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Endothelial lipase promotes apolipoprotein AI-mediated cholesterol efflux in THP-1 macrophages.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jan 2009
Qiu Guosong, Hill John S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Endothelial lipase (EL) is expressed by macrophages within atherosclerotic lesions. We investigated the influence of EL expression on cholesterol efflux in macrophages. METHODS AND RESULTS: The present study used lentivirus to introduce either EL shRNA for loss-of-function studies or EL cDNA for gain-of-function studies to investigate the role of EL in apoAI-mediated cholesterol efflux. ApoAI-mediated...
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