Discovery of a potent HMG-CoA reductase degrader that eliminates statin-induced reductase accumulation and lowers cholesterol

Accumulated HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR) limits the cholesterol-lowering effect of statins via a feedback loop. Here the authors developed a compound that degrades HMGCR, thus decreasing cholesterol levels and reducing atherosclerotic plaques.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shi-You Jiang, Hui Li, Jing-Jie Tang, Jie Wang, Jie Luo, Bing Liu, Jin-Kai Wang, Xiong-Jie Shi, Hai-Wei Cui, Jie Tang, Fan Yang, Wei Qi, Wen-Wei Qiu, Bao-Liang Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07590-3