SREBF1 and cancer: The effect on caveolin-1 is probably mediated by SREBP1, which senses the intracellular cholesterol homeostasis.41 Meanwhile, caveolin-1 may have an important role in mediating the action of SREBP1 on MAPK pathways,42, 43 which are known to have essential roles in cancer cell metastasis.44 Therefore, it is possible that increased free cholesterol level induced by ACAT-1 inhibition inactivates SREBP1, leading to downregulation of caveolin-1/MAPK pathway, which contributes to the reduced cancer aggressiveness.