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Novel application of paeoniflorin: Stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques via the AMPK/PPARδ signaling pathway.
Vascular pharmacology - 1 Sept 2026
He Jiqian, Liu Jiali, Zheng Zhensen, Fan Faxin, Luo Zhizhong, Luo Duosheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Phenotypic switching of smooth muscle cells is a core event in atherosclerosis, and atherosclerosis is recognized as a smooth muscle cell-driven tumor-like disease. Paeoniflorin (PF), a bioactive monoterpene glycoside isolated from Paeonia lactiflora and Paeonia veitchii, which exerts beneficial effects on both cardiovascular diseases and tumors. However, whether it ameliorates atherosclerosis by...
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- Animals
- Monoterpenes
- Glucosides
- Signal Transduction
- Atherosclerosis
- AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
