PCSK9: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction syndrome caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is often upregulated in the presence of sepsis and infectious diseases. In sepsis, PCSK9 degraded the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol...

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Main Authors: Yuan Yuan, Wei Wu, Shanshan Sun, Yi Zhang, Zhi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2687692

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