PCSK9 inhibition: from current advances to evolving future

C Liu, J Chen, H Chen, T Zhang, D He, Q Luo, J Chi… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a secretory serine protease
synthesized primarily by the liver. It mainly promotes the degradation of low-density …

PCSK9: a key modulator of cardiovascular health

NG Seidah, Z Awan, M Chrétien, M Mbikay - Circulation research, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Since the discovery of proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9) in 2003, this PC has
attracted a lot of attention from the scientific community and pharmaceutical companies …

Targeting the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 for the treatment of dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis

D Urban, J Pöss, M Böhm, U Laufs - Journal of the American College of …, 2013 - jacc.org
Hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, increasing the
incidence of myocardial infarction and death. Statin-induced lowering of low-density …

Secretion of tau via an unconventional non-vesicular mechanism

M Merezhko, CA Brunello, X Yan, H Vihinen, E Jokitalo… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Tauopathies are characterized by cerebral accumulation of Tau protein aggregates that
appear to spread throughout the brain via a cell-to-cell transmission process that includes …

[HTML][HTML] PCSK9 and cancer: Rethinking the link

K Mahboobnia, M Pirro, E Marini, F Grignani… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cancer is emerging as a major problem globally, as it accounts for the second
cause of death despite medical advances. According to epidemiological and basic studies …

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibition: a new therapeutic mechanism for reducing cardiovascular disease risk

N Bergeron, BAP Phan, Y Ding, A Fong, RM Krauss - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) plays an important role in the
regulation of cholesterol homeostasis. By binding to hepatic low-density lipoprotein (LDL) …

A multidimensional precision medicine approach identifies an autism subtype characterized by dyslipidemia

Y Luo, A Eran, N Palmer, P Avillach… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
The promise of precision medicine lies in data diversity. More than the sheer size of
biomedical data, it is the layering of multiple data modalities, offering complementary …

Virtual screening techniques in drug discovery: review and recent applications

SFL da Silva Rocha, CG Olanda… - Current topics in …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
The discovery of bioactive molecules is an expensive and time-consuming process and new
strategies are continuously searched for in order to optimize this process. Virtual Screening …

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) in the central nervous system

AS Bell, J Wagner, DB Rosoff, FW Lohoff - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2023 - Elsevier
The gene encoding proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and its protein
product have been widely studied for their role in cholesterol and lipid metabolism. PCSK9 …

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) can mediate degradation of the low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP-1)

M Canuel, X Sun, MC Asselin, E Paramithiotis, A Prat… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Elevated LDL-cholesterol (LDLc) levels are a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease
and atherosclerosis. LDLc is cleared from circulation by the LDL receptor (LDLR). Proprotein …