The Cholesterol-Modulating Effect of Methanol Extract of Pigeon Pea (<i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) Millsp.) Leaves on Regulating LDLR and PCSK9 Expression in HepG2 Cells

The Cholesterol-Modulating Effect of Methanol Extract of Pigeon Pea (<i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) Millsp.) Leaves on Regulating LDLR and PCSK9 Expression in HepG2 Cells

Pigeon pea (<i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) Millsp.) is a legume crop consumed as an indigenous vegetable in the human diet and a traditional medicinal plant with therapeutic properties. The current study highlights the cholesterol-modulating effect and underlying mechanisms of the methanol ex...

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Main Authors: Heng-Yuan Chang, Jia-Ru Wu, Wan-Yun Gao, Huei-Ru Lin, Pei-Yi Chen, Chen-I Chen, Ming-Jiuan Wu, Jui-Hung Yen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
<i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) Millsp.
LDLR
PCSK9
HNF-1α
cajaninstilbene acid
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/3/493

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