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7 Citations
3,785 Views
17 Pages

19 August 2023

This study aims at exploring earthworm protein hydrolysate and its peptide fractions as a potential hypoglycemic agent by inhibiting α-amylase and α-glucosidase. Firstly, the best hydrolysis conditions to gain the hydrolysates with the hi...

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  • Open Access
1,826 Views
12 Pages

11 August 2025

Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) and their extracts have been demonstrated to possess hypoglycemic effects in a variety of species, but they are still unknown in dogs. This study examined the effects of Moringa oleifera leaf peptide (MOLP) on α-amyl...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,282 Views
23 Pages

17 August 2025

Phycobiliproteins have gained increasing attention for their antidiabetic potential, yet the specific bioactive peptides and their targets and molecular mechanisms have remained unclear. In this study, four peptides with potential hypoglycemic activi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
7,357 Views
24 Pages

Legume-Derived Bioactive Peptides in Type 2 Diabetes: Opportunities and Challenges

  • Kanghong Hu,
  • Huizhong Huang,
  • Hanluo Li,
  • Yanhong Wei and
  • Chenguang Yao

22 February 2023

Diabetes mellitus is a complex disorder characterized by insufficient insulin production or insulin resistance, which results in a lifelong dependence on glucose-lowering drugs for almost all patients. During the fight with diabetes, researchers are...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,462 Views
16 Pages

Synthesis and Hypoglycemic Effect of Insulin from the Venom of Sea Anemone Exaiptasia diaphana

  • Qiqi Guo,
  • Tianle Tang,
  • Jingyue Lu,
  • Meiling Huang,
  • Junqing Zhang,
  • Linlin Ma and
  • Bingmiao Gao

27 February 2024

Sea anemone venom, abundant in protein and peptide toxins, serves primarily for predatory defense and competition. This study delves into the insulin-like peptides (ILPs) present in sea anemones, particularly focusing on their role in potentially ind...

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  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,819 Views
15 Pages

30 October 2023

Hydrolysates of coix seed prolamins (CHPs) have an excellent hypoglycemic effect and can effectively inhibit α-glucosidase, which is the therapeutic target enzyme for type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, its hypoglycemic components and molecular...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,150 Views
16 Pages

26 May 2025

This work utilized seabuckthorn seed meal protein (SSP) to develop hypoglycemic peptides via controlled protease catalyzed hydrolysis. Among the SSP hydrolysates (SSPHs) obtained by means of various proteases, the SSP hydrolyzed by dispase (SSPD) exh...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,129 Views
23 Pages

5 November 2025

This study aimed to formulate a carrier system to improve the oral bioaccessibility of goat casein peptides (GCAPS). Goat casein was hydrolyzed with papain and subsequently purified to obtain bioactive peptide fractions (GCAPS) with potent hypoglycem...

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  • Open Access
1,354 Views
21 Pages

8 September 2025

Background and Methods: To address the need for dietary interventions in sub-healthy populations and promote sustainable utilization of agricultural by-products, we isolated Pinus pumila hypoglycemic peptide (PHP) from nut oil meal through enzymatic...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,373 Views
19 Pages

Critical Review for the Production of Antidiabetic Peptides by a Bibliometric Approach

  • Ticiane Carvalho Farias,
  • Thaiza Serrano Pinheiro de Souza,
  • Ana Elizabeth Cavalcante Fai and
  • Maria Gabriela Bello Koblitz

14 October 2022

The current bibliometric review evaluated recent papers that researched dietary protein sources to generate antidiabetic bioactive peptides/hydrolysates for the management of diabetes. Scopus and PubMed databases were searched to extract bibliometric...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,924 Views
24 Pages

Italian Biodiversity: A Source of Edible Plant Extracts with Protective Effects Against Advanced Glycation End Product-Related Diseases

  • Giulia Moretto,
  • Raffaella Colombo,
  • Stefano Negri,
  • Hellas Cena,
  • Lorena Vailati and
  • Adele Papetti

7 March 2025

Background: Italy’s plant biodiversity, characterized by many plant species, is an important source of bioactive secondary metabolites that help reduce the risk of the development of advanced glycation end product (AGE)-related diseases. AGEs a...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,579 Views
20 Pages

