The anti-tubercular activity of simvastatin is mediated by cholesterol-driven autophagy via the AMPK-mTORC1-TFEB axis
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- 1 December 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Lipid Research
- Vol. 61 (12), 1617-1628
- https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.ra120000895
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Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (UH2/3 AI122309, R01 HL149450, R01 AI104615, UL1 TR003017)
- New Jersey Health Foundation (PC 10-15)
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