date:Jun 29, 2012
acid excretion and in the excretion of sterols.
The researchers proposed that thecholesterol-lowering activity of blueberry anthocyanins was most likely mediated by enhancing the excretion of sterols accompanied with down-regulation on gene expression of [select] intestinal [genes].
In view that excess cholesterol in mammals is usually disposed via biliary excretion or by conversion to bile acids, the results suggest that based on the significant increase in bile acid excretion, this may be a