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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2023

Inclisiran: a new generation of lipid-lowering siRNA therapeutic.

Yanzhen Zhang, Huaigang Chen, Lang Hong, Hong Wang, Bin Li, Mengyin Zhang, Jiamei Li, Liu Yang, Fan Liu

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
14.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Current Clinical Trials for Treating Elevated Lipoprotein(a).Current cardiovascular risk reports · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yanzhen ZhangDepartment of Rheumatology, Shunyi Hospital, Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Beijing, China.
Huaigang ChenMedical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Lang HongDepartment of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China.
Hong WangDepartment of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China.
Bin LiDepartment of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China.
Mengyin ZhangPharmacy Department, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China.
Jiamei LiLaboratory Department, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China.
Liu YangDepartment of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China.
Fan LiuDepartment of Hematology Jiangxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical College · CNAffiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNJiangxi Provincial People's Hospital · CNNanchang University · CNShunyi Hospital of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerotic heart disease (AHD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels is a key strategy to prevent and treat AHD. Inclisiran is a novel siRNA drug that targets proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) gene expression and reduces LDL-C levels with only two or three injections per year. This review summarizes the mechanism, efficacy, safety, and applications of Inclisiran in various populations and settings, based on recent literature. It also compares Inclisiran with other lipid-lowering drugs, especially other PCSK9 inhibitors. We conclude that Inclisiran is a promising lipid-lowering agent that can provide convenience and effectiveness for patients with high cardiovascular risk. However, some challenges and limitations remain for Inclisiran, such as its long-term safety and efficacy, its cost-effectiveness and accessibility, and its interactions and synergies with other drugs. These issues need further investigation and evaluation in future studies.

Indexed as

cardiovascular riskInclisiranlipid-lowering therapiesPCSK9siRNA

Identifiers

PMID37900173
PMCPMC10611522
OpenAlexW4387607997

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