Background and purpose: Inhibition of ERK1/2 by MEK1/2 inhibitors synergizes LXR ligand-induced macrophage ABCA1 expression and cholesterol effiux to apoAI in vitro.Our preliminary study further demon
Background and purpose: Fatty acid translocase CD36 (FAT/CD36) is a transmembrane glycoprotein that mediates long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) uptake/intracellular transport and also functions as a scaveng
Phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) regulates lipid metabolism and plays an important role in oxidative stress.PLTP is highly expressed in blood-brain barrier (BBB), but the role of PLTP in BBB integ
Background Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a severe autosomal dominant disorder that is characterized by an elevated concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and a high preva
Background and purpose: Oxidative stress with high production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.Reduced glutathione (GSH) is a cytosolic antio
Background and purpose: Fibrosis, inflammation and lipid disorder are the main essential promotions for the development of renal injury in type 2 diabetes.Berberine (BBR) have the benefical effects to
Background and purpose: In this study, we investigated whether adiponectin suppress T helper 17 (Th17) cell differentiation and reduce development and progression of Th17-mediated central nervous syst
The purpose of this study was to investigate the protective effects of sulfated chitosan of C3 sulfation (TCTS) on the glycerol-induced acute renal failure.Renal injury was assessed by measuring plasm
Heparansulfate (HS) is an abundantpolysaccharide in the animal kingdom withessential physiological functions.HS is composed of sulfated saccharides that arebiosynthesized through a complex pathwayinvo