Down-regulated of SREBP-1 in circulating leukocyte is a risk factor for atherosclerosis: a case control study

Abstract Background Sterol regulatory-element binding proteins (SREBPs) and mir-33 (miR-33a, miR-33b), which are encoded by the introns of SREBPs, are key factors in the lipid metabolism pathway. SREBPs mRNA in circulating leucocyte and carotid plaques, along with various risk factors that associate...

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Main Authors: Chunyan Peng, Pan Lei, Xiandong Li, Huaqiang Xie, Xiaowen Yang, Tao Zhang, Zheng Cao, Jicai Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-019-1125-1