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SUBMITTER: Duivenvoorden R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4001802 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20140101
Inflammation is a key feature of atherosclerosis and a target for therapy. Statins have potent anti-inflammatory properties but these cannot be fully exploited with oral statin therapy due to low systemic bioavailability. Here we present an injectable reconstituted high-density lipoprotein (rHDL) nanoparticle carrier vehicle that delivers statins to atherosclerotic plaques. We demonstrate the anti-inflammatory effect of statin-rHDL in vitro and show that this effect is mediated through the inhib ...[more]