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Models to study atherosclerosis: a mechanistic insight.
Current vascular pharmacology - 1 Jan 2009
Singh Vishal, Tiwari Rajiv L, Dikshit Madhu, Barthwal Manoj K
Abstract excerpt
The recent failure of candidate drugs like cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) and acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitors calls for a revised approach for screening anti-atherosclerotic drugs and development of new models of atherosclerosis. For this it is important to understand the mechanism of the disease in a particular model. Models simultaneously showing hyperlipidemia, inflammation...
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