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No effect of C-reactive protein on early atherosclerosis in LDLR-/- / human C-reactive protein transgenic mice.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jan 2008
Torzewski Michael, Reifenberg Kurt, Cheng Fei, Wiese Elena, Küpper Ines, Crain Jeanine, Lackner Karl J, Bhakdi Sucharit
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The association between increased concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) and future cardiovascular events is well established. However, it is currently unclear whether this clinical observation represents an epiphenomenon or whether the pentraxin may actively promote the development of atherosclerosis. Experimental studies with knockout mice with a defect in apolipoprotein E (ApoE(-/-)) have been used to...
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