Changes in circulating pro-protein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 levels–experimental and clinical approaches with lipid-lowering agents

C Macchi, M Banach, A Corsini… - European Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Regulation of pro-protein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) by drugs has led to the
development of a still small number of agents with powerful activity on low-density …

Clinical and pathophysiological evidence supporting the safety of extremely low LDL levels—The zero-LDL hypothesis

L Masana, J Girona, D Ibarretxe… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
While the impact of very low concentrations of low–density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)
on cardiovascular prevention is very reassuring, it is intriguing to know what effect these …

Association of trace metal elements with lipid profiles in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a cross sectional study

AD Wolide, B Zawdie, T Alemayehu… - BMC endocrine disorders, 2017 - Springer
Background It is well known that dyslipidemia and chronic hyperglycemia increase the onset
of diabetes and diabetic complication. The aim of this study is to see the association of trace …

PCSK9: Associated with cardiac diseases and their risk factors?

Y Guo, B Yan, S Tai, S Zhou, XL Zheng - Archives of biochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
PCSK9 plays a critical role in cholesterol metabolism via the PCSK9–LDLR axis. Liver-
derived, circulating PCSK9 has become a novel drug target in lipid-lowering therapy …

Serum proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is independently associated with insulin resistance, triglycerides, lipoprotein (a) levels but not low-density …

H Hamamura, H Adachi, M Enomoto… - … of atherosclerosis and …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Aim: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) has been identified as an
important regulator of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor processing. Evolocumab and …

Liraglutide downregulates hepatic LDL receptor and PCSK9 expression in HepG2 cells and db/db mice through a HNF-1a dependent mechanism

SH Yang, RX Xu, CJ Cui, Y Wang, Y Du… - Cardiovascular …, 2018 - Springer
Background Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a major regulator of
cholesterol homeostasis, is associated with glucose metabolism. Liraglutide, a glucagon-like …

Effect of atorvastatin, cholesterol ester transfer protein inhibition, and diabetes mellitus on circulating proprotein subtilisin kexin type 9 and lipoprotein (a) levels in …

BJ Arsenault, F Petrides, F Tabet, W Bao… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Proprotein subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] levels are
causative risk factors for coronary heart disease. Objectives The objective of the study was to …

Effects of PCSK9 inhibitors on other than low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lipid variables

TD Filippatos, A Kei, CV Rizos… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a major cardiovascular risk factor, but other
lipid variables such as triglycerides (TRGs), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) …

Methotrexate decreases the level of PCSK9—A novel indicator of the risk of proatherogenic lipid profile in psoriasis. The Preliminary Data

JA Krahel, A Baran, TW Kamiński, M Maciaszek… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) exerts an important role
in inflammatory processes, lipids homeostasis, and cardiometabolic disorders that are …

Impact of PCSK9 on CTRP9-induced metabolic effects in adult rat cardiomyocytes

S Rohrbach, L Li, T Novoyatleva, B Niemann… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The adipocytokine adiponectin and its structural homologs, the C1q/TNF-related proteins
(CTRPs), increase insulin sensitivity, fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial biogenesis …