Are scavenger receptor of class B expressed by osteoblastic cells implicated in the uptake of cholesteryl ester and estradiol from LDL and HDL3?
Overall, our results suggest a novel mechanism for the routing of cholesterol and estradiol to osteoblasts involving the metabolism of LDL and HDL3 by SR-B receptors.
In our series in Greek patients with alcohol abuse and alcoholic cirrhosis, a significant negative association with the CD14 endotoxin receptor gene polymorphism (TT genotype) but not with the TLR-4 gene polymorphism was documented.