A modern approach to dyslipidemia

AJ Berberich, RA Hegele - Endocrine reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Lipid disorders involving derangements in serum cholesterol, triglycerides, or both are
commonly encountered in clinical practice and often have implications for cardiovascular …

Targeting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9): from bench to bedside

X Bao, Y Liang, H Chang, T Cai, B Feng… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) has evolved as a pivotal enzyme in
lipid metabolism and a revolutionary therapeutic target for hypercholesterolemia and its …

Two phase 3 trials of inclisiran in patients with elevated LDL cholesterol

KK Ray, RS Wright, D Kallend, W Koenig… - New England journal …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Inclisiran inhibits hepatic synthesis of proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin
type 9. Previous studies suggest that inclisiran might provide sustained reductions in low …

Novel and future lipid-modulating therapies for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

J Brandts, KK Ray - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
Lowering the levels of LDL cholesterol in the plasma has been shown to reduce the risk of
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Several other lipoproteins, such as …

Coronary heart disease risk: low-density lipoprotein and beyond

GE Shaya, TM Leucker, SR Jones, SS Martin… - Trends in cardiovascular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide
and has been characterized as a chronic immunoinflammatory, fibroproliferative disease …

Intensive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering in cardiovascular disease prevention: opportunities and challenges

C Packard, MJ Chapman, M Sibartie, U Laufs… - Heart, 2021 - heart.bmj.com
Elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are associated with increased
risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemia …

Opportunities, barriers, and a strategy for overcoming translational challenges to therapeutic nucleic acid nanotechnology

KA Afonin, MA Dobrovolskaia, G Church… - Therapeutic RNA …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
606Recent clinical successes using therapeutic nucleic acids (TNAs) have accelerated the
transition of nucleic acid nanotechnology toward therapeutic applications. Significant …

Statins and PCSK9 inhibitors: A new lipid-lowering therapy

E Gallego-Colon, A Daum, C Yosefy - European journal of pharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
The clinical benefit of lipid-lowering therapies is to reduce circulating levels of atherogenic
particles and to ameliorate the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The …

Improved nucleic acid therapy with advanced nanoscale biotechnology

Y Weng, Q Huang, C Li, Y Yang, X Wang, J Yu… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2020 - cell.com
Due to a series of systemic and intracellular obstacles in nucleic acid (NA) therapy, including
fast degradation in blood, renal clearance, poor cellular uptake, and inefficient endosomal …

Safety and tolerability of inclisiran for treatment of hypercholesterolemia in 7 clinical trials

RS Wright, W Koenig, U Landmesser, LA Leiter… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jacc.org
Background Inclisiran is a small interfering RNA agent to lower low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol. Objectives The purpose of this study was to provide reliable evidence to date on …