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Review
. 2025;32(15):2950-2970.
doi: 10.2174/0109298673311105240902053715.

Lipids and Inflammation: Novel Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Implications

Laura Torlai Triglia  1 , Filippo Luca Gurgoglione  1 , Federico Barocelli  2 , Michele Bianconcini  2 , Giampaolo Niccoli  1   2
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Review

Lipids and Inflammation: Novel Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Implications

Laura Torlai Triglia et al. Curr Med Chem. 2025.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease represents the most common cause of death worldwide. Altered cholesterol metabolism and inflammation are major cardiovascular risk factors that underpin atherosclerotic plaque growth and destabilization. While initial evidence considered dyslipidemia and inflammation as independent atherogenic actors, growing evidence has revealed that several molecular mechanisms implicated in cholesterol metabolism participate in multiple inflammatory signalling pathways. In particular, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9, adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase pathway, oxidized low-density lipoproteins, and lipoprotein (a) have been demonstrated to share concurrent atherogenic and inflammatory properties. Novel lipid-lowering therapies targeting these molecular pathways have been implemented. Mechanistic and clinical studies have addressed their hypolipidemic potential and explored their role in atherosclerosis-related vascular inflammation, and ongoing randomized clinical trials are investigating their prognostic role. The purpose of this review was to dive into the signalling pathways linking cholesterol metabolism and inflammation and outline the current evidence on the anti-inflammatory activities of the novel lipid-lowering drugs.

Keywords: AMPK kinase; Lipids; PCSK9 protein; atherosclerosis; dyslipidemia; inflammation; lipoprotein (a)..

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