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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor deficiency impairs atherosclerosis in low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice.
Circulation - 29 Jun 2004
Pan Jie-Hong, Sukhova Galina K, Yang Jing-Tian, Wang Bing, Xie Tao, Fu Huanxiang, Zhang Yaou, Satoskar Abhay R, David John R, Metz Christine N, Bucala Richard, Fang Kenneth, Simon Daniel I, Chapman Harold A, Libby Peter, Shi Guo-Ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine expressed widely by vascular cells. However, scant in vivo evidence supports direct participation of MIF in atherogenesis. Therefore, we investigated whether deficiency of MIF modulates atherosclerotic lesion formation and composition in low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient (LDLr-/-) mice. METHODS AND RESULTS:...
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