Inflammation and atherosclerosis: signaling pathways and therapeutic intervention

P Kong, ZY Cui, XF Huang, DD Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory vascular disease driven by traditional and
nontraditional risk factors. Genome-wide association combined with clonal lineage tracing …

Recent update on the development of PCSK9 inhibitors for hypercholesterolemia treatment

S Ahamad, SA Bhat - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9 (PCSK9) binds to low-density lipoprotein
receptors (LDLR), thereby trafficking them to lysosomes upon endocytosis and enhancing …

[HTML][HTML] The role of lipid metabolism in osteoporosis: Clinical implication and cellular mechanism

J Zhang, W Hu, Z Zou, Y Li, F Kang, J Li, S Dong - Genes & Diseases, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, researchers have become focused on the relationship between lipids and
bone metabolism balance. Moreover, many diseases related to lipid metabolism disorders …

Kaempferol and atherosclerosis: From mechanism to medicine

M Chen, J Xiao, HR El-Seedi, KS Woźniak… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Natural products possess pleiotropic cardiovascular protective effects owing to their anti-
oxidation, anti-inflammation and anti-thrombotic properties. Kaempferol,(3, 5, 7-trihydroxy-2 …

PCSK9: a multi-faceted protein that is involved in cardiovascular biology

SS Sundararaman, Y Döring, EPC van Der Vorst - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pro-protein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is secreted mostly by hepatocytes
and to a lesser extent by the intestine, pancreas, kidney, adipose tissue, and vascular cells …

Potential use of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibition and prevention method in viral infection

K Muzammil, MH Hooshiar, S Varmazyar… - Microbial Cell …, 2024 - Springer
Cellular lipid membranes serve as the primary barrier preventing viral infection of the host
cell and provide viruses with a critical initial point of contact. Occasionally, viruses can utilize …

Inhibition of PCSK9 enhances the antitumor effect of PD-1 inhibitor in colorectal cancer by promoting the infiltration of CD8+ T cells and the exclusion of Treg cells

R Wang, H Liu, P He, D An, X Guo, X Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy especially immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has brought favorable clinical
results for numerous cancer patients. However, the efficacy of ICIs in colorectal cancer …

Ablation of plasma prekallikrein decreases low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by stabilizing low-density lipoprotein receptor and protects against atherosclerosis

JK Wang, Y Li, XL Zhao, YB Liu, J Tan, YY Xing, D Adi… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: High blood cholesterol accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis, which is
an asymptomatic process lasting for decades. Rupture of atherosclerotic plaques induces …

Lipid metabolism in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: From pathogenesis to therapy

R Chen, J Dai - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic irreversible interstitial lung disease
characterized by a progressive decline in lung function. The etiology of IPF is unknown …

[HTML][HTML] PCSK9 attenuates efferocytosis in endothelial cells and promotes vascular aging

S Liu, J Wu, A Stolarz, H Zhang, M Boerma… - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aims: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a serine protease that binds
to low-density lipoprotein receptors. Efferocytosis is the process by which phagocytes …