Parkinson's disease. | 2012 | Cell Death Differ. | pmid:21818119 |