Page last updated: 2024-11-08

gamma-sitosterol

Description Research Excerpts Clinical Trials Roles Classes Pathways Study Profile Bioassays Related Drugs Related Conditions Protein Interactions Research Growth Market Indicators

Description

clionasterol : A member of the class of phytosterols that is poriferast-5-ene carrying a beta-hydroxy substituent at position 3. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID457801
CHEBI ID132823
SCHEMBL ID219424
MeSH IDM0084858

Synonyms (47)

Synonym
poriferast-5-en-3beta-ol
LMST01040122
clionasterol
24-ethylcholest-5-en-3 beta-ol
gamma-sitosterol
(3beta,24s)-stigmast-5-en-3-ol
stigmast-5-en-3-ol, (3beta,24s)-
AC-11107
8295076E-C876-4B41-ADF5-02A644EEA34F
83-47-6
(3s,8s,9s,10r,13r,14s,17r)-17-[(2r,5s)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1h-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
BMSE000477
24beta-ethylcholesterol
22,23-dihydroporiferasterol
C19654
einecs 201-481-1
beta-dihydrofucosterol
unii-5li01c78dd
5li01c78dd ,
stigmast-5-en-3-ol, (3.beta.,24s)-
.gamma.-sitosterol
(3.beta.,24s)-stigmast-5-en-3-ol
(24s)-stigmast-5-en-3.beta.-ol
24.beta.-ethylcholesterol
24.beta.-ethylcholest-5-en-3.beta.-ol
.gamma.-sitosterol [mi]
fucosterol, .beta.-dihydro-
.beta.-dihydrofucosterol
stigmast-5-en-3.beta.-ol, (24s)-
24s-ethylcholest-5-en-3.beta.-ol
SCHEMBL219424
KZJWDPNRJALLNS-OAIXMFQVSA-N
24.beta.-ethyl-5-cholesten-3.beta.-ol
AC-34227
AKOS025401337
24beta-ethyl-5-cholesten-3beta-ol
CHEBI:132823
(24s)-stigmast-5-en-3beta-ol
24s-ethylcholest-5-en-3beta-ol
24b-ethylcholest-5-en-3b-ol
g-sitosterol
24s-ethylcholest-5-en-3b-ol
b-dihydrofucosterol
24b-ethylcholesterol
DTXSID801015721
AMY22316
Q27262523

Research Excerpts

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" Outcome measures included efficacy markers such as total and LDL-cholesterol, a large range of safety parameters, and reporting of adverse events."( Safety of long-term consumption of plant sterol esters-enriched spread.
Brink, EJ; Hendriks, HF; Meijer, GW; Ntanios, FY; Princen, HM, 2003
)
0.32
" Adverse events reported were not different between subjects consuming control spread and subjects consuming plant sterol esters-enriched spread."( Safety of long-term consumption of plant sterol esters-enriched spread.
Brink, EJ; Hendriks, HF; Meijer, GW; Ntanios, FY; Princen, HM, 2003
)
0.32
"Consumption of a plant sterol esters-enriched spread is an effective way to consistently lower blood cholesterol concentrations and is safe to use over a long period of time."( Safety of long-term consumption of plant sterol esters-enriched spread.
Brink, EJ; Hendriks, HF; Meijer, GW; Ntanios, FY; Princen, HM, 2003
)
0.32
" The objective of the present study was to assess the potential toxic effects of beta-sitosterol oxides on U937 cells."( Comparison of the cytotoxic effects of beta-sitosterol oxides and a cholesterol oxide, 7beta-hydroxycholesterol, in cultured mammalian cells.
Ford, A; Konoplyannikov, M; Maguire, AR; Maguire, L; O'Brien, NM, 2003
)
0.32
"Fifteen-week consumption of natural nonesterified plant sterol-enriched food does not cause any serious adverse effects during such a period."( Safety assessment of common foods enriched with natural nonesterified plant sterols.
Alfthan, H; Högström, P; Karppanen, H; Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, S; Nyyssönen, K; Piironen, V; Salonen, JT; Stenman, UH; Tikkanen, MJ; Toivo, J; Tuomilehto, J, 2009
)
0.35
" All above findings suggested that PBet could be considered as a safe functional food with antioxidant activities."( Phytochemical composition and toxicity of an antioxidant extract from Pimpinella brachycarpa (Kom.) Nakai.
Cong, W; Deng, X; Guan, S; Huang, G; Lu, J; Qian, W; Wang, D; Wang, Z; Xu, L, 2012
)
0.38