Optimization of Sequential Enzymatic Hydrolysis in Porcine Blood and the Influence on Peptide Profile and Bioactivity of Prepared Hydrolysates

  • Cristina Moreno-Mariscal,
  • Federico Moroni,
  • Jaume Pérez-Sánchez,
  • Leticia Mora and
  • Fidel Toldrá

The search for new alternatives for the revalorization of porcine blood is crucial due to the large quantities that are annually generated in slaughterhouses. In this study, a sequential enzymatic hydrolysis of pig blood was optimized using different...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,019 Views
17 Pages

Diabetes Mellitus in Kidney Transplant Recipients and New Hypoglycemic Agent Options

  • Giulia Bartoli,
  • Andrea Dello Strologo,
  • Maria Arena,
  • Maria Josè Ceravolo,
  • Anna Paola Mitterhofer,
  • Francesco Pesce and
  • Giuseppe Grandaliano

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is frequent in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), reducing graft and patient survival. In recent years, hypoglycemic agents have been approved for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, such as sodium glucose co-transporter t...

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  • Open Access
1,082 Views
22 Pages

Molecular Mechanisms and Antidiabetic Effects of Mango (Mangifera indica) Leaf Extract as a GLP-1 Analogue in Type 2 Diabetic Rats

  • Amporn Jariyapongskul,
  • Pornthip Boonsri,
  • Itthipol Sungwienwong,
  • Kulvadee Dolsophon,
  • Nuttapon Apiratikul,
  • Piyada Jittangprasert,
  • Pornnapa Sitthisuk,
  • Ruttachuk Rungsiwiwut,
  • Siritron Samosorn and
  • Ramida Watanapokasin
  • + 1 author

17 December 2025

This study investigated the potential of scale-up mango leaf extract (MLE) as a treatment for diabetes, a global public health concern. MLE was prepared by boiling in water, yielding 12.07% (w/w), with a bioactive mangiferin content of 165.67 ±...

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  • Open Access
1,025 Views
20 Pages

Valorization of Camel Milk Residue (CMR) into Hypoglycemic Peptides: An RSM-ANN Modeling Approach

  • Han He,
  • Yubin Cai,
  • Yingying Ren,
  • Shuyan Han,
  • Liang Wang,
  • Xuefeng Yin,
  • Ayzohra Ablat,
  • Abulimiti Yili,
  • Ahmidin Wali and
  • HajiAkber Aisa

2 September 2025

This study valorized camel milk residue (CMR) via optimized bacterial fermentation to produce bioactive peptides with hypoglycemic potential. Screening of eleven bacterial strains identified four optimal starters. Artificial neural network (ANN) simu...

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  • Open Access
51 Citations
15,977 Views
11 Pages

2 February 2024

Background: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are commonly used diabetes and obesity medications but have been associated with gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events. However, real-world evidence on comparative GI adverse reaction p...

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  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,597 Views
12 Pages

16 November 2022

Blood is a meat by-product rich in proteins with properties that can be improved after hydrolysis, making it a sustainable alternative for use in the generation of bioactive peptides. The objective of this study was to identify dipeptidyl peptidase I...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
14,577 Views
19 Pages

Benefits of Camel Milk over Cow and Goat Milk for Infant and Adult Health in Fighting Chronic Diseases: A Review

  • Razan S. Almasri,
  • Alaa S. Bedir,
  • Yazan K. Ranneh,
  • Khaled A. El-Tarabily and
  • Seham M. Al Raish

10 November 2024

The nutritional composition, antimicrobial properties, and health benefits of camel milk (CAM), cow milk (COM), and goat milk (GOM) have been extensively studied for their roles in managing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This review comp...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,817 Views
29 Pages

11 July 2024

Patients with diabetes require daily medication to maintain blood sugar levels. Nevertheless, the long-term use of antidiabetics can lose efficacy and cause degeneration in some patients. For long-term diabetes care, integrating natural dietary foods...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,371 Views
18 Pages

Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Porcine Blood as a Strategy to Obtain a Peptide-Rich Functional Ingredient

  • Cristina Moreno-Mariscal,
  • Federico Moroni,
  • Jaume Pérez-Sánchez,
  • Leticia Mora and
  • Fidel Toldrá

10 October 2025

The sustainable revalorization of porcine blood is crucial due to the large volumes daily generated in slaughterhouses. The aim of this study was to obtain a novel ingredient rich in free amino acids and bioactive peptides from the sequential hydroly...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,621 Views
13 Pages

21 February 2025

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is an emerging critical target for the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. Radiolabeled exendin-4 (Ex-4), a GLP-1R agonist, has been widely used as an imaging probe. However, its potential to induce...

