Allosteric MAPKAPK2 inhibitors improve plaque stability in advanced atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerotic vascular disease resulting from unstable plaques is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and thus a major therapeutic goal is to discover T2D drugs that can also promote atherosclerotic plaque stability. Genetic or pharmacologic inhibit...

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Main Authors: Lale Ozcan, Canan Kasikara, Arif Yurdagul, George Kuriakose, Brian Hubbard, Michael H Serrano-Wu, Ira Tabas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246600