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15α-Hydroxycholestene is used in biochemical studies of interactions on the sterol synthesis in L cells and primary cultures of fetal mouse liver cells grown in serum-free media. It presented potency of inhibition of sterol synthesis.

15α-hydroxycholestene levels are modulated in the relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). It is implicated in autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).