Phytosterol: Difference between revisions

Phytosterols are under preliminary research for their potential to inhibit lung, stomach, ovarian and breast cancers,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ramprasath|first1=VR|last2=Awad|first2=AB|title=Role of Phytosterols in Cancer Prevention and Treatment.|journal=Journal of AOAC International|date=2015|volume=98|issue=3|pages=735–8|pmid=26086253|url=http://docserver.ingentaconnect.com/deliver/connect/aoac/10603271/v98n3/s29.pdf?expires=1474553578&id=88686377&titleid=41000050&accname=Guest+User&checksum=2853B96E11E24CCBE64517948B6E2460|doi=10.5740/jaoacint.SGERamprasath}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Woyengo|first1=T.A.|last2=Ramprasath|first2=V.R.|last3=Jones|first3=P.J.H.|title=Anticancer effects of phytosterols|journal=European Journal of Clinical Nutrition|date=June 2009|volume=63|issue=7|pages=813–820|doi=10.1038/ejcn.2009.29|pmid=19491917|s2cid=23962957 |doi-access=}}</ref> as well as colon and prostate cancers.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bradford|first1=P.G.|last2=Awad|first2=A.B.|title=Phytosterols as anticancer compounds|journal=Molecular Nutrition & Food Research|date=February 2007|volume=51|issue=2|doi=10.1002/mnfr.200600164|pmid=17266177|pages=161–170}}</ref> Recent results showed that also some animals can synthesize phytosterols<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Michellod |first=Dolma |last2=Bien |first2=Tanja |last3=Birgel |first3=Daniel |last4=Violette |first4=Marlene |last5=Kleiner |first5=Manuel |last6=Fearn |first6=Sarah |last7=Zeidler |first7=Caroline |last8=Gruber-Vodicka |first8=Harald R. |last9=Dubilier |first9=Nicole |last10=Liebeke |first10=Manuel |date=2023-05-05 |title=De novo phytosterol synthesis in animals |url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add7830 |journal=Science |language=en |volume=380 |issue=6644 |pages=520–526 |doi=10.1126/science.add7830 |issn=0036-8075 |pmc=PMC11139496 |pmid=37141360}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Brunoir |first=T. |last2=Mulligan |first2=C. |last3=Sistiaga |first3=A. |last4=Vuu |first4=K. M. |last5=Shih |first5=P. M. |last6=O’Reilly |first6=S. S. |last7=Summons |first7=R. E. |last8=Gold |first8=D. A. |date=2023-12-01 |title=Common origin of sterol biosynthesis points to a feeding strategy shift in Neoproterozoic animals |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43545-z |journal=Nature Communications |language=en |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=7941 |doi=10.1038/s41467-023-43545-z |issn=2041-1723 |pmc=PMC10692144 |pmid=38040676}}</ref> and incooperate them into their cell membranes, indicating an extended function for animals.