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westurner • yesterday at 11:30 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

Can Beta-Cyclodextrin treat (calcified) atherosclerotic plaques? And gout?

> What percentage of cardiovascular "plaque" is sugar alcohol and thus apparently treatable with β or α cyclodextrin, in controls and patients with conditions like Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis?

"Cyclodextrin promotes atherosclerosis regression via macrophage reprogramming" (2016) https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.aad6100