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A Therapeutic Peptide Vaccine Against PCSK9.
Scientific reports - 2 Oct 2017
Pan Yajie, Zhou Yanzhao, Wu Hailang, Chen Xiao, Hu Xiajun, Zhang Hongrong, Zhou Zihua, Qiu Zhihua, Liao Yuhua
Abstract excerpt
Vaccination provides a promising approach for treatment of hypercholesterolemia and improvement in compliance. In this study, the appropriate virus-like particle (VLP)-peptide vaccines targeting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) were screened. The screening criteria of target peptides were as follows: (1) located in catalytic domain of PCSK9, or regulating the binding of PCSK9 and LDL...
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