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AMPKα inactivation destabilizes atherosclerotic plaque in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice through AP-2α/miRNA-124 axis.

Wen-Jing LiangSheng-Nan ZhouMei-Rong ShanXue-Qin WangMiao ZhangYuan ChenYun ZhangShuang-Xi WangTao Guo
Published in: Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) (2018)
Hyperglycemia reduced collagen synthesis, leading to the formation of unstable atherosclerotic plaque induced by collar placement around carotid in apolipoprotein E knockout mice. Hyperglycemia destabilizes atherosclerotic plaque in vivo through an AMPKα/AP-2α/miRNA-124/P4Hα1-dependent collagen synthesis. Metformin functions as a stabilizer of atherosclerotic plaque to reduce acute coronary accent.
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