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C-reactive protein-mediated vascular injury requires complement.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jun 2010
Hage Fadi G, Oparil Suzanne, Xing Dongqi, Chen Yiu-Fai, McCrory Mark A, Szalai Alexander J
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BACKGROUND: We previously demonstrated that vascular injury-induced neointima formation is exaggerated in human C-reactive protein (CRP) transgenic (CRPtg) compared to nontransgenic (NTG) mice. We now test the hypothesis that complement is required for this effect. METHODS AND RESULTS: CRPtg and...
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