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ArticleNutrients2018

Yirui Capsules Alleviate Atherosclerosis by Improving the Lipid Profile and Reducing Inflammation in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice.

Jiqu Xu, Zumeng Xia, Shuang Rong, Hui Gao, Wei Yang, Jieliang Li, Congcong Ma, Qianchun Deng, Qingde Huang, Lingyun Xiao and 1 more

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Article in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiqu XuDepartment of Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China. xujiqu@caas.cn.
Zumeng XiaFunctional Oil Laboratory Associated by Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Infinitus (China) Company Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, China. Zumeng.Xia@infinitus-int.com.
Shuang RongDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China. shuang_rong@yeah.net.
Hui GaoDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. gaohuitj@yeah.net.
Wei YangDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. yangw1983@foxmail.com.
Jieliang LiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. Jieliang.li@temple.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5033-1930
Congcong MaDepartment of Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China. ccongma@163.com.
Qianchun DengDepartment of Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China. qchun2@126.com.
Qingde HuangDepartment of Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China. viperson1973@163.com.
Lingyun XiaoFunctional Oil Laboratory Associated by Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Infinitus (China) Company Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, China. Xiaolingyun12@126.com.
Fenghong HuangDepartment of Nutriology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China. fhhuang@foxmail.com.
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNTemple University · USWuhan University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis (AS) is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases. This study investigated Yirui (YR) capsules, whose ingredients are available in health food stores, against AS and the underlying mechanisms. Male apolipoprotein E-deficient mice fed a high-fat diet for 10 weeks developed severe aortic lesions, but YR significantly decreased the plaque area in the total aorta and aortic root. YR affected the serum lipid profile by significantly reducing total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG), and oxidative modification of LDL-C (Ox-LDL) levels. In addition, multi-cytokine analysis revealed that higher serum levels of interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1α), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), interleukin-3 (IL-3), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-27 (IL-27), tumor necrosis factor alpha, interferon gamma, and regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES), which were induced by a high-fat diet, declined with YR treatment. These results suggest that YR reduces the atherosclerotic plaque burden, thereby alleviating AS by modulating the lipid profile and inhibiting inflammation.

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AnimalsAtherosclerosisChemokinesCholesterolCytokinesDiet, High-FatDrugs, Chinese HerbalInflammationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Knockout, ApoEPlaque, AtheroscleroticTriglyceridesChemokinesCholesterolCytokinesDrugs, Chinese HerbalTriglyceridesatherosclerosisinflammationlipid profileYirui capsule

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