A proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor provides comparable efficacy with lower detriment than statins on mitochondria of oxidative muscle of obese estrogen-deprived rats

• Main Authors: Chanisa Thonusin, Patcharapong Pantiya, Thidarat Jaiwongkam, Sasiwan Kerdphoo, Busarin Arunsak, Patchareeya Amput, Siripong Palee, Wasana Pratchayasakul, Nipon Chattipakorn, Siriporn C. Chattipakorn
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85091807215&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/70752
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to compare the effects of atorvastatin, a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor (PCSK9i), and 17β-estradiol on oxidative muscle mitochondria in a model of menopause with obesity. METHODS: Female Wistar rats consumed either a standard diet (n = 1...