Cigarette smoke exposure impairs lipid metabolism by decreasing low-density lipoprotein receptor expression in hepatocytes

Abstract Background Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure impairs serum lipid profiles and the function of vascular endothelial cells, which accelerates the atherosclerosis. However, the precise mechanism and effect on the expression of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) in the liver by CS exposure is...

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Main Authors: Baitao Ma, Yunfei Chen, Xuebin Wang, Rui Zhang, Shuai Niu, Leng Ni, Xiao Di, Qin Han, Changwei Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-020-01276-w