Transforming hypercholesterolemia management: Spotlight on PCSK9 peptide vaccines.

Sahebkar, Amirhossein; Banach, Maciej · Cell Rep Med · 2024

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Abstract

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a therapeutic target for dyslipidemia and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Two recent studies published by Fang et al.<sup>1</sup> and Zhang et al.<sup>2</sup> in Cell Reports Medicine and Cell Reports, respectively, show the efficacy of peptide vaccines in eliciting an antibody response against PCSK9 and reducing plasma cholesterol levels.

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