IGF1 administration in ApoE deficient (Apoe -/-) mice fed a high fat diet reduced atherosclerosis and reduced plaque macrophages. Insulin Like Growth Factor I (IGF1) has been shown to reduce cardiovascular events.

1Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LAĢUniversity of Missouri System, Columbia, MOĪtherosclerosis is the leading cause of Cardiovascular Disease, which is still the global leader of mortality.