Article
Immune dysregulation accelerates atherosclerosis and modulates plaque composition in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 May 2006
Stanic Aleksandar K, Stein Charles M, Morgan Adam C, Fazio Sergio, Linton MacRae F, Wakeland Edward K, Olsen Nancy J, Major Amy S
Abstract excerpt
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have accelerated atherosclerosis. The underlying mechanisms are poorly understood, and investigations have been hampered by the absence of animal models that reflect the human condition of generalized atherosclerosis and lupus. We addressed this problem by transferring lupus susceptibility to low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-deficient (LDLr-/-) mice, an...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
