OBJECTIVE
To examine the available literature on commonly prescribed drugs and their effects on blood lipid and lipoprotein levels.
METHODS
The review was based on searches of English-language articles from 1975 to 1990 by Medlars II and MEDLINE programs, the Index Medicus for 1980 to 1990, and
The research aimed to investigate the suppression effect of Mai Shu which contains hawthorn, hippophae, medlar, phytosterols(β-sitosterol, stigmasterol and campesterol), β-glucan and lycopeneon formation of atherosclerotic plaque in apolipoprotein E knock-out (ApoE-/-) mice. Liquid