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In vivo arterial lipoprotein lipase expression augments inflammatory responses and impairs vascular dilatation.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Mar 2008
Takahashi Mayumi, Hiyama Yaeko, Yokoyama Masayoshi, Yu Shuiqing, Hu Yunying, Melford Kristan, Bensadoun André, Goldberg Ira J
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OBJECTIVE: Although epidemiologic data suggest that hypertriglyceridemia and elevated plasma levels of fatty acids are toxic to arteries, in vitro correlates have been inconsistent. To investigate whether increased endothelial cell expression of lipoprotein lipase (LpL), the primary enzyme creating free fatty acids from circulating triglycerides (TG), affects vascular function, we created transgenic mice that...
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