Pharmacokinetics

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Obtaining pharmacokinetic data from the intravenous route for drugs intended for oral administration has traditionally been expensive and time consuming because of the toxicology requirements and challenges in intravenous formulations."( Approaches to intravenous clinical pharmacokinetics: Recent developments with isotopic microtracers.
Lappin, G, 2016
)
0.43
" In the present study, the pharmacokinetic characters showed that the absorption of the active components of Chenpi was accelerated under pathological conditions combined with Banxia."( Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of citrus peel extract in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury combined with Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum.
Gao, X; Guo, S; Jiang, W; Liu, L; Shi, L; Tang, X; Yang, P; Zhang, S; Zhao, H, 2018
)
0.48

Compound-Compound Interactions

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"The effect of feeding 20 g beta-sitosterol/kg alone or in combination with cholestyramine (20 g/kg) during neonatal life of guinea-pigs on their subsequent response to a dietary cholesterol challenge in adult life was examined."( Effect of feeding beta-sitosterol alone or in combination with cholestyramine during early life on subsequent response to cholesterol challenge in adult life in guinea-pigs.
Gallon, LS; Hassan, AS; Subbiah, MT; Yunker, RL, 1982
)
0.26
"HPLC fingerprint analysis combined with chemometrics was developed to discriminate between the red and the white rice bran grown in Indonesia."( Discrimination of red and white rice bran from Indonesia using HPLC fingerprint analysis combined with chemometrics.
Darusman, LK; Rafi, M; Sabir, A, 2017
)
0.46
" In the present study, the pharmacokinetic characters showed that the absorption of the active components of Chenpi was accelerated under pathological conditions combined with Banxia."( Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of citrus peel extract in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury combined with Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum.
Gao, X; Guo, S; Jiang, W; Liu, L; Shi, L; Tang, X; Yang, P; Zhang, S; Zhao, H, 2018
)
0.48
" Moreover, a rapid discriminant model for determining oleogel oxidation was established using an electronic nose combined with cluster analysis (CA), principal component analysis (PCA), discriminant factor analysis (DFA), and linear discriminant analysis (LDA)."( Analysis of thermal oxidation of different multi-element oleogels based on carnauba wax, β-sitosterol/lecithin, and ethyl cellulose by classical oxidation determination method combined with the electronic nose.
Eun, JB; Qiu, H; Qu, K; Zhang, H, 2023
)
0.91

