CellWell record HH-387387
Freeze-Dried Poecilobdella manillensis Powder Regulates Cholesterol Homeostasis to Alleviate Hyperlipidemia
Dezhi Yang; Qingmei Hu; Feng Shi; Xueling Chen; Yiquan Lin; Cuihua Fu; Fang Zhao; Xiaoju Zou; Xiaoxu Bi; Zichao Liu
2026
In plain language
In high-fat-diet-fed ApoE-deficient mice, freeze-dried leech powder lowered triglycerides, total and LDL cholesterol, raised HDL cholesterol, and shifted liver cholesterol synthesis and excretion genes, while reducing foam cell formation in macrophages.
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- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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