Apigenin in the regulation of cholesterol metabolism and protection of blood vessels

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1719-1724

  Zhang, Kun ^a,b   Song, Wei ^a   Li, Dalin ^a   Jin, Xing ^b  

^a QINGDAO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apigenin; Atherosclerosis; Hyperlipidemia; Reverse cholesterol transport; Vascular endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; CHOLESTEROL 7ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITRIC OXIDE; SIMVASTATIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOAM CELL; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MACROPHAGE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL;

EID: 85026845723     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4165     Document Type: Article

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