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Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
January 2025
Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Gujarat, 382481, India.
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) discovery has added a new paradigm to our understanding of cholesterol homeostasis and lipid metabolism. Since its discovery, PCSK9 inhibitors have become a widely investigated therapeutic class for lipid management in cardiovascular diseases and hypercholesterolemia. Scientists have explored different approaches for PCSK9 inhibition, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), gene silencing and gene editing techniques, vaccines, mimetic peptides, and small molecules.
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January 2025
Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China.
Objective: The impact of lipid-lowering medications on chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains a subject of debate. This Mendelian randomization (MR) study aims to elucidate the potential effects of lipid-lowering drug targets on CKD development.
Methods: We extracted 11 genetic variants encoding targets of lipid-lowering drugs from published genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics, encompassing LDLR, HMGCR, PCSK9, NPC1L1, APOB, ABCG5/ABCG8, LPL, APOC3, ANGPTL3, and PPARA.
JACC Adv
February 2025
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Background: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has been independently associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
Objectives: The authors examined the effect of monoclonal antibody proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors (PCSK9is) on plasma Lp(a) levels across multiple trials.
Methods: Studies were retrieved comparing the effect of PCSK9i vs placebo on Lp(a) levels.
Atheroscler Plus
March 2025
Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Italy.
A large body of evidence has shown that modulation of the nuclear receptors peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), the liver X receptors (LXRs), the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and inflammatory processes by natural compounds has hypolipidemic and anti-atherosclerotic effects. These beneficial outcomes are certainly related to the crucial function of these targets in maintaining cholesterol homeostasis and regulating systemic inflammation. Currently, the therapeutic scenario for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) offers a plethora of widely validated and functional pharmacological treatments to improve the health status of patients.
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January 2025
Department of Medicine and Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 4288A-1151 Richmond Street North, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada.
Clinical endpoints caused by hyperlipoproteinemia include atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and acute pancreatitis. Emerging lipid-lowering therapies targeting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9), lipoprotein(a), apolipoprotein C-III, and angiopoietin-like protein 3 represent promising advances in the management of patients with hyperlipoproteinemia. These therapies offer novel approaches for lowering pathogenic lipid and lipoprotein species, particularly in patients with serious perturbations who are not adequately controlled with conventional treatments or who are unable to tolerate them.
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