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Overexpression of interleukin-10 by activated T lymphocytes inhibits atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient Mice by altering lymphocyte and macrophage phenotypes.
Circulation research - 31 May 2002
Pinderski Laura J, Fischbein Michael P, Subbanagounder Ganesamoorthy, Fishbein Michael C, Kubo Nobuhiko, Cheroutre Hilde, Curtiss Linda K, Berliner Judith A, Boisvert William A
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies demonstrated that interleukin-10 (IL-10) overexpression decreases formation of early fatty-streak lesions in mice independent of lipoprotein levels. The present studies, using bone marrow transplantation, demonstrate that overexpression of IL-10 by T cells inhibits advanced atherosclerotic lesions in LDL receptor-null mice fed an atherogenic diet. In mice receiving bone marrow from the IL-10...
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