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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2025

ANGPTL3 and residual atherosclerotic risk: from lipid metabolism to therapeutic targeting.

Shuwei Weng, Chen Ding, Jinxiu Lin, Dajun Chai

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Shuwei WengCardiovascular Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Key Laboratory of Metabolic Heart Disease in Fujian Province, Clinical Research Centre of Metabolic Cardiovascular Disease in Fujian Province, Fuzhou, China.
Chen DingCardiovascular Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Key Laboratory of Metabolic Heart Disease in Fujian Province, Clinical Research Centre of Metabolic Cardiovascular Disease in Fujian Province, Fuzhou, China.
Jinxiu LinCardiovascular Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Key Laboratory of Metabolic Heart Disease in Fujian Province, Clinical Research Centre of Metabolic Cardiovascular Disease in Fujian Province, Fuzhou, China.
Dajun ChaiCardiovascular Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Key Laboratory of Metabolic Heart Disease in Fujian Province, Clinical Research Centre of Metabolic Cardiovascular Disease in Fujian Province, Fuzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite achieving recommended low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets, many patients remain at high risk of cardiovascular events due to elevated triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and remnants. Angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) has emerged as a promising therapeutic target for addressing this residual risk. As a liver-secreted regulator of lipoprotein metabolism, ANGPTL3 influences triglycerides, LDL-C, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol through inhibition of lipoprotein lipase and endothelial lipase. Human genetic studies and pharmacologic interventions consistently show that ANGPTL3 inhibition improves lipid profiles and lowers apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins, independent of LDL receptor function. This review integrates biological, genetic, and clinical evidence, and provides an overview of novel ANGPTL3-targeted therapies, offering new perspectives for cardiovascular prevention and lipid management.

Indexed as

Angiopoietin-like ProteinsAtherosclerosisLipid MetabolismAngiopoietin-Like Protein 3AnimalsHumansAngiopoietin-Like Protein 3Angiopoietin-like ProteinsANGPTL3 protein, humanangiopoietin-like protein 3atherosclerosischolesterollipid metabolismtriglyceride

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PMID41561063
PMCPMC12812637

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