Metformin inhibits cholesterol‑induced adhesion molecule expression via activating the AMPK signaling pathway in vascular smooth muscle cells

Metformin inhibits cholesterol‑induced adhesion molecule expression via activating the AMPK signaling pathway in vascular smooth muscle cells

Recruitment of lymphocytes to the vascular wall contributes to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis (AS). The expression of mobile adhesion molecules, comparable to vascular cell adhesion molecule‑1 and intercellular adhesion molecule‑1, serves a crucial function in mediating lymphocyte adhesion to the vascular wall. Ldl cholesterol loading induces the expression of adhesion molecules in vascular easy muscle cells (VSMCs),…

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