Liraglutide downregulates hepatic LDL receptor and PCSK9 expression in HepG2 cells and db/db mice through a HNF-1a dependent mechanism
Abstract Background Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a major regulator of cholesterol homeostasis, is associated with glucose metabolism. Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, can increase insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent manner and lower blood glucos...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0689-9 |