Niemann-Pick C1-Like Protein 1

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A protein in the proximal intestine that recognizes sterols. It binds most tightly to cholesterol, less so to phytosterols, and minimally to stanols, influencing their absorption into enterocytes.

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#21 – Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part II of V: Lipid metrics and cholesterol regulation

#21 – Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part II of V: Lipid metrics and cholesterol regulation

Peter Attia MD

A protein in the proximal intestine that recognizes sterols. It binds most tightly to cholesterol, less so to phytosterols, and minimally to stanols, influencing their absorption into enterocytes.