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VLDL/LDL acts as a drug carrier and regulates the transport and metabolism of drugs in the body
29 Mar 2017
Abstract excerpt
Only free drugs have been believed to be carried into tissues through active or passive transport. However, considering that lipoproteins function as carriers of serum lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides, we hypothesized that lipoproteins can associate with certain drugs and mediate their transport into tissues in lipid-associated form. Here, in vitro and in vivo studies with low density lipoprotein...
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