supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81871858 and No.82172550).
Background:Statins are the cornerstone of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)-lowering therapy;however,the therapeutic efficacy of statins in countering atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(ASCVD)is compromis...
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a member of the proprotein convertase (PCs) family, which facilitates the degradation of low-density lipoprotein receptors (LDL-R) via intracellular and cell su...