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" In order to determine whether this abnormal metabolism also involved other sterols, a patient with sitosterolemia was fed a diet high in shellfish that contain significant quantities of noncholesterol sterols, some of which are less well absorbed than cholesterol in humans."( Abnormal metabolism of shellfish sterols in a patient with sitosterolemia and xanthomatosis.
Brewer, HB; Connor, WE; Gregg, RE; Lin, DS, 1986
)
0.27
"In order to study the mechanism of intestinal cholesterol absorption, the relationship between the amount of cholesterol administered and the rate of absorption was investigated by the dual isotope plasma ratio method in vivo and the ligated-loop method in situ."( A new aspect on the mechanism of intestinal cholesterol absorption in rat.
Hosoya, N; Oku, T; Shidoji, Y; Watanabe, M, 1981
)
0.26
" The results show that the absolute difference in absorption rate of different sterols between the patients and healthy volunteers was about the same."( Sterol absorption and sterol balance in phytosterolemia evaluated by deuterium-labeled sterols: effect of sitostanol treatment.
Beil, UF; Björkhem, I; Lütjohann, D; von Bergmann, K, 1995
)
0.29
" If bioavailability and other pharmacokinetic properties of these ingredients are similar to those of the chemically defined alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonists, alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonism might be involved in the therapeutic effects of these extracts in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic obstruction."( Saw palmetto extracts potently and noncompetitively inhibit human alpha1-adrenoceptors in vitro.
Goepel, M; Hecker, U; Krege, S; Michel, MC; Rübben, H, 1999
)
0.3
" NP based on beta-sitosterol beta-D-glucoside (Sit-G) enhanced the colon-specific absorption of FITC-dextran 4,400 (FD-4), because the concentration-dependent increase of bioavailability appeared in only the colon."( Regional intestinal absorption of FITC-dextran 4,400 with nanoparticles based on beta-sitosterol beta-D-glucoside in rats.
Maitani, Y; Nagai, T; Nakamura, K; Takayama, K, 2003
)
0.32
" Nevertheless, this plant sterol should be used with caution in certain individuals who have a higher absorption rate of sitosterol."( Efficacy and safety of sitosterol in the management of blood cholesterol levels.
Fernandez, ML; Vega-López, S, 2005
)
0.33
" Studying the rate of absorption and synthesis has come only recently into the foreground of interest."( [Change in the cholesterol metabolism associated with the combined inhibition of synthesis and absorption].
Márk, L; Paragh, G, 2007
)
0.34
" In mice, cholecalciferol bioavailability was 15-fold lower in the presence of β-sitosterol (p<0."( Phytosterols can impair vitamin D intestinal absorption in vitro and in mice.
Amiot, MJ; Borel, P; Bott, R; Gleize, B; Goncalves, A; Lairon, D; Nowicki, M; Reboul, E, 2011
)
0.37
" The objective of the present study is to enhance the bioavailability of β-sitosterol by its complexation with phosphatidyl choline and then to formulate it as phyto-vesicles for the treatment of alopecia."( Development and characterization of phyto-vesicles of β-sitosterol for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia.
Dixit, VK; Gupta, NK; Upadhyay, K, 2012
)
0.38
" Thus, under the experimental conditions of this study, the bioavailability of phytosterols was limited without the presence of a solubilizing agent."( Biotransformation of phytosterols under aerobic conditions.
Banerjee, S; Dykstra, CM; Giles, HD; Pavlostathis, SG, 2014
)
0.4
" The inability of BSS to protect against gentamicin nephrotoxicity was likely due to the relatively low bioavailability of BSS in rat kidneys."( β-sitosterol protects against carbon tetrachloride hepatotoxicity but not gentamicin nephrotoxicity in rats via the induction of mitochondrial glutathione redox cycling.
Chan, WM; Chen, JH; Ko, KM; Leong, PK; Leung, HY; Wong, HS, 2014
)
0.4
" The analysis of sterols in the plasma and liver did not detect the presence of SI, proving that it was poorly absorbed in the intestine."( Cholesterol side chain analogs but not its ether analogs possess cholesterol-lowering activity.
Chen, ZY; Huang, W; Lei, L; Li, YM; Liu, Y; Ma, KY; Man, SW; Wang, L; Wang, X; Zhang, C; Zheng, F, 2015
)
0.42
" β-SITO is orally bioavailable and, as a constituent of edible natural products, is considered to have no undesired side effects."( Biochemical characterization and molecular dynamic simulation of β-sitosterol as a tubulin-binding anticancer agent.
Lopus, M; Mahaddalkar, T; Naik, PK; Suri, C, 2015
)
0.42
" Such studies are necessary, however, particularly when regulator agencies request absolute bioavailability data."( Approaches to intravenous clinical pharmacokinetics: Recent developments with isotopic microtracers.
Lappin, G, 2016
)
0.43
" Although the bioavailability of active components did not significantly change, the distribution of active components in tissues increased, particularly in the target organ."( Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of citrus peel extract in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury combined with Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum.
Gao, X; Guo, S; Jiang, W; Liu, L; Shi, L; Tang, X; Yang, P; Zhang, S; Zhao, H, 2018
)
0.48
"In this work, the effect of β-sitosterol (Sito) on vesicle characteristics, physicochemical stability as well as the in vitro release and bioavailability of curcumin-loaded liposomes (Cur-LP) was studied."( Effect of β-sitosterol on the curcumin-loaded liposomes: Vesicle characteristics, physicochemical stability, in vitro release and bioavailability.
Gao, Y; He, X; Mao, L; Rappolt, M; Tai, K; Wei, Y; Yuan, F; Zhang, J; Zhu, S, 2019
)
0.51
" However, its poor aqueous solubility and negotiated bioavailability and short elimination half-life is a huge limitation for its therapeutic applications."( Assessments of
Bera, H; Bhattacharya, B; Gautam, AK; Kumar, P; Nisha, R; Parashar, P; Saha, S; Saraf, SA, 2021
)
0.62
" Collectively, these results may have important implications in designing oleogel systems with controlled lipid digestibility as well as controlling the bioavailability of delivered lipid-soluble bioactive compounds."(
Cao, Y; Dong, L; Gao, X; Lan, Y; Lv, M; Rogers, M; Zhang, L, 2020
)
0.56
"Based on oral bioavailability and drug-likeness, the main active components of Simiao powder were screened using the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP)."( Network Pharmacology Approach to Uncover the Mechanism Governing the Effect of Simiao Powder on Knee Osteoarthritis.
Huang, Z; Li, X; Mao, J; Shi, X; Wang, P; Wu, P; Xing, R; Zhang, L; Zhang, N, 2020
)
0.56
" Although SIT holds such great promise, the poor aqueous solubility and bioavailability coupled with low targeting efficacy limit its therapeutic efficacy and clinical application."( β-Sitosterol as a Promising Anticancer Agent for Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy: Mechanisms of Action and Future Prospects.
Hong, L; Liu, J; Wang, H; Wang, Z; Zhang, Z, 2023
)
0.91

