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Comparison of effects of bezafibrate and fenofibrate on circulating proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 and adipocytokine levels in dyslipidemic subjects with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes mellitus: Results from a crossover study

Tohru Noguchi, Junji Kobayashi, Kunimasa Yagi, Atsushi Nohara, Naoto Yamaaki, Masako Sugihara, Naoko Ito, Rie Oka, Masa‐aki Kawashiri, Hayato Tada,

Atherosclerosis · 2011 · 40 citations · 44 references

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Paradoxical Decrease of an Adipose-Specific Protein, Adiponectin, in Obesity

Yukio Arita, Shinji Kihara, Noriyuki Ouchi et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1999 · 4.8K citations

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Binding of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 to Epidermal Growth Factor-like Repeat A of Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Decreases Receptor Recycling and Increases Degradation

Dawei Zhang, Thomas A. Lagace, Rita Garuti et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2007 · 773 citations · Full text

Decreased plasma cholesterol and hypersensitivity to statins in mice lacking <i>Pcsk9</i>

Shirya Rashid, David E. Curtis, Rita Garuti et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2005 · 672 citations · Full text

Secreted PCSK9 decreases the number of LDL receptors in hepatocytes and inlivers of parabiotic mice

Thomas A. Lagace, David E. Curtis, Rita Garuti et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2006 · 660 citations · Full text

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Statins Upregulate <i>PCSK9</i> , the Gene Encoding the Proprotein Convertase Neural Apoptosis-Regulated Convertase-1 Implicated in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Geneviève Dubuc, Ann Chamberland, Hanny Wassef et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2004 · 599 citations