24S,25-Epoxycholesterol in mouse and rat brain

•24S,25-Epoxycholesterol identified and quantified in rodent brain.•Knock out of Cyp27a1 leads to a decrease in 24S,25-epoxycholesterol.•Knock out of Cyp7b1 leads to an increase in 24S,25-epoxycholesterol.•24S,25-Epoxycholesterol is metabolised by Cyp7b1 but not Cyp27a1.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, Yuchen, Karu, Kersti, Meljon, Anna, Turton, John, Yau, Joyce L., Seckl, Jonathan R., Wang, Yuqin, Griffiths, William J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Academic Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053837/