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Decreased atherosclerotic lesion formation in CX3CR1/apolipoprotein E double knockout mice.
Circulation - 25 Feb 2003
Combadière Christophe, Potteaux Stéphane, Gao Ji-Liang, Esposito Bruno, Casanova Saveria, Lee Eric J, Debré Patrice, Tedgui Alain, Murphy Philip M, Mallat Ziad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fractalkine (CX3CL1), a CX3C chemokine, is expressed in the vessel wall and mediates the firm adhesion and chemotaxis of leukocytes expressing its receptor, CX3CR1. A polymorphism in the CX3CR1 gene is associated with low CX3CR1 expression and reduced risk of acute coronary disease in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS: We generated CX3CR1-deficient mice (CX3CR1(-/-)) by targeted gene disruption and crossed...
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