Cholesterol in relation to COVID-19: should we care about it?

D Radenkovic, S Chawla, M Pirro, A Sahebkar… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Current data suggest that infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) causing corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) seems to follow a more severe …

The interdependency and co-regulation of the vitamin D and cholesterol metabolism

T Warren, R McAllister, A Morgan, TS Rai, V McGilligan… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D and cholesterol metabolism overlap significantly in the pathways that contribute to
their biosynthesis. However, our understanding of their independent and co-regulation is …

Brief recommendations on the management of adult patients with familial hypercholesterolemia during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Banach, PE Penson, Z Fras, M Vrablik, D Pella… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Individuals with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) are at very high risk of
cardiovascular disease, which is associated with poor outcomes from coronavirus infections …

Meta-analysis of the placebo and nocebo effects associated with placebo treatment in randomized trials of lipid-lowering therapies

YH Chin, O Lim, C Lin, YY Chan, G Kong… - … Journal-Quality of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) in
which the control groups received placebo without background LLT offer unique insights into …

Novel therapeutical approaches to managing atherosclerotic risk

RV Giglio, A Pantea Stoian, K Al-Rasadi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial vascular disease that leads to inflammation and stiffening
of the arteries and decreases their elasticity due to the accumulation of calcium, small dense …

Real-world safety of PCSK9 inhibitors: A pharmacovigilance study based on spontaneous reports in FAERS

Z Feng, X Li, WK Tong, Q He, X Zhu, X **ang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective: We aimed to evaluate alirocumab-and evolocumab-related adverse events (AEs)
in real-world compared with all other drugs, overall and by gender and age subgroups; we …

Coumarin hybrids for targeted therapies: A promising approach for potential drug candidates

NM Zeki, YF Mustafa - Phytochemistry Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Phyto-coumarins demonstrate diverse biological actions, encompassing antiradical, anti-
inflammatory, oncolytic, monoamine oxidase B (MAOB) suppression, and antibacterial …

Statin-induced myopathy: translational studies from preclinical to clinical evidence

GM Camerino, N Tarantino, I Canfora… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Statins are the most prescribed and effective drugs to treat cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
Nevertheless, these drugs can be responsible for skeletal muscle toxicity which leads to …

Application of fucoidan as treatment for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

K Wang, X Xu, Q Wei, Q Yang, J Zhao… - … in Chronic Disease, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Fucoidan is a marine polysaccharide. In recent years, fucoidan has attracted wide-scale
attention from the pharmaceutical industries due to its diverse biological activities such as …

Statins and cardiomyocyte metabolism, friend or foe?

T Somers, S Siddiqi, WJ Morshuis, FGM Russel… - Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Statins inhibit HMG-CoA reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis, and
are the cornerstone of lipid-lowering treatment. They significantly reduce cardiovascular …