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Hyodeoxycholic acid and hyodeoxy-oxazoline [2-(3 alpha,6 alpha-dihydroxy-24-nor-5 beta-cholanyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2- oxazoline] at the same dosage effectively prevented gallstones, while the trihydroxy bile acid, hyocholic acid, was not effective."( Role of hydrophilic bile acids and of sterols on cholelithiasis in the hamster.
Cohen, BI; Finver-Sadowsky, J; McSherry, CK; Mosbach, EH; Singhal, AK, 1984
)
0.27
" This activity displayed a dose-response relationship."( Aloe vera, hydrocortisone, and sterol influence on wound tensile strength and anti-inflammation.
Davis, RH; DiDonato, JJ; Johnson, RW; Stewart, CB, 1994
)
0.29
" Rats were dosed by oral gavage with 14C-labelled samples of cholesterol, beta-sitosterol or beta-sitostanol or (3)H-labelled samples of beta-sitostanol, campesterol, campestanol or stigmasterol dissolved in sunflower seed oil."( The safety evaluation of phytosterol esters. Part 6. The comparative absorption and tissue distribution of phytosterols in the rat.
Hepburn, PA; Howes, D; Minter, HJ; Sanders, DJ, 2000
)
0.31
" The blinded investigative staff assessment report showed that 60% of (6/10) study subjects dosed with the active study formulation were rated as improved at the final visit."( A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of botanically derived inhibitors of 5-alpha-reductase in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia.
Bickett, K; French, N; Marcovici, G; Prager, N, 2002
)
0.31
" Rats were dosed via gavage with 42 mg/kg of formulated phytosterol preparations."( Oral absorption of phytosterols and emulsified phytosterols by Sprague-Dawley rats.
Amidon, GL; Delaney, B; Haworth, J; Hilfinger, JM; Kim, JS; Kritchevsky, D; McCurry, S; Schmelzer, W; Stevens, LA; Tsume, Y, 2004
)
0.32
" This method was used to assay commercially available products formulated as oral dosage forms purported to contain African Potato and associated sterols and stanol and proved to be suitable for the routine analysis and quality control of such products."( Determination of stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol and stigmastanol in oral dosage forms using high performance liquid chromatography with evaporative light scattering detection.
Hoogmartens, J; Kanfer, I; Nair, VD, 2006
)
0.33
" A dose-response curve of beta-sitosterol in the range 1 to 30 mg/kg doses indicated that this compound produced an anxiolytic-like action from 1 to 10 mg/kg and a sedative response when the dose was increased to 30 mg/kg, these effects resemble those produced by diazepam (0."( Bioactivity-guided isolation of beta-sitosterol and some fatty acids as active compounds in the anxiolytic and sedative effects of Tilia americana var. mexicana.
Aguirre-Hernández, E; González-Trujano, ME; Martínez, AL; Moreno, J; Rosas-Acevedo, H; Soto-Hernández, M, 2007
)
0.34
" The aim of the present experiment was to conduct a dose-response study on the effects of beta-sitosterol on the reproduction of the American mink."( Evaluation of reproductive safety of beta-sitosterol on the American mink (Neovison vison).
Ikonen, K; Määttänen, M; Mustonen, AM; Nieminen, P; Pölönen, I, 2008
)
0.35
" Dalcetrapib did not change plasma (3)H-cholesterol level but increased (3)H-cholesterol in plasma HDL vs non-HDL, after oral dosing of labeled cholesterol."( Effect of dalcetrapib, a CETP modulator, on non-cholesterol sterol markers of cholesterol homeostasis in healthy subjects.
Blum, D; Chaput, E; Derks, M; Kallend, D; Niesor, EJ; Staempfli, A, 2011
)
0.37
" A method has emerged whereby the drug administered intravenously is isotopically labeled and dosed at a maximum of 100 µg concomitantly with an oral administration given at a therapeutically relevant level."( Approaches to intravenous clinical pharmacokinetics: Recent developments with isotopic microtracers.
Lappin, G, 2016
)
0.43
" The experiment was terminated after the 24 h of last dosage of Fe-NTA, and all the animals were sacrificed."( Nephroprotective effect of β-sitosterol on N-diethylnitrosamine initiated and ferric nitrilotriacetate promoted acute nephrotoxicity in Wistar rats.
Arockianathan, PM; Sharmila, R; Sindhu, G, 2016
)
0.43
" Dosage of 100 mg/kg was not satisfactory; and 500 and 250 mg/kg showed significant immunostimmulation (HA Titre) and immunosuppression (DTH response, 48 h)."( Carissa congesta Wight and Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. as budding immunomodulatory agents.
Doshi, GM; Une, HD, 2016
)
0.43
" A protocol was created for an adequate dose-response trial to test the NS combination in men with ED and prostatism."( Toward a Scientific Nutritional Supplement Combination for Prostatism and Erectile Dysfunction I: From Known Pharmacology to Clinical Testing.
Pyke, RE, 2019
)
0.51
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (2)

