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Overexpression of STARD3 in human monocyte/macrophages induces an anti-atherogenic lipid phenotype.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 22 Jun 2010
Borthwick Faye, Allen Anne-Marie, Taylor Janice M, Graham Annette
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Dysregulated macrophage cholesterol homoeostasis lies at the heart of early and developing atheroma, and removal of excess cholesterol from macrophage foam cells, by efficient transport mechanisms, is central to stabilization and regression of atherosclerotic lesions. The present study demonstrates that transient overexpression of STARD3 {START [StAR (steroidogenic acute regulatory protein)-related lipid...
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