{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["43(4)"],"submitter":["Tang YQ"],"pubmed_abstract":["Cardiovascular disease is a common comorbidity in patients with cancer, and the main leading cause of noncancer-related deaths in cancer survivors. Considering that current antitumor drugs usually induce cardiovascular injury, the quest for developing new antitumor drugs, especially those with cardiovascular protection, is crucial for improving cancer prognosis. MK2206 is a phase II clinical anticancer drug and the role of this drug in cardiovascular disease is still unclear. Here, we revealed that MK2206 significantly reduced vascular inflammation, atherosclerotic lesions, and inhibited proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cell in ApoE<sup>-/-</sup> mice in vivo. We demonstrated that MK2206 reduced lipid accumulation by promoting cholesterol efflux but did not affect lipid uptake and d"],"journal":["Acta pharmacologica Sinica"],"pagination":["897-907"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8976090"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["MK2206 attenuates atherosclerosis by inhibiting lipid accumulation, cell migration, proliferation, and inflammation."],"pmcid":["PMC8976090"],"pubmed_authors":["Geng C","Hou CL","Yang HQ","Zhao HM","Tang YQ","Wang J","Feng YF","Li ZW","Yang PR"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"MK2206 attenuates atherosclerosis by inhibiting lipid accumulation, cell migration, proliferation, and inflammation.","description":"Cardiovascular disease is a common comorbidity in patients with cancer, and the main leading cause of noncancer-related deaths in cancer survivors. Considering that current antitumor drugs usually induce cardiovascular injury, the quest for developing new antitumor drugs, especially those with cardiovascular protection, is crucial for improving cancer prognosis. MK2206 is a phase II clinical anticancer drug and the role of this drug in cardiovascular disease is still unclear. Here, we revealed that MK2206 significantly reduced vascular inflammation, atherosclerotic lesions, and inhibited proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cell in ApoE<sup>-/-</sup> mice in vivo. We demonstrated that MK2206 reduced lipid accumulation by promoting cholesterol efflux but did not affect lipid uptake and d","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Apr","modification":"2025-04-22T11:45:01.665Z","creation":"2025-04-22T11:45:01.665Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8976090","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34316032"],"doi":["10.1038/s41401-021-00729-x"]}}