Cholesterol

20-(S)-Hydroxycholesterol (516-72-3) is an endogenous ligand for the LXR receptor.1 It has anti-adipogenic and pro-osteogenic effects in mesenchymal stem cells mediated via a non-LXR dependent pathway.2 The osteogenic...

24S Hydroxycholesterol (474-73-7) is an important cholesterol metabolite (cholesterol 24-hydroxylase) found in the brain.1 It is an endogenous agonist of the nuclear receptor LXR.2 It has been shown to induce cell death in...

27-Hydroxycholesterol (20380-11-4) is a metabolite resulting from the action of sterol 27-hydroxylase on cholesterol. Concentrations of 27-hydroxycholesterol are elevated in patients with Alzheimers disease and mild...

7α-Hydroxycholesterol (566-26-7) is a metabolite resulting from the action of cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase on cholesterol. 7α-Hydroxycholesterol is the first intermediate and a rate limiting step in the major...

Potent inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, IC50=40-100 nM.1  Clinically useful, orally active antihypercholesterolemic agent. Inhibits vascular smooth muscle proliferation, IC50=70 nM.2 Displays antineuroinflammatory...

Itraconazole (84625-61-6) inhibits the conversion of lanosterol to ergosterol via inhibition of the 14-α demethylase, a cytochrome P-450 enzyme.1 Clinically useful antifungal agent. It inhibits the proliferation of...

RVX-208 (1044870-39-4) is a potent BET bromodomain antagonist with IC50 of 0.510 μM for BD2, with approximately 170-fold selectivity over BD11,2. RVX-208 increases apolipoprotein A-1 and HDL cholesterol in vitro and in...

TMP-153 (128831-46-9) is a potent and selective inhibitor of acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), IC50=5-10 nM. It inhibits cholesterol absorption and lowers plasma cholesterol in rats and hamsters.1,2 TMP-153...