  • Review
  • Open Access
73 Citations
8,593 Views
15 Pages

Protein Hydrolysis by Subcritical Water: A New Perspective on Obtaining Bioactive Peptides

  • Carlos I. Rivas-Vela,
  • Silvia L. Amaya-Llano,
  • Eduardo Castaño-Tostado and
  • Gustavo A. Castillo-Herrera

3 November 2021

The importance of bioactive peptides lies in their diverse applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries. In addition, they have been projected as allies in the control and prevention of certain diseases due to their associated antioxidant,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,764 Views
24 Pages

Research Progress on Peptide Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes and the Possibility of Oral Administration

  • Xinxin Yang,
  • Ruiting Lin,
  • Changzhuo Feng,
  • Qiyuan Kang,
  • Peng Yu,
  • Yongzhi Deng and
  • Ye Jin

Diabetes is a global disease that can lead to a range of complications. Currently, the treatment of type 2 diabetes focuses on oral hypoglycemic drugs and insulin analogues. Studies have shown that drugs such as oral metformin are useful in the treat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
61 Citations
10,782 Views
24 Pages

5 October 2023

With the change in people’s lifestyle, diabetes has emerged as a chronic disease that poses a serious threat to human health, alongside tumor, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular diseases. α-glucosidase inhibitors, which are oral drugs, h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,179 Views
21 Pages

23 August 2021

Sericin could be degraded well into low-molecular-weight sericin (SS) through a novel and environmentally friendly recycling process using an ultrasonically degumming method in Ca(OH)2 aqueous solution. The oral administration of the SS has an eviden...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,578 Views
22 Pages

Impact of Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion on the Biological Activity of an Alcalase Hydrolysate of Orange Seed (Siavaraze, Citrus sinensis) by-Products

  • Seyadeh Narges Mazloomi,
  • Leticia Mora,
  • M-Concepción Aristoy,
  • Alireza Sadeghi Mahoonak,
  • Mohammad Ghorbani,
  • Gholamreza Houshmand and
  • Fidel Toldrá

2 September 2020

In this study, orange seed proteins were hydrolyzed by Alcalase enzyme at different enzyme concentrations 1–3% (v/w) and hydrolysis times (2–5 h), to obtain bioactive peptides showing antioxidant, Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) -inhi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,600 Views
12 Pages

AWRK6, a Novel GLP-1 Receptor Agonist, Attenuates Diabetes by Stimulating Insulin Secretion

  • Qiuyu Wang,
  • Chunlin Zhao,
  • Lili Jin,
  • Hanyu Zhang,
  • Qifan Miao,
  • Hongsheng Liu and
  • Dianbao Zhang

7 October 2018

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder leading to many complications. The treatment of diabetes mainly depends on hypoglycemic drugs, often with side effects, which drive us to develop novel agents. AWRK6 was a peptide developed from the antimicrobial pept...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,228 Views
22 Pages

Progress in Research on Animal Collagen Peptides: Preparation, Bioactivity, and Application

  • Xuanxuan Ma,
  • Po-Hsiang Chuang,
  • Yu-Hui Tseng,
  • Xiao Wang,
  • Ziteng Ma,
  • Haofei Chen,
  • Wenye Zhai,
  • Wenwen Yang,
  • Zhaoqing Meng and
  • Jing Xu

22 July 2025

Type I collagen is a major protein in animals, and its hydrolyzed products, collagen peptides, have wide-ranging applications. This article reviews collagen peptides’ preparation methods, biological activities, and application progress in the f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
5,743 Views
14 Pages

Investigation of Chlorella pyrenoidosa Protein as a Source of Novel Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE) and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) Inhibitory Peptides

  • Yuchen Li,
  • Gilda Aiello,
  • Enrico Mario Alessandro Fassi,
  • Giovanna Boschin,
  • Martina Bartolomei,
  • Carlotta Bollati,
  • Gabriella Roda,
  • Anna Arnoldi,
  • Giovanni Grazioso and
  • Carmen Lammi

