Regulation of lipoprotein lipid transfer by unesterified cholesterol.
Elevated lipoprotein unesterified cholesterol altered differentially the transfer of cholesteryl esters and triacylglycerols. This resulted in increased mass transfer of cholesteryl esters from HDL to VLDL coupled with an equimolar transfer of triacylglycerol from VLDL to HDL.
D002784:Cholesterol / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*
D008074:Lipoproteins; D002784:Cholesterol