Atorvastatin Inhibits Inflammatory Response, Attenuates Lipid Deposition, and Improves the Stability of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques by Modulating Autophagy

• Main Authors: Shi Peng (Author), Long-Wei Xu (Author), Xin-Yu Che (Author), Qing-Qing Xiao (Author), Jun Pu (Author), Qin Shao (Author), Ben He (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease comprising intima malfunction and arterial inflammation. Recent studies have demonstrated that autophagy could inhibit inflammatory response in atherosclerosis and exert subsequent atheroprotective effects. Our previous study also demonstrated the role of autopha...