12 May 2021

Chlorella pyrenoidosa (C. pyrenoidosa) is a microalgae species with a remarkably high protein content that may potentially become a source of hypotensive and hypoglycemic peptides. In this study, C. pyrenoidosa proteins were extracted and hydrolyzed...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,257 Views
18 Pages

Drug Delivery Strategies for Enhancing the Therapeutic Efficacy of Toxin-Derived Anti-Diabetic Peptides

  • Reeju Amatya,
  • Taehoon Park,
  • Seungmi Hwang,
  • JaeWook Yang,
  • Yoonjin Lee,
  • Heesun Cheong,
  • Cheol Moon,
  • Hyun Duck Kwak,
  • Kyoung Ah Min and
  • Meong Cheol Shin

10 May 2020

Toxin peptides derived from the skin secretions of amphibians possess unique hypoglycemic activities. Many of these peptides share cationic and amphipathic structural similarities and appear to possess cell-penetrating abilities. The mechanism of the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
48 Citations
10,574 Views
18 Pages

Improving the Sustainability of Processing By-Products: Extraction and Recent Biological Activities of Collagen Peptides

  • Shumin Xu,
  • Yuping Zhao,
  • Wenshan Song,
  • Chengpeng Zhang,
  • Qiuting Wang,
  • Ruimin Li,
  • Yanyan Shen,
  • Shunmin Gong,
  • Mingbo Li and
  • Leilei Sun

12 May 2023

Society and consumers are increasingly concerned about food safety and the sustainability of food production systems. A significant amount of by-products and discards are generated during the processing of aquatic animals, which still needs to be ful...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,089 Views
16 Pages

23 August 2024

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitors are widely used in treating type 2 diabetes due to their ability to lower blood glucose levels. However, synthetic versions often lead to gastrointestinal side effects. This study explores DPP-IV inhibitory...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,058 Views
18 Pages

9 August 2024

The inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) is a promising approach for regulating the blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Oysters, rich in functional peptides, contain peptides capable of inhibiting DPP-IV activity. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,671 Views
8 Pages

17 February 2022

Diabetes in pregnancy creates many problems for both the mother and child. Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes experience more frequent hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic episodes. This study aimed to determine the risk of clinically significant biochemi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,345 Views
13 Pages

The utilization of animal bones as a protein source could be used as a sustainable pathway for the production of bioactive compounds. In this study, bones were pretreated with pepsin enzyme (PEP) and then sequentially hydrolyzed with Alcalase (PA) an...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,026 Views
21 Pages

Production, Purification, and Potential Health Applications of Edible Seeds’ Bioactive Peptides: A Concise Review

  • Mrinal Samtiya,
  • Sovon Acharya,
  • Kush Kumar Pandey,
  • Rotimi E. Aluko,
  • Chibuike C. Udenigwe and
  • Tejpal Dhewa

4 November 2021

Edible seeds play a significant role in contributing essential nutritional needs and impart several health benefits to improve the quality of human life. Previous literature evidence has confirmed that edible seed proteins, their enzymatic hydrolysat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,398 Views
16 Pages

21 March 2024

Yak whey protein concentrates (YWPCs) have good functional properties, but there is still a gap in the study of their peptides. In this study, peptides were obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis, and the bioactivity of each ultrafiltration fraction was ev...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
18,118 Views
13 Pages

14 September 2021

The gastrointestinal tract secretes gut hormones in response to food consumption, and some of these stimulate insulin secretion. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an incretin peptide hormone released from the lower digestive tract that stimulates in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
4,186 Views
19 Pages

13 January 2023

In recent years, food-derived hypoglycemic peptides have received a lot of attention in the study of active peptides, but their anti-diabetic mechanism of action is not yet clear. In this study, camellia seed cake protein (CSCP) was used to prepare a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
124 Citations
18,352 Views
13 Pages

18 August 2021

Endothelial dysfunction plays a critical role in atherosclerosis progression, leading to cardiovascular complications. There are significant associations between diabetes mellitus, oxidative stress, and endothelial dysfunction. Oxidative stress is in...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,080 Views
16 Pages

