"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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| 1996 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1998 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2000 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2001 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2003 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2014 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2020 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholesterol" by people in Profiles.
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Zodasiran for cholesterol and triglyceride lowering in patients with hyperlipidemia: final report of phase 1 basket trial. Nat Med. 2026 Apr; 32(4):1432-1443.
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ACTA2 Pathogenic Variants Activating Heat Shock Factor 1 and Increasing Cholesterol Biosynthesis in Smooth Muscle Cells Predispose to Early Onset Atherosclerosis. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2026 Feb; 19(1):e005169.
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Non-remnant triglyceride-rich lipoproteins due to lipoprotein lipase deficiency increase atherosclerosis in mice. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 03; 17(1):1458.
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APOA1 binding protein promotes lymphatic cell fate and lymphangiogenesis by relieving caveolae-mediated inhibition of VEGFR3 signaling. Nat Commun. 2025 Oct 21; 16(1):9286.
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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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PICALM Alzheimer's risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in microglia. Nature. 2025 10; 646(8087):1178-1186.
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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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The Lipid Intensive Drug Therapy for Sepsis Phase II Pilot Clinical Trial. Crit Care Med. 2024 Aug 01; 52(8):1183-1193.