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Orthotopic liver transplantation is the only therapeutic option for end-stage liver disease, but it is limited by the scarcity of suitable grafts. Macrosteatotic livers exhibit elevated triglyceride (TG) levels in the form of large lipid droplets (LDs), elevated reactive oxygen …

Zooplankton are the major primary consumers in pelagic ecosystems, providing the principal pathway for energy transfer from primary production to higher trophic levels. The marine copepod Calanus finmarchicus is an important component of the pelagic food web in the North Atlanti…

Ezetimibe (EZ) and Phytosterols (PS) are the best-defined drug and nutraceutical approaches for lowering blood cholesterol. Furthermore, both EZ and PS appear to have triglyceride (TAG)-lowering properties through as of yet unknown effects on intestinal lipid metabolism. Our wor…