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Lipoprotein (a) downregulates lysosomal acid lipase and induces interleukin-6 in human blood monocytes.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 23 Sept 2003
Buechler Christa, Ullrich Heidrun, Aslanidis Charalampos, Bared Salim Maa, Lingenhel Arno, Ritter Mirko, Schmitz Gerd
Abstract excerpt
The association of elevated lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) with an increased risk for coronary events is clearly established. This increased risk may in part be due to the activation of monocytes as major cells involved in atherogenesis. High concentrations of plasma Lp(a) were shown to influence the gene expression of human blood monocytes and in the present study we demonstrate a reduced abundance of the lysosomal...
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