Novel therapeutic target identified to decrease triglycerides and increase 'good' cholesterol
Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have shown for the first time the inhibition of both microRNA-33a and microRNA-33b with chemically modified anti-miR oligonucleotides markedly suppress triglyceride levels and cause a sustained increase in high density lipoprotein cholesterol "good" cholesterol.