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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

Recent advances in immunotherapy targeting CETP proteins for atherosclerosis prevention.

Wenhui Hu, Han Feng, Ying Liu, Xiaoshuang Xu, Ping Zhou, Zhonghua Sun, Xinyu Tao, Jiahui Yang, Jun Wu, Chen Qu and 1 more

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Wenhui HuDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Han FengDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Ying LiuDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Xiaoshuang XuKey Laboratory for Aging & Disease, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Ping ZhouDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Zhonghua SunDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Xinyu TaoDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Jiahui YangDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Jun WuDepartment of Geriatric Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Chen QuDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
Zhengxia LiuDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-7394-0480

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) plays a key role in lipoprotein metabolism, and its activity has been linked to the risk of atherosclerosis (AS). CETP inhibitors, such as obicetrapib, represent a novel approach in immunotherapy to reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) by targeting lipid metabolism. In addition, CETP vaccines are being explored as a novel strategy for the prevention and treatment of ASCVD by inducing the body to produce antibodies against CETP, which is expected to reduce CETP activity, thereby increasing high-density lipoproteins (HDL) levels. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the structure of CETP, the mechanisms of lipid transfer and the progress of immunotherapy in the last decade, which provides possible ideas for future development of novel drugs and optimization of immunization strategies.

Indexed as

AtherosclerosisCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsImmunotherapyAnimalsHumansLipid MetabolismLipoproteins, HDLVaccinesCETP protein, humanCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsLipoproteins, HDLVaccinesatherosclerosisCETPimmunotherapyinhibitorvaccination

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PMID39907207
PMCPMC11801355

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