Apolipoprotein A-1 (apoA-1) deposition in, and release from, the enterocyte brush border: A possible role in transintestinal cholesterol efflux (TICE)?

► Apolipoprotein A-1 is synthesized and deposited in the small intestinal brush border. ► Apolipoprotein A-1 is released from the brush border by bile and taurocholate. ► Apolipoprotein A-1 may participate in transintestinal cholesterol efflux.