Posted by Larry Hoover on July 31, 2004, at 14:15:44
In reply to Re: good to know, posted by SLS on July 31, 2004, at 13:57:55
> I'm have trouble understanding this stuff. Is PBR acting as a carrier for cholesterol?
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> - ScottI did the update for Internet Explorer today, and it isn't working right. I've lost two posts already. Ragga-fragga frigga Bill Gates.
I shall try again.
The peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor regulates the uptake of cholesterol from blood by e.g. the adrenals and the testes. Cholesterol serves as the raw material for the various steroids. Suppression of that uptake will suppress e.g. glucocorticoid synthesis in the adrenals. Gingko also suppresses the genetic expression of the PBR receptor, leading to general downregulation. So, ginkgo suppresses existing cholesterol uptake capacity, and downregulates potential uptake down the road. This leads to reduced cortisol levels immediately, and over time.
Testosterone synthesis is more complexly regulated, and I know of no link to testosterone suppression via gingko. It's possible, though.
Lar
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