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Downregulations of CD36 and Calpain-1, Inflammation, and Atherosclerosis by Simvastatin in Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice.
Journal of vascular research - 1 Jan 2017
Yin Meihui, Liu Qianqian, Yu Lan, Yang Yueyan, Lu Meili, Wang Hongxin, Luo Duosheng, Rong Xianglu, Tang Futian, Guo Jiao
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BACKGROUND: In the previous in vitro study, we found that simvastatin decreased the protein expression of CD36, the scavenger receptor, and calpain-1, the Ca2+-sensitive cysteine protease, in oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-treated macrophages. In this in vivo study, we investigated whether simvastatin downregulates the expression of CD36 and calpain-1 and inhibits the inflammation and atherosclerosis in...
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