RoleDescription
plant metaboliteAny eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
marine metaboliteAny metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in marine macro- and microorganisms.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (3)

ClassDescription
3beta-sterolA sterol in which the hydroxy group at position 3 has beta- configuration.
phytosterolsSterols similar to cholesterol which occur in plants and vary only in carbon side chains and/or presence or absence of a double bond.
3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroidAny 3beta-hydroxy-steroid that contains a double bond between positions 5 and 6.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (1)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
phytosterol biosynthesis (plants)1531

Bioassays (1)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID1159550Human Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD) Inhibitor Screening2015Nature cell biology, Nov, Volume: 17, Issue:11
6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase links oxidative PPP, lipogenesis and tumour growth by inhibiting LKB1-AMPK signalling.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (1,647)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990194 (11.78)18.7374
1990's196 (11.90)18.2507
2000's521 (31.63)29.6817
2010's614 (37.28)24.3611
2020's122 (7.41)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 28.76

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be moderate demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index28.76 (24.57)
Research Supply Index7.49 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.79 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index39.83 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (28.76)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials94 (5.52%)5.53%
Reviews68 (3.99%)6.00%
Case Studies25 (1.47%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other1,517 (89.03%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Clinical Trials (2)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
The Multicenter Atorvastatin Plaque Stabilization (MAPS) Study [NCT01053065]60 participants (Actual)InterventionalCompleted
A Nutrigenomics Intervention for the Study of the Role of Dietary Sitosterol on Lipid, Glucose and Energy Metabolism [NCT00531128]14 participants (Actual)Interventional2007-09-10Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]