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The absence of platelet-derived growth factor-B in circulating cells promotes immune and inflammatory responses in atherosclerosis-prone ApoE-/- mice.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Sept 2005
Tang Jingjing, Kozaki Koichi, Farr Andrew G, Martin Paul J, Lindahl Per, Betsholtz Christer, Raines Elaine W
Abstract excerpt
Both innate and adaptive immunity contribute to the progression of inflammatory-fibrotic lesions of atherosclerosis. Although platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-B has been investigated as a stimulant of smooth muscle cells in vascular diseases, its effects on the immune response during disease have not been evaluated in vivo. We used hematopoietic chimeras generated after lethal irradiation of ApoE-/-...
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