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HIF-1 alpha expression is associated with an atheromatous inflammatory plaque phenotype and upregulated in activated macrophages.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2007
Vink Aryan, Schoneveld Arjan H, Lamers Dennis, Houben Anna J S, van der Groep Petra, van Diest Paul J, Pasterkamp Gerard
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OBJECTIVE: Angiogenesis and inflammation are important features in atherosclerotic plaque destabilization. The transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) is a key regulator of angiogenesis and is also involved in inflammatory reactions. We studied HIF-1 alpha expression i...
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