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ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 expression and apolipoprotein A-I binding are impaired in intima-type arterial smooth muscle cells.
Circulation - 30 Jun 2009
Choi Hong Y, Rahmani Maziar, Wong Brian W, Allahverdian Sima, McManus Bruce M, Pickering J Geoffrey, Chan Teddy, Francis Gordon A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Accumulation of excess cholesterol by intimal arterial smooth muscle cells (SMCs) contributes to the formation of foam cells in atherosclerotic lesions. The purpose of this study was to examine the expression and activity of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) in model intimal and medial arterial SMCs, in human atherosclerotic coronary artery intimal and medial layers, and in human intimal and...
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