"Cholesterol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.
| Descriptor ID |
D002784
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.222.284 D04.210.500.247.808.197 D10.570.938.208
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cholesterol" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cholesterol" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1996 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1998 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2000 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2001 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2002 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2003 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2013 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholesterol" by people in Profiles.
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Trends in blood-based metabolic and cardiovascular risk profiles in men during treatment for testosterone deficiency: a longitudinal, retrospective cohort study. J Sex Med. 2025 Sep 04; 22(9):1564-1571.
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Laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis and midlife plasma markers of inflammation, cholesterol, and adipokines among participants in the Nurses' Health Study II. Maturitas. 2025 Sep; 200:108663.
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Cholesterol metabolism regulated by CAMKK2-CREB signaling promotes castration-resistant prostate cancer. Cell Rep. 2025 Jun 24; 44(6):115792.
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Characterising the lipid profile of paediatric patients with anomalous aortic origins of a coronary artery. Cardiol Young. 2025 Feb; 35(2):311-316.
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LIFR regulates cholesterol-driven bidirectional hepatocyte-neutrophil cross-talk to promote liver regeneration. Nat Metab. 2024 Sep; 6(9):1756-1774.
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Associations of remnant cholesterol in early pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus risk: a prospective birth cohort study. Lipids Health Dis. 2024 Aug 09; 23(1):243.
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Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor B1 (LILRB1) protects human multiple myeloma cells from ferroptosis by maintaining cholesterol homeostasis. Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 09; 15(1):5767.
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The Lipid Intensive Drug Therapy for Sepsis Phase II Pilot Clinical Trial. Crit Care Med. 2024 Aug 01; 52(8):1183-1193.
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Impact of Bempedoic Acid on Total Cardiovascular Events: A Prespecified Analysis of the CLEAR Outcomes Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Mar 01; 9(3):245-253.
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Treatment Strategies for Anti-VEGF Resistance in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Targeting Arteriolar Choroidal Neovascularization. Biomolecules. 2024 Feb 21; 14(3).