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Effect of CC chemokine receptor 2 CCR2 blockade on serum C-reactive protein in individuals at atherosclerotic risk and with a single nucleotide polymorphism of the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 promoter region.
The American journal of cardiology - 15 Mar 2011
Gilbert Jim, Lekstrom-Himes Julie, Donaldson Debra, Lee Yih, Hu Mingxiu, Xu Jing, Wyant Tim, Davidson Michael
Abstract excerpt
CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2), expressed on the surface of circulating monocytes, and its ligand monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1; also known as CC-chemokine ligand 2) are present in atherosclerotic plaques and may have important roles in endothelial monocyte recruitment and activation....
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