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A peptide inhibitor of macrophage migration in atherosclerosis purified from the leech Whitmania pigra.

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Published in 2020 at "Journal of ethnopharmacology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112723

Abstract: ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Atherosclerosis has become a worldwide public health problem that seriously threatens human health. Leech is traditional Chinese medicine that can be utilized to treat cardiovascular disease. Based on the anti-atherosclerosis activity of leech… read more here.

Keywords: macrophage migration; leech whitmania; leech peptide; migration ... See more keywords