22 August 2024

In this study, we aimed to explore the hypoglycemic effects of a hydrolysate on Takifugu bimaculatus skin (TBSH). The effect of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory activities from different TBSH fractions was investigated on basic indexes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,176 Views
9 Pages

Liraglutide-Induced Hepatotoxicity

  • Yaakov Maor,
  • David Ergaz,
  • Stephen D. H. Malnick,
  • Ehud Melzer and
  • Manuela G. Neuman

A 52-year-old woman with a BMI of 31.2 kg/m2 was treated with the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist liraglutide as part of her weight-reduction program. Following this, she developed an idiosyncratic drug-related liver injury (IDILI). Advances...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,584 Views
26 Pages

GLP-1 receptor agonists stimulate GLP-1R to promote insulin secretion, whereas DPP4 inhibitors slow GLP-1 degradation. Both approaches are incretin-based therapies for T2D. In addition to GLP-1 analogs, small nonpeptide GLP-1RAs such as LY3502970, TT...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
7,547 Views
17 Pages

Medicinal Plants Galega officinalis L. and Yacon Leaves as Potential Sources of Antidiabetic Drugs

  • Halyna Hachkova,
  • Mariia Nagalievska,
  • Zoriana Soliljak,
  • Olena Kanyuka,
  • Alicja Zofia Kucharska,
  • Anna Sokół-Łętowska,
  • Elena Belonovskaya,
  • Vyacheslav Buko and
  • Nataliia Sybirna

26 August 2021

Hypoglycemic and antioxidant properties of extracts of medicinal plants Galega officinalis L. (aboveground part) and yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius Poepp. & Endl.) (leaves) as potential sources of biologically active substances with antidiabetic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,771 Views
17 Pages

7 July 2025

Mao Jian Green Tea flavonoids (MJGT_F) contain luteolin, luteolin-7-O-glucoside, eriodictyol, and eriodictyol-7-O-glucoside, among which the first three components have hypoglycemic effects; however, the overall hypoglycemic potential of MJGT_F remai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,502 Views
13 Pages

In Vitro Assessment of the Bioaccessibility and Hypoglycemic Properties of Essential Amino Acids Blend: Implication for Diabetes Management

  • Lorenza d’Adduzio,
  • Melissa Fanzaga,
  • Maria Silvia Musco,
  • Marta Sindaco,
  • Paolo D’Incecco,
  • Giovanna Boschin,
  • Carlotta Bollati and
  • Carmen Lammi

11 August 2025

Background/Objectives: Essential amino acid (EAA) supplementation is often employed in sportive and clinical nutrition due to EAAs’ role in muscle mass maintenance and growth. EAAs are also involved in insulin and glucagone regulation in diabet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,507 Views
19 Pages

28 March 2024

The industrial processing of Argentine shortfin squid to obtain rings generates a significant amount of protein-rich waste, including the skin, which is rich in collagen and attached myofibrillar proteins. This waste is generally discarded. In this s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,764 Views
13 Pages

Construction and Evaluation of Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles for Oral Administration of Exenatide in Type 2 Diabetic Rats

  • Jian-Miao Yang,
  • Lin-Jie Wu,
  • Meng-Ting Lin,
  • Yi-Ying Lu,
  • Tian-Tian Wang,
  • Min Han,
  • Bin Zhang and
  • Dong-Hang Xu

27 May 2022

Oral delivery of therapeutic peptides has been a daunting challenge due to poor transport across the tight junctions and susceptibility to enzymatic degradation in the gastrointestinal tract. Numerous advancement in nanomedicine has been made for the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,071 Views
11 Pages

21 February 2019

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists have emerged as treatment options for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Here, we designed a high-throughput GLP-1R extracellular domain (ECD)-based system that enabled the screening of high-potency re...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,917 Views
18 Pages

Advances in Research on Marine-Derived Lipid-Lowering Active Substances and Their Molecular Mechanisms

  • Lina Liu,
  • Yihui Chen,
  • Bei Chen,
  • Min Xu,
  • Shuji Liu,
  • Yongchang Su,
  • Kun Qiao and
  • Zhiyu Liu

15 December 2023

Hyperlipidemia (HLP) is a metabolic disorder caused by abnormal lipid metabolism. Recently, the prevalence of HLP caused by poor dietary habits in the population has been increasing year by year. In addition, lipid-lowering drugs currently in clinica...

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