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Prelesional arterial endothelial phenotypes in hypercholesterolemia: universal ABCA1 upregulation contrasts with region-specific gene expression in vivo.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Jan 2010
Civelek Mete, Grant Gregory R, Irolla Chrysta R, Shi Congzhu, Riley Rebecca J, Chiesa Oscar A, Stoeckert Christian J, Karanian John W, Pritchard William F, Davies Peter F
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Atherosclerosis originates as focal arterial lesions having a predictable distribution to regions of bifurcations, branches, and inner curvatures where blood flow characteristics are complex. Distinct endothelial phenotypes correlate with regional hemodynamics. We propose that systemic risk factors modify regional endothelial phenotype to influence focal susceptibility to atherosclerosis. Transcript profiles of...
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