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Ritonavir binds to and downregulates estrogen receptors: molecular mechanism of promoting early atherosclerosis.
Experimental cell research - 1 Oct 2014
Xiang Jin, Wang Ying, Su Ke, Liu Min, Hu Peng-Chao, Ma Tian, Li Jia-Xi, Wei Lei, Zheng Zhongliang, Yang Fang
Abstract excerpt
Estrogenic actions are closely related to cardiovascular disease. Ritonavir (RTV), a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease inhibitor, induces atherosclerosis in an estrogen-related manner. However, how RTV induce pathological phenotypes through estrogen pathway remains unclear. In this study, we found that RTV increases thickness of coronary artery walls of Sprague Dawley rats and plasma free fatty acids...
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