Cayman Chemical 7-keto Cholesterol 50mg
A bioactive oxysterol; a major oxysterol component of oxidized LDL; produced by oxidation of cholesterol via ethanol-mediated lipid peroxidation or photodamage as well as oxidation of 7-dehydro cholesterol by CYP7A1; inhibits CYP7A1 (IC50 = ~1 μM); induces activation and chemotaxis of retinal microglia as well as polarization to a pro-inflammatory state; increases ocular levels of VEGF, IL-1β, and GRO/KC, macrophage infiltration, and neovascularization in rat eye; levels are increased in lipid deposits in a variety of chronic diseases