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Xuezhikang, an extract from red yeast rice, attenuates vulnerable plaque progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis and inflammation

Xuezhikang (XZK), an extract of red yeast rice, is a traditional Chinese medicine widely used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases in China and other countries. However, whether XZK treatment can improve atherosclerotic plaque stability is not fully understood. Based on our previously develo...

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Autores principales: Shen, Linghong, Sun, Zhe, Chu, Shichun, Cai, Zhaohua, Nie, Peng, Wu, Caizhe, Yuan, Ruosen, Hu, Liuhua, He, Ben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29190732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188841