[Using plant sterols in clinical practice: From the chemistry to the clinic].
This paper describes what are plant sterols, the chemical structure to understand their mechanism of cholesterol-lowering action, and indications and contraindications in clinical practice.
Medicina Interna, Advance Medical, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: jfmeco@advance-medical.com.
José Félix
JF
Meco López
Atención Primaria, Centro de Salud Palleter, Castellón, España.
Vicente
V
Pascual Fuster
Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Tarragona, España.
Rosa
R
Solà Alberich
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D010840:Phytosterols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D010840:Phytosterols; D002784:Cholesterol
Esteroles vegetales; Plant sterols