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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Naturally Occurring PCSK9 Inhibitors: An Updated Review.

Jungmoo Huh, Hyunwoo Kim

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jungmoo HuhResearch Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9825-2964
Hyunwoo KimCollege of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyang 10326, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2473-8360

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-00211868
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a key modulator of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and emerged as an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular diseases. Although statins and ezetimibe have been widely used to manage these disorders, concerns regarding side effects and high costs have driven ongoing efforts to search for alternative therapeutic candidates. To date, several classes of PCSK9 inhibitors, including monoclonal antibodies, oligonucleotides, proteins, and peptides, have been approved or are under clinical trials. In this review, we summarize 57 newly identified compounds derived from natural products showing inhibitory effects against PCSK9 reported between 2020 and April 2025. These compounds were isolated from 18 plants species and belong to various structural classes, including isoprenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, and phenolic derivatives.

Indexed as

Biological ProductsPCSK9 InhibitorsProprotein Convertase 9AnimalsAnticholesteremic AgentsCholesterol, LDLHumansHypercholesterolemiaAnticholesteremic AgentsBiological ProductsCholesterol, LDLPCSK9 InhibitorsPCSK9 protein, humanProprotein Convertase 9cardiovascular diseasehypercholesterolemiaLDLnatural productsPCSK9

Identifiers

PMID40942107
PMCPMC12430878

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