Inhibiting Cholesterol-associated Protein Reduces High-risk Bloc...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Sat, 09/27/2008 - 19:15

Using the drug darapladib, researchers have inhibited a cholesterol-and immune system-associated protein, thereby reducing the development of heart-disease plaques that may cause death, heart attacks, and strokes in a pig model of atherosclerosis and diabetes.


 

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